Consistency is vital for antibiotic-free poultry production


Table 1 – Alterion consistently improved broiler performance and profitability in field conditions (France, 2020).


Alterion Control


#Birds 336.618 326.697


Age 36.2 36.0


Live Weight (kg) 2.086 2.079


FCR


1.641 1.670


Std FCR (1,85kg) 1.606 1.636


% Mortality 4.21 4.30


EBI¹ 336 330


Gross Margin² (€ /m²) 10.64 10.10


[1] EBI: European Broiler Index (also called European Production Efficiency Factor)= ADG (g)* (1-mortality%)/10*FCR, [2] Gross margin= total value of the live weight sold to a slaughterhouse-(total feed value + day old chick value)/m² of a poultry house


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▶ ANTIBIOTIC REDUCTION | DECEMBER 2021


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