Broilers are chickens of either gender that will be slaughtered for meat at about 5 to 8 month old depending on weight.
Layers are hens or PULLETS that will be used to provide eggs until they are about 18 to 24 months old at which time they will become stewing hens.
Layers are the hens that lay eggs. Broilers are the chicks grown for meat.
Layers- chickens raised to lay eggs Broilers- chickens raised for meat.
broilers in the poultry farming are those hens that are bred specifically for their meat.So,growers would be the farmers that breed them or bring them up.
Clarence Harris has written: 'Improved methods and facilities for packing broilers' -- subject(s): Poultry plants, Packing, Broilers (Poultry), Design and construction 'Methods and facilities for grading broilers and turkeys' -- subject(s): Grading, Broilers (Poultry), Turkeys
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A detailed vaccination schedule for broilers and layers can be seen at a website called Poultry Industry. Go to Google and search for "engormix". Upon entering the website, click on "Technical Articles" and then "Health". Choose "Poultry Vaccines" and browse the page for the article entitled, "Vaccination in Poultry". For cattles, go to the website MSD Animal Health. Hover over the "News" tab and the choose "Cattle Vaccine, Dipping and Dosing Guides".
Broilers are chickens both male and female that will be slaughtered for meat at about 5 to 8 months old depending on weight. Broilers are raised to produce meat. Typically a broiler is fed a diet high in calories, often corn, to quickly bring it to market weight. The younger the bird at optimum weight the more tender the meat.
There are pros and cons for both. The mortality rate is lower with layers. Broilers are more sensitive to the environment and temperature. You can sell the layers when they are no longer productive in laying eggs. The broilers are sold as soon as they mature, The layers eggs are not seasonal and can make you money all year long.
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No. Layers are layers and broilers are meat birds
As of January 2021, the number of broilers in the United States was approximately 9 billion birds. Broilers are chickens raised for meat production. The poultry industry in the U.S. is one of the largest in the world.
Everett O. Stoddard has written: 'The broiler industry' -- subject(s): Broilers (Poultry), Poultry industry