The broiler chicken market in India is primarily a live chicken market, with only fifteen percent of chicken sold as processed. Consequently, live chicken sales play a dominant role in determining prices. Ultimately, the harvesting of broiler chickens is influenced by the demand and supply model.
Due to the unpredictable weights of harvested chickens, we have been unable to standardize the placement density of broiler chicks. At times, we find that more market-aged broiler birds die during the last week of the flock.
Is it the weight density of the broiler chickens or the placement density of the chicks that affects the deep body temperature of market-aged broiler birds in India, given that we harvest broiler chickens at different weights?
We should standardize both the placement density of broiler chicks and the harvested weight to improve market outcomes.
I would also like to acknowledge the good initiatives by the UGA Poultry Extension Department, which is working on weight density of chickens and air speed. They presented this at Huvepharma's Modern Animal Production Conference. Thanks, Michael Czarick
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