Achieving reproductive performance and quality chicks with modern broiler breeders

Summary: The U.S. broiler industry is currently facing challenges in breeder production and hatchability. Hatchability rates have recently dropped below 82 %, the lowest since 1988 (Agristats Report, 2023), alongside increased mortality in pullets, breeder hens, and roosters. To address these issues...

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Main Authors: Hugo Romero-Sanchez, Henk Enting, Lieske van Eck, Rick van Emous, Felipe Kroetz Neto, Estella Leentfaar, Bob Buresh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000248
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