Restricted Feeding of Broiler Type Replacement Stock

Growth and early laying performance of a broiler parent stock in an open-sided house under restricted feeding

An experiment was carried out with SHAVER Starbro broiler parent stock from one day old to the point of peak production to investigate the growth, early laying performance and their adaptability during brooding, growing and early laying periods. The experimental period was divided into five phases, phase I (0 – 2 week), phase II (3 – 8 week), phase III (9 – 22 week), phase IV (23 – sexual matur...

Problems of stock feeding.

Dr. J. Russell Greig (Moredun Institute, Gilmerton, Midlothian) My acceptance of an invitation to provide an introduction to today’s proceedings has imposed upon me a task much more difficult than I had a t first anticipated. The history of nutrition is largely a history of agriculture and I propose this morning briefly to refer to a number of historic happenings in Scotland, to indicate how th...

The feeding dynamics of broiler chickens.

Contrary to a commonly held belief that broiler chickens need more space, there is increasing evidence that these birds are attracted to other birds. Indeed, commercially farmed birds exhibit a range of socially facilitated behaviours, such as increased feeding and preening in response to the presence of other birds. Social facilitation can generate feedback loops, whereby the adoption of a par...

Feeding Broiler Litter to Beef Cattle

an annual rate of 7 percent since 1986 with 371 million broilers produced in 1994. Broiler litter (mixture of poultry excreta, bedding material, wasted feed and feathers) is usually removed from the poultry houses on an annual basis. Because of its high nutrient content, poultry litter is usually applied to agricultural land as fertilizer with an economic value of $20 to $30/ton. Broiler litter...

Feeding value of dried lime pulp in broiler diets