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Facts about Cage Egg Production

April 27, 2012

FICTION: Australia should follow the EU in banning caged eggs.

Author: Geoff Sondergeld

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Consumer Choice

April 27, 2012

Consumers should be able to choose their eggs based on their personal choice and budget. Shoppers shouldnt be manipulated by activists or retailers into making purchase decisions you cannot afford or do not wish to make. One group should not be telling others what they can and cannot buy.

Author: Geoff Sondergeld

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Production System Research on Stress Levels

April 27, 2012

Below is an extract on an article from the University of Sydney relating to research completed by Dr Jeff Downing from the Faculty of Veterinary Science

Author: Geoff Sondergeld

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Eggs… The ANZAC Battle Cry

April 4, 2012

The story of boiled eggs and the ANZACs at Gallipoli is the stuff of legends. For ANZAC soldiers in 1915, boiled eggs went from being just humble eggs to the battle cry that inspired them onwards into battle at Gallipoli.

Author: Geoff Sondergeld

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Study: Free-range or cage-produced eggs have no nutritional difference

April 4, 2012

Eggs produced by free-range hens are often perceived by the public to be nutritionally superior to eggs obtained from layers kept in traditional battery cages. However, a recent scientific study has called this popular perception into question by finding essentially no differences in the nutritional quality of eggs produced by hens from both management systems, said the Poultry Science Association (PSA).

Author: Geoff Sondergeld

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