Broilers are a type of chicken that farmers often choose when they choose thechicken breeding industry. Broilers are fast-fed and can be bought and sold in dozens of days to obtain economic benefits. Let’s follow the author to see the production advantages of usingbroiler battery cages to raise broilers.

1. The early growth rate of broiler chickens is very fast: the weight of the chicks in the shell is 40 grams. After 56 days of feeding, the body weight is close to 2000 grams, which is 50 times the weight of the shell. Some people like to compare the early growth rate of broilers is “100 meters race”, feeding management technology must be appropriate, otherwise it is difficult to make up.

2. Short production cycle and fast turnover: Domestic broilers usually reach the market standard at 8 weeks of age, weighing more than 1.5 kg. After each batch, they should be cleaned, disinfected and fumigated for 10-14 days. A batch of pigs is raised in about 10 weeks. If the chicks are supplied in time, 5 batches can be produced in one year.

3. High feed utilization efficiency: The feed conversion rate of broilers is close to 2:1 in many countries around the world. Broilers shorten the finishing period by increasing the early growth rate and are listed at 7 weeks of age, which can further increase the feed conversion rate.

4. High density, high utilization rate of chicken houses: compared with laying hens, meat chickens are quiet and not moving. In addition to eating and drinking water, there is very little fighting, especially in the late fattening period due to the rapid weight gain, the amount of activity is greatly reduced. Although the density increases with the growth of the chicken, the density of the air in the house is small, and the breeding density can be increased as long as there is suitable ventilation.

5. Suitable for mechanical feeding and saving labor. Feeding broiler chickens is caged, with high density, chickens are in cages, feeding, picking eggs, clearing manure, and epidemic prevention are all convenient. Using automated production lines can improve labor efficiency.

6. Improve feed efficiency by 5-10% and reduce total cost by 7%.

7. No need for bedding, not easy to get coccidiosis, can save a lot of expenses.

The above is the author’s summary of the production advantages of the seven-point broiler, I hope the above can help the farmers!