The challenge of genetic change in the broiler chicken

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. McKay ◽  
N.F. Barton ◽  
A.N.M. Koerhuis ◽  
J. McAdam
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Broiler Chicken ◽  
Genetic Change ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Genetic Progress ◽  
Breeding Programmes

AbstractGenetic progress in poultry species for meat production has contributed to the consistent growth in world production of poultry meat. The poultry species have a number of advantages over the larger species used for meat production. It is possible to maintain large pedigreed populations and use their high reproductive rates to transfer genetic progress to the production generations in less than five years. These populations continue to maintain high heritabilities despite, in some cases, prolonged selection. The history of selection progress in broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) is reviewed and compared with rates of progress in the duck (Anas platyrhyncos) and the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).The rates of genetic change for production traits such as growth, feed efficiency and yield have changed the physiology of the birds. Changes in selection criteria have been made to improve the robustness of the production stock. This allows them to perform well in a wider range of environments. These have been combined with improved definitions of the optimum environments for the birds to minimise any impact on welfare and health. This paper describes examples of selection in the broiler chicken aimed at improving skeletal quality and resistance to ascites. A number of the factors influencing future selection criteria are discussed. Breeding programmes have adapted to respond quickly to adverse genetic correlated responses. The need to combine selection for a large number of traits requires that the programmes are very efficient and use the best statistical techniques available for multivariate breeding value estimation.

Оrganic Meat Production of Broiler Chickens Hubbard Redbro Cross

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Environmentally Safe ◽  
The Impact

This article presents the results of studying the impact of housing and feeding conditions on broiler chickens of Hubbard RedBro cross, as well as the quality of products obtained when using floor and cage content, in a farm. It established that when receiving a mixed feed of own production using feed raw materials grown on a farm without the use of pesticides, a statistically significant decrease in potentially dangerous substances for animal health is recorded. Compared with factory feed, it has reduced the content of pesticides by 14 times, and mercury and arsenic by 24 times, cadmium by five times, and lead by ten times. The results of the study of economic indicators of growing Hubbard RedBro cross broiler chickens, as well as the chemical composition and quality of carcasses, indicated that there was no significant difference between the floor and cell conditions of keeping. Still, the use of a diet based on eco-feeds contributed to a statistically significant decrease in the concentration of toxic metals in the muscles of the poultry of the experimental groups. As a result, it found that the use of the studied compound feed in the diets of broiler chickens increased the indicators of Biosafety and ensured the production of environmentally safe ("organic") poultry meat products.

scholarly journals Theoretical basis of obtaining poultry products of «organic» status

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
I. Yu. Klemeshova ◽  
V. A. Reimer ◽  
E. V. Tarabanova ◽  
Z. N. Alekseeva
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Synthesis ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Poultry Feed ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Microbial Synthesis ◽  
Poultry Products ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Feed Costs

The authors considered organic poultry production and presented a qualitative analysis of the diets used in raising broiler chickens. The authors also evaluated the possibility of switching from traditional diets to diets without chemical and microbial synthesis ingredients based on comparative data on the performance and economics of broiler chicken meat production. Organic requirements prohibit the use of microbial and chemical synthesis and genetically modified products in poultry feed. Obtaining large quantities of poultry products in a short period and at an affordable price involves using all kinds of additives that do not allow the products to qualify as organic. Surveys and opinion polls show that a new layer of consumers is today willing to buy organic poultry meat at a higher price. The aim of this work is to evaluate the possibility of producing organic meat from broiler chickens. The research was carried out at the Berdskaya poultry farm, and the test object was broiler chickens of the Iza cross. The age of broiler chickens ranged from one to 40 days old. The authors compared the effectiveness of traditional industrial diets and diets without microbial and chemical synthesis products. During the experiment, live poultry weight, average daily and gross gains, survival, feed costs and cost-effectiveness were considered. In commercial broiler chickens raised on diets without chemical and microbial synthesis ingredients during slaughter, the average live weight was 64.0% lower than that of broiler chickens in the experimental group. The average daily gain of these same broilers was also 52.9% lower. Feed costs per unit of production in industrial broiler chickens increased 1.7 times with the same survival rate of young animals (92.2%). Increasing the rearing period to 70 days resulted in a 1.4-fold increase in feed costs. The level of profitability decreased by 61.2 %, with a decrease in productivity. Increasing the price per kg of meat by 25 50 100 % would increase the profitability level by 22.4 4.7 -133.5 %, respectively, compared to the traditional method.

scholarly journals Оrganic Meat Production of Broiler Chickens Hubbard Redbro Cross

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Environmentally Safe ◽  
The Impact

This article presents the results of studying the impact of housing and feeding conditions on broiler chickens of Hubbard RedBro cross, as well as the quality of products obtained when using floor and cage content, in a farm. It established that when receiving a mixed feed of own production using feed raw materials grown on a farm without the use of pesticides, a statistically significant decrease in potentially dangerous substances for animal health is recorded. Compared with factory feed, it has reduced the content of pesticides by 14 times, and mercury and arsenic by 24 times, cadmium by five times, and lead by ten times. The results of the study of economic indicators of growing Hubbard RedBro cross broiler chickens, as well as the chemical composition and quality of carcasses, indicated that there was no significant difference between the floor and cell conditions of keeping. Still, the use of a diet based on eco-feeds contributed to a statistically significant decrease in the concentration of toxic metals in the muscles of the poultry of the experimental groups. As a result, it found that the use of the studied compound feed in the diets of broiler chickens increased the indicators of Biosafety and ensured the production of environmentally safe ("organic") poultry meat products.

Genetic parameters of lamb carcase composition at three endpoints; age, weight and fat cover.

1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 ◽  
pp. 104-104
Author(s):  
G.E. Pollott ◽  
D.R. Guy ◽  
D. Croston
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Parameters ◽  
Common Point ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Lean Meat ◽  
Fixed Weight ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
The Common ◽  
Terminal Sire ◽  
The Relationship

The common point at which lambs are compared is an important aspect of selection programmes for lamb carcase composition. Terminal sire flocks in the Meat and Livestock Commission's (MLC) Sheepbreeder scheme have an estimated breeding value for lean meat production calculated on their lambs at a fixed age, 20 or 21 weeks depending on the breed. However, lambs sold for slaughter from commercial flocks are killed at a commercially acceptable fat cover. In addition, many of the estimates of genetic parameters used to estimate breeding values for carcase characteristics have been calculated at a fixed weight. Little information is available on the relationship between genetic parameters calculated at these three endpoints or the effect of selecting lambs at one endpoint in breeding programmes and using a second endpoint for the slaughter generation. These issues are investigated in this paper.

scholarly journals The effect of compound feed on the productivity of broiler chickens

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 00107
Author(s):  
Inna Korsheva ◽  
Elena Chaunina
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Group Feeding ◽  
Experimental Group

The article analyses the issues of balanced feeding of broiler chickens and their balanced diet. The results of studies aimed to determine the effect of mixed feeds on the productivity of Arbor Acres cross broiler chickens and the economic efficiency of poultry meat production companies are presented. It was found that broilers from the experimental group, who were fed with improved compound feed with additional sources of proteins and carbohydrates and feed additives exceeded broilers from the control group by their live weight at all ages. At the slaughter age, the average weight was more than 39.2%. The experimental group consumed 10-15% less feed whose conversion was 2.4 and 1.9 kg in favour of the group feeding with the new compound feed. The new compound feed had a positive effect on the viability of broilers: there were no deaths during the period under study. According to the control slaughter results, it was found that the pre-slaughter live weight was higher by 35% in the experimental group. The weight of edible parts increased by 6%. The improved compound feed can be used both in industrial conditions and by poultry farms.

scholarly journals EFFICIENCY OF BROILER-CHICKENS CULTIVATION AT INCLUSION OF “BISFENOL-5” ANTIOXIDANT IN THE RATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 106-109
Author(s):  
Валентин Шилов ◽  
Valentin Shilov ◽  
Гузалия Хакимова ◽  
Guzaliya Hakimova ◽  
Ольга Семина ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
The Body ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Cost

The main task in meat poultry production is to obtain products in a short period of fattening with the minimum feed costs. In economic terms, fodders occupy the largest share in the cost structure of poultry meat. The feed in its composition and properties should satisfy the physiological needs of the chicken, as much as possible, and this, in turn, directly depends on its usefulness and quality. In this regard, the actual issue of feeding is the use of antioxidants to improve the conservation of feed and optimize metabolism in the body of the bird. The inclusion of “Bisfenol-5” antioxidant in full-feed mixed doses in doses of 0.002-0.015% of the feed weight positively affected the growth rate of broiler chickens and feed conversion. The highest effect was obtained with the addition of “Bisfenol-5” in the amount of 0.008% to the compound feed. The use of antioxidant-enriched mixed fodder for growing chicken broilers allowed to increase meat production to 17.5%, to increase feed conversion to 12.1%, to reduce the cost of 1 kg of live weight gain to 6.99 rubles and to improve the efficiency index to 0.2 points.

Effect of ghrelin and leptin receptors genes polymorphisms on production results and physicochemical characteristics of M. pectoralis superficialis in broiler chickens

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Kaczor ◽  
K. Poltowicz ◽  
M. Kucharski ◽  
A. M. Sitarz ◽  
J. Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Energy Homeostasis ◽  
Growth Traits ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Leptin Receptors ◽  
Regulate Food Intake

Ghrelin and leptin and their receptors GHSR and LEPR regulate food intake, the processes in adipose tissue, and the body’s energy homeostasis in mammals. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of GHSR/Csp6I and LEPR/Bsh1236I polymorphisms on the meat production parameters of broiler chickens reared to 42 days of age. In 318 fast-growing Hubbard Flex and Ross 308 chickens, g.3051C > T substitution at the GHSR locus and a GGTCAA deletion at positions g.3407_3409del and g.3411_3413del were identified. The use of restriction enzyme Bsh1236I showed the presence of two transitions g.352C > T and g.427G > A in LEPR locus. The chickens were classified into four GHSR/Csp6I and into five LEPR/Bsh1236I diplotypes. GHSR and LEPR polymorphisms were found to influence final bodyweight, daily gain, dressing percentage without giblets, proportion of giblets and the quality characteristics of M. pectoralis superficialis. GHSR/Csp6I and LEPR/Bsh1236I had an effect on pH24 h (P < 0.05) and lightness (L*) of M. pectoralis superficialis (P < 0.05), whereas GHSR/Csp6I influenced shear force (P < 0.05) and thawing loss (P < 0.05). GHSR/Csp6I and LEPR/Bsh1236I were found to have no effect on the abdominal fat content in chicken carcasses. Single nucleotide polymorphisms reported in the present study could be used in breeding programs as selection markers for growth traits and poultry meat quality.

scholarly journals Effect of probiotics on the chemical, mineral, and amino acid composition of broiler chicken meat

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju. N. Podolian
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Broiler Chicken ◽  
Optimal Dose ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Mineral Elements ◽  
Chicken Meat ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Thigh Muscles ◽  
Probiotic Preparation

<p>The experiment was conducted to examine the influence of probiotic preparation on the mineral contamination of the broiler chicken muscles. Investigational product contains probiotic lactic acid bacteria of genus Lactobacillus and Enterococcus. It is proved that additional feeding of probiotic “Entero-active” to broiler chickens increases retention of mineral elements of the fodder. To study the effect of probiotic on chicken meat the contamination of minerals in the experimental poultry meat was researched. The studies proved that the additional use of the studied probiotic supplements with food of broiler chickens allowed increasing phosphorus contamination by 4.7%, magnesium by 3.9% and iron by 46.5% in the pectoral muscles compared with the control group. The use of probiotic for broilers feeding has increased phosphorus by 4.7%, calcium by 4.1 times, iron by 70.5%, zinc by 5.4%, magnesium by 31.5% and copper in 4.2 times in thigh muscles of poultry. Thus, consumption of probiotic preparation by broilers in various doses improves the mineral compound of meat carcasses this meat is also considered as free range food. It was proved that probiotic increases the synthesis of such essential amino acids in the pectoral muscles as lysine by 1.66%, histidine by 0.03%, arginine by 0.38%, threonine by 0.07%, valine by 0.16%, methionine by 0.33%, leucine by 0.1% and phenylalanine by 0.17%. The increasing of level of lysine and histidine respectively by 0.05 and 0.08% is observed in the thigh muscles of broilers under the influence of probiotic. We have proved that the optimal dose for broiler chickens is 0.25% for the age of 1-10 days, 0.1% for the age of 11-28 days, 0.05 % for the age of 29-42 days, the percentage is for broiler chickens feed weight. </p>

scholarly journals Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis in meat-production related genes in broiler chickens

2018 ◽  
pp. 79-82
Author(s):  
Klaudia Szalai ◽  
Károly Tempfli ◽  
Erika Lencsés-Varga ◽  
Ágnes Bali Papp
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Polymorphism Analysis ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Muscle Weight ◽  
Homozygous Genotype ◽  
Igf Binding ◽  
Igf Binding Protein ◽  
The Relationship

In broiler chickens, the intensive selection for growth rate, feed efficiency, body composition (breast muscle weight) traits in the last decades was successful. To improve economically important characteristics, it is possible to use molecular markers associated with meat production traits. The aim of this study was to examine genotype polymorphisms in ROSS 308 broilers for thyroid hormone responsive Spot14α, insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF1), IGF-binding protein 2 (IGFBP2), somatostatin (SST) and prolactin (PRL) genes. A further goal of this investigation was to study the relationship between the polymorphisms and phenotypic characteristics. In the investigated broiler population, the frequency for CC homozygous genotype was 0.77 in Spot14α (AY568628), AA homozygous genotype was 0.80 in IGF1 (M74176), GG homozygous genotype was 0.85 in IGFBP2 (U15086), DD homozygous genotype was 0.60 in PRL (FJ663023 or FJ434669). Only the AA homozygous genotype was found in SST (X60191). Chickens with AC genotype in Spot14α, and with GG genotype in IGFBP2 had higher body weight (BW) and carcass weight (CW), compared to CC and GT genotypes. However, the differences were not significant (P>0.05). There was significant association (P<0.05) between PRL genotypes and body and carcass weight, where chicken with homozygous DD surpassed individuals with homozygous II genotypes.

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