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The document discusses various breeds of chickens popular in the Philippines, particularly for free-range meat production. Key breeds include Arbor Acres, Ross, Shaver StarBro, Cobb, and native Philippine chickens, each with distinct advantages such as growth rate, feed efficiency, and survivability. Proper management practices are essential for maximizing the profitability of these breeds.

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Module Ni Uge

The document discusses various breeds of chickens popular in the Philippines, particularly for free-range meat production. Key breeds include Arbor Acres, Ross, Shaver StarBro, Cobb, and native Philippine chickens, each with distinct advantages such as growth rate, feed efficiency, and survivability. Proper management practices are essential for maximizing the profitability of these breeds.

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Breeds of Chicken especially popular in the free-range

chicken meat production business.


conventional system, they thrive
exceptionally when farmed in
Arbor Acres Broilers alternative poultry production
Ross Broilers
systems such as in free range
Arbor Acres broilers were bred by Being part of Aviagen’s portfolio of conditions.
Aviagen, a major American poultry brands, the Ross broilers are one of
company. In the Philippines, they are Philippine Native Chicken
the world’s most popular broilers.
supplied by San Miguel, and they are That is not surprising given that they The last category
one of the most popular broiler are excellent meat producers and
breeds in the country. Of chicken that you can farm in the
have especially good breast yield. As
Philippine are the native breeds. They
The advantages of Arbor Acres such, if managed properly, they will
are specific to each region of the
include excellent livability, very good reward you with excellent
Philippines,And among others
growth rate, efficient feed conversion performance and profitability.
include the following:
ratio, and very good meat yield. Shaver StarBro Broilers
• Banaba chicken from Batangas
It is especially the fact that they grow This breed, bred by the Canadian
fast that makes them popular among From Palawan
company Shaver, is one of the older
farmers seeking quick harvests and ones. In spite of that, it still enjoys • Darag chicken from Panay Island
profits. Of course, those can only be some popularity in the Philippines
achieved if proper management • Parawakan chicken
where it can be sourced from
practices are incorporated Universal Robina Farms. Their advantages of farming native
Hubbard Broilers Philippine chickens include the fact
Cobb Broilers
that they are quite hardy, have
The Hubbard broilers were originally Cobbs are all rounded broilers that excellent survivability, and grow well
developed by Hubbard, a French can survive in various environments in a wide variety of conditions.
company, that is now part of Aviagen. that can be found in the Philippines.
In the Philippines, they are supplied While they can be farmed in a
by Tyson Agro Ventures, and are

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