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Co-op makes switch to lower broiler stocking density system

The retailer said the move would promote higher animal welfare standards for its chicken

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Co-op said the move to lower broiler stocking density would improve animal welfare standards for its chickens
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Co-op said the move to lower broiler stocking density would improve animal welfare standards for its chickens

The Co-op has announced a move to breed its fresh chicken to a lower broiler stocking density. Under the new system, the retailer said its birds would be bred to a maximum stocking density of 30kg/m2,...

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