On 13 April, the European Commission adopted a positive report on implementation of Directive 2007/43/EC which sets out the minimum rules for the welfare of chickens kept for meat production.
Broiler farming is an important part of the EU agricultural economy and implementation of the directive has not entailed any major cost, the report states. The directive has provided a framework whereby member states have improved management and housing for broilers, and this has had a positive effect...