Avian influenza, egg prices, and policies balancing biosecurity and animal welfare in poultry production

H. Holly Wang and David L. Ortega

Food Policy, 2025, vol. 134, issue C

Abstract: •The outbreak of HPAI has caused damage to the world poultry industry, especially in eggs shortage and high egg prices.•Current EU and US policy movements toward cage-free and free-range layer production make biosecurity more challenging.•Caution is needed to balance the animal welfare improvement and biosecurity control.

Keywords: HPAI; Bird flu; Free-range; Cage-free; Inflation; Eggs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102882

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