1. Poultry Industry
Animal Management

2. A Little History
Chickens have been a source of food for thousands of years.
Believe to have originated from wild jungle birds found in southeast Asia
Became popular because they were easy to maintain and a good source of meat and eggs

3. History cont.
Hatcheries where the first segment to become commercialized with the invention of the incubator
In the late 1920’s, hatcheries began cross-breeding to improve productivity
Farm flocks were extremely important in the Depression Era
WWII brought forth the commercialization of poultry production operations

4. The Egg Industry
Most laying operations are hybrid White Leghorns or sex-linked hybrids that resemble New Hampshire Reds and barred Plymouth Rocks.
Hybrid hen produce over 300 eggs a year.
Produce 90 billion eggs each year.
85% for food----15% for hatching
98% of U.S. egg production is sold and consumed in the United States
Americans eat 250 eggs/person/year

5. U.S. Egg Per Capita Consumption
(Total Egg Production Divided by Total Population) Source: American Egg Board

6. Top Ten Egg Producing States
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Nebraska
Florida
Minnesota
Georgia
Source: American Egg Board (Posted 3/5/07)

7. U.S. Value of Egg Production Down 1 Percent
Value of all egg production in 2004 was $5.30 billion, down 1 percent from the $5.33 billion in 2003.
Egg production totaled 89.1 billion eggs, up 2 percent from the 87.5 billion eggs produced in 2003.
In 2004, all eggs averaged 71.4 cents per dozen, compared with 73.2 cents in 2003.

8. The Broiler Industry Considered an American Agriculture success story.
Broilers have the most efficient feed conversion ratio of any domesticated land-based animal.
Before the broiler industry, chicken was considered a luxury meat

9. Broiler Industry Cont.
U.S. consumption of chicken meat climbed above pork consumption in 1985 and above beef consumption in 1992.
Poultry meat exports became an important factor for the industry in the 1990’s.

10. Broiler Exports (1,000 Pounds) (Posted 2/24/05)
,918, ,555, ,807, ,932, estimated 4,600, forecasted 4,900,000

11. Meat Chickens Slaughtered in 2006
State
Number
Liveweight
Average
1,000 head
1,000 pounds
Pounds
Georgia
1,297,446
6,709,156
5.2
Arkansas
1,155,135
6,062,721
Alabama
1,078,711
5,824,062
5.4
North Carolina
698,248
4,749,347
6.8
Mississippi
749,790
4,309,795
5.7
Texas
665,540
3,510,512
5.3
Delaware
301,317
2,012,321
6.7
Missouri
413,484
1,918,994
4.6
South Carolina
278,906
1,733,601
6.2
Virginia
319,497
1,662,152
Kentucky
278,425
1,529,521
5.5
Tennessee
271,916
1,387,123
5.1
Louisiana
191,913
1,102,235
Maryland
140,370
670,650
4.8
Pennsylvania
117,256
649,860
Ohio
45,214
241,578
Other States
834,587
4,259,009
Total
8,837,755
48,332,637
5.47

12. U.S. Value of Broiler Production Up 34 Percent
The value of broilers produced during 2004 was $20.4 billion, up 34 percent from 2003.
The total number of broilers produced in 2004 was 8.74 billion, up 3 percent from 2003.
The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2004 was 45.8 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2003.
The 2004 average price per pound on a live weight equivalent basis was 44.6 cents per pound, compared with 34.6 cents in 2003.

13. Top 10 Broiler Companies (Posted 2/24/05)
Tyson Foods Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Gold Kist Perdue Farms Inc Sanderson Farms Wayne Farms LLC Mountaire Farms Inc Foster Farms OK Foods Inc Peco Foods Inc
Total
Ready to cook pounds, millions Source: Watt PoultryUSA