PNS BAFS 312_COP Cage-free Egg Production.pdf

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD

PNS/BAFS 312:2021

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Foreword

In 2020, the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) initiated the

development of the Philippine National Standard (PNS) on the Code of Practice (COP)

for Cage-free Egg Production following the proposal of the Animal Kingdom

Foundation (AKF) to improve the health and welfare of layers and produce quality and

safe eggs. A Technical Working Group (TWG) was created through Special Order

(SO) No. 442, series of 2020 (Creation of Technical Committees and its TWG for the

agencies, technical personnel, farmers, and other relevant stakeholders on cage-free

a series of consultations and TWG meetings conducted face-to-face and through

online platforms before it was finalized and endorsed for approval of the Department

of Agriculture Secretary.

This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC

Directives, Part 2.

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD

PNS/BAFS 312:2021

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Contents

Foreword .................................................................................................................... 1

1 Scope ..................................................................................................................... 3

2 Normative References ........................................................................................... 3

3 Terms and Definitions ............................................................................................ 4

4 General Principles .................................................................................................. 5

6.5 Nesting .......................................................................................................... 7

6.6 Perches ......................................................................................................... 8

6.7 Lighting ......................................................................................................... 8

6.8 Temperature.................................................................................................. 9

6.9 Ventilation ..................................................................................................... 9

6.10 Special Considerations for Multi-tier Systems ............................................... 9

6.11 Environmental Enrichment .......................................................................... 10

6.12 Beak Trimming (Optional) ........................................................................... 10

6.13 Contingency Planning ................................................................................. 10

6.14 Farm Management ...................................................................................... 11