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Beak trimming is commonplace in the UK.
Restricted interfering with the animal's integrity (no polling, beak trimming, tail clipping, etc).
In intensive systems, cannibalism, feather pecking and vent pecking can be common, with some farmers using beak trimming as a preventative measure.
A common procedure to limit the consequences of FP is beak trimming.
In some European countries, beak trimming is already prohibited or regulated [ 7].
There are plans to ban beak trimming since this procedure has welfare implications, such as chronic pain [ 6].
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Nesting, perching, and dust-bathing opportunities are required, and severe beak trimming, toe clipping, and dubbing (cutting the wattle) are not permitted.
When hens are not beak trimmed, the incidence of cannibalistic FP is higher in non-cage systems than in cage systems [ 3].
The chickens come to the farm at 16 weeks old with beaks trimmed with a hot blade to prevent cannibalism.
They must have access to dust baths and cannot have their beaks trimmed (a practice on crowded egg farms) or be fed animal byproducts.
"They can be in battery cages or have their beaks trimmed and still be called natural".
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