3X more Omega-3 in eggs if pasture raised
Well Being: Eggs - Dr. Malone
"The USDA’s (and industry standards’) definition for “Free Range” is that birds must have “outdoor access” or “access to the outdoors.” In some cases, this can mean access only through a “pop hole,” with no full-body access to the outdoors and no minimum space requirement. Basically a hole in the wall - from which they can stick their heads out of. Sort of."
" 5−10 times lower omega-6:omega-3 fatty acid ratio compared to the cage-free eggs"
Asked Bard about "pop holes"
A 2011 study found that approximately 10% of hens in a commercially housed free-range flock used only pop holes . . .