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Broilers An Overview of Broiler Production in Georgia

Broilers An Overview of Broiler Production in Georgia. Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Dr. Frank Flanders and Taylor Ginn April 2006. Objectives. Students will be able to: Describe the life cycle of broilers. Explain the importance of broiler production in Georgia.

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Broilers An Overview of Broiler Production in Georgia

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  1. BroilersAn Overview of Broiler Production in Georgia Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Dr. Frank Flanders and Taylor Ginn April 2006

  2. Objectives Students will be able to: • Describe the life cycle of broilers. • Explain the importance of broiler production in Georgia. • Rank Georgia with other states in broiler production.

  3. Chickens • Layers: for egg production • Broilers: meat production • Turkeys must be artificially inseminated

  4. Chicken Terms • What do you call a mature male? Rooster • What do you call a mature female? Hen • What do you call a young female? Pullet

  5. Chicken Terms • What do you call a castrated male? Capon • What is the incubation period? 21 days

  6. Management • Debeaking: remove 1/3 of the top beak and a small part of the bottom (prevent cannibolism) • at 6-8 days old • Vaccinate • Lighting: birds naturally reproduce in spring, simulate spring, chickens molt (shed feathers) production increases

  7. Life Cycle • Fertile eggs take 21 days to hatch • Chicks hatch, are vaccinated, and incubated • Taken to chicken houses where the flocks live together • Flock is a large group of birds • Over 20,000 chicks may live together in the houses • Chickens are kept until they are 6 weeks old • Chickens are picked up and taken to the processor to be prepared for sale in stores

  8. Chicken Houses • Feed and water are available for the chicks to enjoy • Houses are heated because the chicks do not have enough feathers to stay warm, when they get older the temperature is lowered • Houses have fans to circulate the air and to bring in fresh air

  9. Poultry Products in GA • Poultry earns more than any other Georgia Agriculture commodity • $13.5 billion annually to Georgia’s economy • Georgia is 1st in the nation in broiler production • ¾ of Georgia counties commercially produce chicken

  10. Quick Facts On an average day, Georgia produces 24.6 million pounds of chicken. Currently, chicken is the most frequently eaten meat in the United States. More than 47,000 Georgians are directly employed by the poultry industry. More than 77,000 Georgians are indirectly employed in the poultry industry.

  11. Assessment • True or False: Broilers are chickens grown for their meat. • How many days does it take for a fertile egg to hatch? a. 11 b. 16 c. 21 d. 26 • What is a flock? • How many weeks are broilers kept by growers? a. 3 b. 6 c. 12 d. 24 • True or False: Georgia ranks fifth in the nation in broiler production.

  12. Answers • True • C. 21 • A large group of chickens. • B. 6 • False. Georgia ranks first.

  13. References http://www.georgiastats.uga.edu/ http://www.gfb.org/agfacts/facts.htm http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1811 http://www.uga.edu/lam/kids/poultry/plifecycle.html http://www.uga.edu/lam/kids/poultry/pindustry.html http://department.caes.uga.edu/poultry/faculty/compton/ps2020/housingequip/housingequip.htm

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