Kenya: The normal way of rearing poultry is doing free range ... with each tier having 72 chickens. This system gave rise to the name battery cages, due to the formation of rows and columns ...

The commonest methods of poultry rearing fall under three groups ... two main categories — deep litter and battery cage. In deep litter system, the floor has about 4 to 6 inches of litter.

The newly elected President of Aiyedoto farm settlement in Ojo, Lagos, Mr Foluso Adams, has said his immediate plans include lifting the fortunes of farmers with advanced technology solutions.

It asks that poultry houses be designed to enable fresh air to circulate throughout. The method of rearing several laying hens together in a certain space in cages ... in place a system to ...