The mEATquality project is project funded by the European Union (2022-2026). The aim of mEATquality is to link extensive husbandry practices to the intrinsic quality of pork and broiler meat. Regarding good practices for broiler housing, the mEATquality consortium published several factsheets and videos for dissemination.

Chickens naturally spend a lot of time foraging (including pecking). If broilers are kept in barren environments, they cannot fully satisfy these behaviours.