EIP-Agri – Laying hen projects introduce themselves
EIP–Agri – European Innovation Partnerships for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
The European funding programme EIP-Agri aims to promote the further development of innovative approaches in agriculture. A key feature of the programme is that current issues in agriculture are addressed collectively through the collaboration of farmers, advisers, associations, businesses and the scientific community. EIP-Agri is thus intended to help improve links between the agricultural sector and research.
The solutions developed as part of the innovation projects are intended to help make agriculture more sustainable, animal-friendly and competitive in the long term.
Further information on this can be found here.
Five EIP projects were presented at the event ‘Focus on Behavioural Disorders – Feather and Toe Pecking in Laying Hens’. Through poster presentations and videos, they reported on a wide range of topics, such as the rearing of hens with intact beaks, changes to the sternum, extended lifespan, and automated enrichment. Find out more about the individual EIP projects here: