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Mortality and condemnation rates are at all-time lows for U.S. broiler producers, but so-called slow-growing chicken strains in Europe are doing even better.

23/01/2017

In antibiotic-free production, aim for improving broilers’ anti-oxidative capacity to improve feed efficiency.

07/08/2018

Choline dietary specifications for broilers are lower, indicating once more that ducks should not be treated as broilers in terms of feed formulation.

13/09/2019

Including whole grains in broiler diets can increase the efficiency of meat production and offer feed cost savings

03/08/2018

Better education of broiler farmers and their staff would help improve overall biosecurity on broiler farms in Europe, according to a comprehensive new study

31/10/2017

At 12 weeks the frame size of broiler breeders is over 90% complete. From that moment the body condition or fleshing should gradually increase.

16/01/2017

With many laying hens coming out of cages, most poultry producers in the U.S. and EU won’t even consider raising broiler in cages, but should they?

23/01/2017

Getting the right tools in the hands of trained broiler service technicians can lead to more highly motivated chicken growers and improved broiler house managem

09/12/2016

Broiler meat consumption is growing relative to other proteins, although cost of production remains a central issue, which asks for optimal efficiency

18/11/2017

Tremendous progress has been made by geneticists over the last 50 years in increasing the growth rate of broiler chickens

01/12/2017