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The Poultry Industry

The Poultry Industry. Dr. Michael Smith. U.S. Poultry Industry. Broilers Eggs Turkey . U.S. Poultry Industry. Highly specialized and efficient set of enterprises. Leader in trends of industrialization in agriculture over the last 50 years.

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The Poultry Industry

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  1. The Poultry Industry Dr. Michael Smith

  2. U.S. Poultry Industry • Broilers • Eggs • Turkey

  3. U.S. Poultry Industry • Highly specialized and efficient set of enterprises. • Leader in trends of industrialization in agriculture over the last 50 years. • Started on family farms in the Midwest – grain production plentiful. • Broilers – small flocks; eggs – grocery money. • Spread to east coast – Maine & Delmarva California • South – labor plentiful, inexpensive housing, mild climate

  4. Commercial Production Today • 95% w/20,000 growers • 85% of eggs are produced by 2,000 large companies • 20,000 growers provide 18% of production

  5. Importance Poultry convert feedstuff to food efficiently. As indicated below, Boilers have the most favorable PER and FC ratio.

  6. Importance • Poultry industry is dynamic • Short period required for growth and marketing • Can adjust rapidly to changing economic factors • feed, availability, cost, number of birds on feed. • Other livestock industries require longer length of time from birth to market (e.g. cattle).

  7. Importance • By-product feeds fed to poultry: blood meal, fish meal, meat and bone, distillers grains. • Not used for human consumption

  8. Importance • Layers provide a continuous source of food. • Meat animals must be fed for a long period of time before a usable product is obtained. • Layers produce several times its weight in eggs. • Products from meat animals are restricted to final market weight.

  9. Importance • Vegetarians consume eggs. • In some countries meat eaters are the minority. • Religion. • Egg consumption acceptable.

  10. Importance • Poultry products are relatively inexpensive. • Poultry meats are one of the best meat buys in the supermarket.

  11. Importance • Poultry manure as fertilizer. • Organic farming • Premium price? • Rich in Nitrogen and organic material. • By-product feed for ruminants

  12. Present Status of the Industry

  13. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/techinfo/4Pst39.htm

  14. Broiler Production

  15. Broiler Production

  16. Egg Production

  17. Egg Production

  18. Turkey Production

  19. Turkey Production

  20. Production Figures

  21. Production Figures

  22. World Poultry Distribution Important that producers have a global perspective • Potential competitors • Potential markets

  23. World Poultry Distribution

  24. Retail Price

  25. Figure 1. Per Capita Consumption of Poultry in Canada and the United States http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/pou4181

  26. Future of the Industry • Increased biotechnology. Embrex Inovoject • Increased mass production- year round availability of products. • More contract andintegrated production. Larger integrators. • Increased labor- saving device. • Sustainable agriculture. • Increased attention to poultry behavior and welfare. • Increased food safety. • Increased quality of products. • Increased consumption.

  27. Careers In Poultry Visit • http://www.poultryscience.org/careers/ • http://www.poultrysolutions.com/jobs/poucarer.htm • http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/careers.htm

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