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  2. Pastured poultry - Wikipedia

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    A free range pastured chicken system. Pastured poultry also known as pasture-raised poultry or pasture raised eggs is a sustainable agriculture technique that calls for the raising of laying chickens, meat chickens (broilers), guinea fowl, and/or turkeys on pasture, as opposed to indoor confinement like in battery cage hens or in some cage-free and 'free range' setups with limited "access ...

  3. 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.

  4. Broiler industry - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Poultry farming - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Poultry farming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Egg production peaks in the early spring, when farm expenses are high and income is low. On many farms, the flock was the most important source of income, though this was often not appreciated by the farmers, since the money arrived in many small payments. Eggs were a farm operation where even small children could make a valuable contribution. [23]

  7. Helene shuts poultry plants, twists cotton crops in ... - AOL

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    Hurricane Helene shut at least two poultry plants in Georgia and North Carolina and twisted cotton crops in South Carolina in blows to U.S. food and fiber production, company and agriculture ...

  8. What You Need to Know About the Recall Affecting Over 4 ...

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    Milo’s Poultry Farms, LLC. of Bonduel, ... The CDC is also urging businesses not to sell or serve eggs from Milo’s Poultry Farm, LLC. According to the FDA’s website, the recall impacts ...

  9. Welfare of broiler chickens - Wikipedia

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    One indication of the effect of broilers' rapid growth rate on welfare is a comparison of the usual mortality rate for standard broiler chickens (1% per week) with that for slower-growing broiler chickens (0.25% per week) and with young laying hens (0.14% per week); the mortality rate of the fast-growing broilers is seven times the rate of ...