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day-old chicks

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day-old chicks
the standard output from the hatchery for broiler growers and egg producers in the poultry industry.


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In Brazil--where exports chew through about 30% of total poultry production, prices on day-old chicks have declined sharply--an early warning that production will be headed down in the near-term.
nbsp;Poultry Company, the world's largest hatching company, producing 140 million day-old chicks per year, was battling a 100% salmonella infection rate in its breeding stock in 1995.
He suggested to the senior Mr Lau that instead of selling eggs at 60 cents each, he should buy an incubator and sell the day-old chicks for M$3 each.
 
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