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  2. Poultry feed - Wikipedia

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    The quantity of feed, and the nutritional requirements of the feed, depend on the weight and age of the poultry, their rate of growth, their rate of egg production, the weather (cold or wet weather causes higher energy expenditure), and the amount of nutrition the poultry obtain from foraging. This results in a wide variety of feed formulations.

  3. Chicken as food - Wikipedia

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    Modern varieties of chicken such as the Cornish Cross, are bred specifically for meat production, with an emphasis placed on the ratio of feed to meat produced by the animal. The most common breeds of chicken consumed in the U.S. are Cornish and White Rock. [16] Chickens raised specifically for food are called broilers. In the U.S., broilers ...

  4. FACT FOCUS: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies - AOL

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    CLAIM: Chicken feed companies have altered their products to stop backyard hens from laying eggs and drive up demand for commercial eggs. ... But while feed nutrition issues, like insufficient ...

  5. Perdue made chicken feed for humans to eat - AOL

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    Perdue’s chicken feed contains grains, primarily consisting of corn and soybeans and is mixed with vitamins, minerals and amino acids to “ensure a nutritionally balanced diet,” according to ...

  6. Purina Mills - Wikipedia

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    The checkerboard trademark, intended to make their burlap bags of feed stand out from competitors, was introduced in 1904. [6] Ralston Purina's headquarters was called Checkerboard Square . At one point, Ralston Purina owned an interest in the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League team; during this period, the arena they then used was referred ...

  7. Feed conversion ratio - Wikipedia

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    The regular feed conversion ratio, i.e. output fish mass divided by total feed mass. The conversion ratio only taking into account the fish-based component of fish feed, called the FIFO ratio (or Fish In – Fish Out ratio). FIFO is fish in (the mass of harvested fish used to feed farmed fish) divided by fish out (mass of the resulting farmed ...

  8. Chicken - Wikipedia

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    The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets [1] or for cockfighting.

  9. Broiler industry - Wikipedia

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    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

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