Conventional rearing typically means in light-controlled houses but providing natural daylight through windows (along with other types of environmental enrichment, such as perches and bales of wood shavings/straw) is becoming increasingly popular. The majority of broiler chickens are reared conventionally, with free range and organic production accounting for about 5% of the market. In 2018, there was 6.5million broiler chickens in Scotland. The UK produced 1.64 million tonnes of broiler chicken meat in 2019, a decrease of 2.1% from 2018. In 2018, Scotland’s egg production was valued at over £88million. Over 90% of eggs in the UK are produced using the British Lion Quality Code of Practice, which ensures that the eggs sold are indeed British and adhere to various UK and EU legislation governing the food safety of eggs, in particular that laying hen flocks are vaccinated against Salmonella and that all eggs are traceable. * Since 2012, as a legal requirement all cage systems must be enriched for laying hens. The table below shows egg production by system as a % of total egg production by year.
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