Production Efficiency Programme
Supporting the animal to achieve the highest possible level of performance and feed efficiency while maintaining the appropriate health status.
Feed efficiency of broilers
Thanks to great advances in broiler genetics, growth rate and feed efficiency are improved highly when compared to 25 years ago. The rapid growth in demand for broiler meat, increase in feed prices and more consumer awareness to environmental challenges has urged farmers to produce broilers that grow fast while using their nutrients in a most efficient way.
How to recognise
Increased Feed Conversion Rate (FCR) shows a decrease in feed efficiency.
The impact on the farmer
If a broiler needs more feed to produce a kg of meat, this increases production costs for the producer.