title: [Laying hen maintenance in the future--the Proposal of the Commission for a Council Directive setting minimum standards for the protection of laying hens under various rearing systems].
abstract: A prognostic of the keepingsystems of laying hens in the future is done on the basis of the conclusions in the Report on the Welfare of Laying Hens made by the Scientific Veterinary Committee of the European Commission and the Commission's Proposal for a Council Directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens kept in various systems of rearing. The present discussions in the Councils are reported. It is quite evident, that various keepingsystems will also exist in the future, but the predominant position of battery cages will not stay at that level.
authors.affiliation: Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten, Bonn.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schwabenbauer
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000592:standards*; D010058:Oviposition; D011786:Quality Control