Their study, " Effects of genetic strain, stocking density, and age on broiler behavior," was published in Poultry Science. Results of the study revealed that a larger percentage of slow-growing ...

Broiler breeders serve as the parent stock for commercial meat-producing chickens; their nutritional management is a balancing act between sustaining reproductive performance and safeguarding welfare.

Transport of broiler chickens to processing facilities exposes birds to a sequence of physical and environmental stressors that significantly influence welfare outcomes, mortality and meat quality.