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Broiler Hatchery Report: May 2019 by Brittany Etheridge is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document from the USDA reports on broiler-type eggs set and broiler-type chicks placed in the United States for the week ending May 4, 2019. It finds that hatcheries set 232 million broiler-type eggs in incubators, up slightly from the previous year. The average hatchability of chicks was 82.5%. Additionally, broiler growers placed 189 million chicks for meat production, an increase of 2% from the previous year. The report provides state-by-state and national data on eggs set and chicks placed.
- Author
- Brittany Etheridge
- Language
- EN