Broiler integration: Simple solutions, significant impact

One of the pleasant perks of my work as a researcher at Wageningen Livestock Research is that I am regularly invited to share my knowledge on parent stock in other countries. For instance, in March I was in South Africa at the invitation of a major broiler integration – Astral Foods. This company keeps approximately 3 million Ross 308 broiler breeders. These are the same breed of parent stock as those used in the Netherlands, but they are kept under completely different conditions. The bird