The present study aimed to identify the variables that are most influential in the profitability of intensive production of broiler chicken in order to achieve the level of economic efficiency and optimal profit resulting in increased broiler chickens production business.
Total 67 broiler cycles were selected from different poultry farms on EL- Qalyubia and El Menofia
governorates in the period from 2016 to 2017 to evaluate the effects of different breeds, seasons and
stocking densities on productive traits and economic efficiency measures. Data obtained revealed
that, Season had significant effect on different productive traits as final body weight, BWG were
higher in winter than summer for Ross, Hubbard and Indian River (2294.10 ±27.12, , 2125.00
±14.43 and 2100.00±76.38 gm, respectively), for feed consumption was higher in summer season
than winter season on Cobb, Hubbard and Indian River breeds (3737.50 ±49.16, 3975.00±25.00 and
3514.50 ±75.99 gm, respectively), these productive traits reflected on economic efficiency measures
as feed cost increased in summer season than winter season, while TC and TVC was lower in summer than winter but total return (LE 53.24 ±0.98, 55.35 ±1.91, 48.24 ±0.28 and 58.22 ±3.46 for
Ross, Cobb, Hubbard and Indian River, respectively) and net profit increased in all breeds in winter
season than summer season (11.60±1.00, 14.38 ±1.77, 10.27±0.38 and 18.17±2.90 for Ross, Cobb,
Hubbard and Indian River, respectively) due to improved BW and BWG in winter than summer. On
the other hand, we found stocking density had a significant effect among different breeds, for Ross
and Cobb breed had a higher BW, BWG and feed consumption in density level 10-12 bird/ m2
than
8-10 bird/ m2
on the contrary to that, Indian River had lower BW, BWG and feed consumption on
density10-12 bird/m2
. These productive measures reflected on economic measures as feed cost was
higher in Cobb and Ross in density level 10-12 bird/ m2
. While increasing stocking density resulted
in lowering TC for Cobb and Indian River. For profitability measures as total return, net profit and
BCR were the highest in Indian River at level 8-10 bird/ m2 but for Cobb and Ross were higher in
high density level 10-12 bird/ m2
. We found that breed effect on BW and BWG were higher in Ross
and Cobb than Indian River and the lowest found in Hubbard breed, for profitability measures as
return from bird, total return and net profit and BCR, the highest value recorded in Cobb breed followed by Ross breed then Indian River and the lowest value in Hubbard breed. It could be concluded that season, stocking density and breeds considered imp |
