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  2. Broiler - Wikipedia

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    Breed broiler is any chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) that is bred and raised specifically for meat production. [1] Most commercial broilers reach slaughter weight between four [ 2 ] and six weeks of age, although slower growing breeds reach slaughter weight at approximately 14 weeks of age.

  3. Poultry farming - Wikipedia

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    Poultry feed can include roxarsone or nitarsone, arsenical antimicrobial drugs that also promote growth. Roxarsone was used as a broiler starter by about 70% of the broiler growers between 1995 and 2000. [75] The drugs have generated controversy because it contains arsenic, which is highly toxic to humans. This arsenic could be transmitted ...

  4. Broiler industry - Wikipedia

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    Broiler breeder farms raise parent stock which produce fertilized eggs. A broiler hatching egg is never sold at stores and is not meant for human consumption. [9] The males and females are separate genetic lines or breeds, so that each line can be selected for optimal traits for productivity in either females or males, rather than a single line in which a compromise is reached between female ...

  5. Poultry farming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The vertical integration of the egg and poultry industries was a late development, occurring after all the major technological changes had been in place for years (including the development of modern broiler rearing techniques, the adoption of the Cornish Cross broiler, the use of laying cages, etc.).

  6. Poultry feed - Wikipedia

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    Healthy poultry require a sufficient amount of protein and carbohydrates, along with the necessary vitamins, dietary minerals, and an adequate supply of water. [2] Lactose-fermentation of feed can aid in supplying vitamins and minerals to poultry. [3] Egg laying hens require 4 grams per day of calcium of which 2 grams are used in the egg.

  7. The 1 food you should be eating more of, according to ... - AOL

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    Last: Meats, poultry and eggs Change 2: A more flexible definition of "healthy" The second change emphasizes the importance of individual needs and cultural differences when it comes defining a ...

  8. Michael Vick reportedly hired as head football coach at ...

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    In his first season as Virginia Tech's starter in 1999, Vick led the Hokies to an 11-1 record and No. 2 ranking the Associated Press poll. Virginia Tech's only loss that season came in a Sugar ...

  9. Poultry - Wikipedia

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    The word "poultry" comes from Middle English pultry or pultrie, itself derived from Old French/Norman word pouletrie. [7] The term for an immature poultry, pullet, like its doublet poult, [8] comes from Middle English pulet and Old French polet, both from the Latin word pullus, meaning a young fowl or young animal.