“Healthier Hens Y3 update - the shutdown” by lukasj10, Isaac_Esparza
TL;DR Healthier Hens (HH) was started to improve cage-free hen welfare, focusing on key neglected issues such as keel bone fractures (KBFs). Throughout the last three years, the HH team: chose a pilot country (Kenya), looked into a promising dietary intervention aimed at Global North cage-free farms (negative outcomes), scoped the state of feed quality, farmer and vet awareness in Kenya (feed quality can be poor and inconsistent; farmers are unaware yet eager to learn; vets do not have the capacity to develop and practice hen welfare assessment skills), looked into the prevalence and severity of KBFs on cage-free farms in Kenya (40%, relatively low severity), quantified the potential cost-effectiveness of other prevalent on-farm welfare issues (thermal stress: 256x, access to water: 27x, access to feed: 28x lower than additional global corporate cage-free work). Despite struggling with efficient fundraising, the team raised and used $297k to do the [...] ---Outline:(00:06) TL;DR(02:17) Decision to Close(03:05) Notable Accomplishments(05:15) Lessons Learned(06:24) Financial Overview(07:17) Team Update(07:56) Knowledge Transfer(08:43) Future of Hen Welfare Work(09:22) Gratitude and Acknowledgments(09:43) Getting in touchThe original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: November 11th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/JXp4yz3AZS8Xrg7mp/healthier-hens-y3-update-the-shutdown --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.