Raising male and female broilers separately is quickly gaining traction

Raising male and female broilers separately is quickly gaining traction
Raising male and female broilers enables farmers and nutritionist to get the most out of the genetic potential of the birds. Photo: Ronald Hissink
A key takeaway from the recent Eurotier livestock exhibition in Hannover it that broiler farming is on the eve of a major change. Fattening mixed flocks – males and females in one house – is finite… Progress in automated feather sexing in the hatchery is opening up new possibilities to raise male and female broilers separately. In addition, tailored management and feeding can improve performance and uniformity at the processors. Fully automated separation of female and male layer


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Robert Bodde Senior editor at Boerderij