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A broiler is a Chicken raised primarily for Meat , as opposed to a one raised to produce Eggs (called a Layer within the industry as it lays eggs). The broiler is typically a third generation offspring. Select strains of grandparents produce parents known as Pullet s which lay the egg from which the broiler is hatched. The broiler is bred in a highly controlled environment along with thousands of other broiler chicks. It is given unrestricted access to a special diet of high protein feed delivered via an automated feeding system. This is combined with artificial lighting conditions to stimulate growth and thus the desired body weight is achieved in 4 - 8 weeks, depending on the approximate body weight required by the processing plant. After processing, the poultry is delivered as fresh or frozen chicken to the stores and supermarkets. The term is widely known in North America but not elsewhere in the English Speaking World . The term broiler chicken is very widely used in urban Indian cities, as it was in the former German Democratic Republic and still nowadays in some eastern parts of Germany . |
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