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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Authors

D F. Hessels

Keywords

Poultry housing, Environmental engineering

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering | Mechanics of Materials | Poultry or Avian Science

First Page Number

22

Last Page Number

31

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

The three main features which contribute to the better returns from controlled environment broiler housing are higher density, better conversion and a reduction in labour.

The higher initial cost of housing and higher running costs are more than covered by these three advantages.

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