The importance of 7-day weight

To get the full potential out of broiler chickens it is important that the target weight at 7 days of age should be reached. As work with the Cobb500 broiler has shown, brooding is a vital period for good overall results. Achieving good 7-day live weight will improve performance parameters such as final live weight and feed conversion as well as maintain a low overall mortality. Over recent years more emphasis has been on the broiler chicken’s first seven days in life.  During the firs