9 Introduction to Broilers

Key Points:

• How can you access the Poultry Standards? 

• What type of broiler bird do we have? 

• What are the 11 growth factors for raising birds? 

• Explain stockmanship and what they do in the barn.

• Explain bio-security and what are the three areas to control in the barn? 

• What are the elements of disease exposure? 

• Where are we in the part of the produce process for the broilers? 

• What are the five freedom of animals? 

 * Use the broiler industry manual to answer these questions