New LowInputBreeds Technical Note: Raising cockerels from free range egg production

Worldwide most males from layer type poultry are currently killed at hatch.  Yet farmers with laying hens, consulted in the LowInputBreeds project, revealed they despised this practice and look for possibilities to raise cockerels possibly working with dual purpose chickens.

This technical note explains the best option with regard to resource use efficiency and what production costs might be to raise and market cockerels of specialized layer strains.

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Contact: Ferry Leenstra, Wageningen University

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