A broiler is a chicken raised for?
Broiler 1925 the figure was 4.70. Canada has a typical FCR of 1.72. New Zealand commercial broiler farms have recorded the world's best broiler chicken FCR, consistently at 1.38 or lower. Artificial selection has led to a great increase in the speed with which broilers develop and reach slaughter-weight. The time required to reach 1.5 kg live-weight decreased from 120 days to 30 days between 1925 and 2005. Selection for fast early growth-rate, and feeding and management procedures to support such growth, have led to various welfare problems in modern broiler strains. Welfare of broilers is of particular concern given the
Yellow-hair chicken by broiler chickens. Yellow-hair chicken is not necessarily free range, although it could be, if raised that way. Yellow-hair chicken Yellow-hair chicken, also called yellow-feather chicken, 黃毛雞 (Cantonese Yale: wòhng mouh gāai, Pinyin: huángmáo jī, is a breed of chicken traditionally raised for meat in China. It takes about 120 days to grow to market size compared to as little as 41 days for specially-bred broiler chickens. Yellow-hair chicken is flavorful, but takes longer and is more difficult to cook than a typical broiler as it has less fat and more meat. Outside of China it is only available in