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Broiler chicks. The broiler industry is the process by which broiler chickens are reared and prepared for meat consumption. Worldwide, in 2005 production was 71,851,000 tonnes. From 1985 to 2005, the broiler industry grew by 158%. [1] A key measure of performance is the feed conversion ratio (FCR), the ability to convert feed into edible product.
A report in 2005 stated that around 5.9 billion broiler chickens for eating were produced yearly in the European Union. Mass production of chicken meat is a global industry and at that time, only two or three breeding companies supplied around 90% of the world's breeder-broilers.
In the first week of a broiler's life, it can grow up to 300 percent of its body size. A nine-week-old broiler averages over 9 pounds (4 kg) in body weight. At nine weeks, a hen will average around 7 pounds (3.2 kg) and a rooster will weigh around 12 pounds (5.5 kg), having a nine-pound (4 kg) average. Broilers are not raised in cages.
One-day-old chicks arriving to be unpacked and placed in shed Young birds being reared in a closed broiler house. 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 (3 lb 5 oz) live-weight decreased from 120 days to 30 days between 1925 and 2005.
The Ayam Kampong (older spelling) or Ayam Kampung is the chicken breed reported from Indonesia and Malaysia. [1] The name means simply "free-range chicken" or literally "village chicken". In Indonesia and Malaysia, the term ayam kampung refer to indigenous chickens that are raised using traditional free range production techniques by almost ...
Opor ayam is an Indonesian dish from Central Java consisting of chicken cooked in coconut milk. [1] The spice mixture ( bumbu ) includes galangal , lemongrass , cinnamon, tamarind juice , palm sugar , coriander , cumin , candlenut , garlic, shallot , and pepper. [ 2 ]
Bubur ayam (Indonesian and Malay for "chicken congee") is a chicken congee dish served in Southeast Asia. It is rice congee with shredded chicken meat served with some condiments, such as chopped scallion, crispy fried shallot, celery, tongcay or chai poh (preserved vegetables), fried soybean, crullers (youtiao, known as cakwe in Indonesia and cakoi in Malaysia), both salty and sweet soy sauce ...
Mie ayam biasa or mie asin common salty mie ayam, which are the common savoury or salty noodle which use salty soy sauce and chicken oil. Mie yamin or mie manis is the sweet variant. For the sweet noodles, the cook will put additional sweet soy sauce kecap manis , so the appearance will be a little bit brownish.