What does broiler mean?

Broilers are chickens raised for meat production.

Broiler is the most common poultry raised by human beings. Domestic chickens originated from wild chickens and have been domesticated for at least 4000 years. But it was not until about 1800 that chickens and eggs became mass-produced commodities. The concept of modern broilers is completely different from that of traditional broilers. Before 1950s, traditional broilers mainly came from eliminated cocks and laying hens, while modern broilers refer to chickens that are specially used for meat by mating with special strains.

According to the different slaughter period and weight, it is generally divided into broilers, fried broilers and roasted chickens. Broilers are generally slaughtered at about 2 kg, fried chicks are bigger and roasted chicks are bigger. At present, broilers are mainly produced in various countries. However, the temperature regulation ability of broilers is poor, so it is necessary to have suitable temperature and humidity, so it will be a bit troublesome to raise them.

Introduction of Broiler Feeding Methods

Correct determination of feeding quantity is the key to limit the success or failure of feeding. Too much feeding will make the chicken overweight, and too little feeding will be too limited to reach the standard weight, which will hinder the growth and development of the chicken. Both of them will reduce the egg production of laying hens and the mating ability of roosters is low.

The feeding amount generally varies according to the variety, strain, weight, age, temperature and dietary nutrition level. Determining the feeding amount mainly depends on the weight of the chicken, so that the weight of the chicken is consistent with the standard weight. When the weight is overweight, you can't suddenly reduce the feed. You can keep last week's feed to slow down the growth of chickens. When the weight of the chicken is below the standard, you should increase the feed. Feed can be fed next week to promote the increase of chickens until they reach the standard weight.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Broiler.