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The welfare of broiler breeders
Animal Welfare, 1999 In August 1998, the UK's Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) published its most recent report: addressing the welfare of broiler breeders. Some 780 million broiler chicks are produced annually in the UK and at any one time the national population of broiler breeder hens that produce these chicks is about 6 million.
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Validation of the HEN model for organic laying hens and assessment of nutrition in organic poultry (CTE0202) [PDF]
, 2005 Introduction Regulation EC1804/1999 sets out the minimum standards for organic livestock production and UK organic poultry producers have to adhere to for organic poultry.
Gordon, S
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Achieving reproductive performance and quality chicks with modern broiler breeders
Journal of Applied Poultry ResearchSummary: The U.S. broiler industry is currently facing challenges in breeder production and hatchability. Hatchability rates have recently dropped below 82 %, the lowest since 1988 (Agristats Report, 2023), alongside increased mortality in pullets ...
Hugo Romero-Sanchez +6 more
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Lysine: Amino acid requirements of broiler breeders
Poultry Science, 1998 Because feed intake is controlled in broiler breeders, amino acid supply is determined by the composition of the feed and the level of feed intake. Controlling amino acid supply during the laying cycle can be facilitated by the use of a model for calculating requirements. A possible model is outlined and the various components discussed.
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Animal breeding in organic farming:Discussion paper [PDF]
, 2001 It is uncertain whether animals which have been bred for conventional production are capable of optimum performance in organic conditions. In conventional agriculture there is a movement towards maximum control of production conditions in order to ...
Baars, Nauta +4 more
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Measures to reduce fine dust emission from poultry houses: reduction from broiler houses by ionization [PDF]
In this study the effect was determined of a commercially available air ionization system on the reduction of airborne dust in a broiler house.
Aarnink, A.J.A. +4 more
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Health effects of feed dilution and roughage in Ross 308 broiler breeder cockerels. [PDF]
Poult Sci, 2023 Kittelsen KE +4 more
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Dominant Salmonella Serovars in Australian Broiler Breeder Flocks and Hatcheries: a Longitudinal Study. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2023 Willson NL, Chousalkar K.
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