Improving the brooding environment to drive results
esearch is uncovering new opportunities to optimize the brooding period for broilers.
Brian Fairchild, PhD, University of Georgia, highlighted three key opportunities in a presentation at the 2024 PEAK conference, sponsored by Midwest Poultry Foundation.
“To optimize performance in broilers and help them reach their full genetic potential, we must provide them with the ideal brooding environment,” he said.
1. Aligning the fundamentals to improve results
Brooding refers to the period immediately after hatch when special care and attention must be given to chicks to ensure their health and survival, Fairchild explained. “The brooding period is important to getting chicks off to a good start and influences flock performance.”