Poultry Production - Broiler Production ( Intro & Brooding)

Which of the following is the most common production system used to rear broilers?

• Deep Litter

• Wood Floor

• Concrete Floor

• Slatted Floor

Which broiler system involved birds being keep in large outdoor areas with room to walk around?

• Free Range

• Deep Litter

• Battery Cage

• Concrete Floor

What is one ADVANTAGE of the DEEP LITTER system for broilers?

• Easier & cheaper to startup

• Labour intensive

• Diseases spread easily

• Birds can be burnt from the build up of AMONIA

Which of the following pictures show a BATTERY CAGE system of Broiler production?

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Which of the following pictures show a DEEP LITTER system of rearing broilers.

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Broiler chickens are given GROWTH HORMONES.

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The large broiler chickens seen today are the result of Good GENETICS, NUTRITION & MANAGEMENT

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A BROILER chicken is reared for?

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One DISADVANTAGE of the DEEP LITTER system for broilers is....

• It is cheaper to setup

• It is labour intensive

• Your chickens grow faster

• Your chickens grow slower

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What are the two MAIN types of chickens reared in The Caribbean?

• Broiler & Layer

• Feeder & Waterer

• White & Brown

• Breeder & Layer