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Broiler chicks. The broiler industry is the process by which broiler chickens are reared and prepared for meat consumption. Worldwide, in 2005 production was 71,851,000 tonnes. From 1985 to 2005, the broiler industry grew by 158%. [1] A key measure of performance is the feed conversion ratio (FCR), the ability to convert feed into edible product.
Broiler or sometimes broiler-fryer is also used sometimes to refer specifically to younger chickens under 2.0 kilograms (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb), as compared with the larger roasters. [ 3 ]
Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers. More than 60 billion chickens are killed for consumption annually.
The broiler industry provides $449.5 billion in economic activity and $36.7 billion in government revenue, according to a report from the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, an industry trade group.
Two kinds of poultry were generally offered: broilers or "spring chickens", young male chickens, a byproduct of the egg industry, which were sold when still young and tender (generally under 3 pounds live weight); and "fowls" or "stewing hens", also a byproduct of the egg industry, which were old hens past their prime for laying. [16]
After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What is the outbreak's potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry ...
Number of slaughtered poultry annually in millions 1 LDC Group: Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France: 578,5 2 2 Sisters Food Group (Part of Boparan Holdings) [3] Birmingham, United Kingdom: 520,0 3 MHP: Kyiv, Ukraine: 492,0 4 Plukon Food Group: Wezep, Netherlands: 468,0 5 Gruppo Veronesi: Verona, Italy: 350,0 6 PHW Group: Visbek, Germany: 350,0 7 Gap ...
Vent sexing in Wenchang, Hainan, China (2014). Vent sexing, also known simply as venting, involves squeezing the feces out of the chick, which opens up the chick's anal vent (called a cloaca) slightly, allowing the chicken sexer to see if the chick has a small "bump", which would indicate that the chick is a male.