Evaluation of the technical and economic impacts of high-density broiler production in an integrated system

This study included 35 farmers contracted by a broiler integrator company. Each farmer owned an average of seven poultry houses, housing six flocks per year per farmer, summing up 4.0 million broilers housed. Live performance was evaluated in flocks housed in three densities (D1<12, 12<D2<1...

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Main Author: GS Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300002