What Is Flock Management

breeding flock means a flock that produces progeny to be used for egg or meat production or for establishing, continuing, or improving genetic lines of poultry.

What is flock breeding?

breeding flock means a flock that produces progeny to be used for egg or meat production or for establishing, continuing, or improving genetic lines of poultry.

Why feed restriction is necessary for breeder flock?

Restricting the quantity of feed during rearing, breeding period or both significantly reduces the weight of the ovary and the number of large follicles at sexual maturity, the incidence of erratic ovipositions, defective eggs and multiple ovulations (Yu et al., 1992; Hocking, 1993) and results in a lower mortality of …