What are the categories of broilers? What are the common varieties?

We must have eaten a lot of broilers in our lives, but sometimes we can't tell them apart when we eat in restaurants. Friends in rural areas usually raise their own chickens, some choose to eat in their own homes, and some sell them for money. So what are the main categories of broilers? What are the common varieties? Let's let the editor introduce to you.

What are the categories of broilers?

1. Fast large broilers

The outstanding characteristics of this type of broilers are fast growth and large body weight in the early stage. the average body weight of commercial broilers at the age of 6 weeks is more than 2 kg, and the feed consumption per kg weight gain is about 2 kg. Fast large broilers are produced by four-line crossbreeds. most of the breeds are white feathers and a few are yellow (or red) feathers. This kind of broiler is more popular with consumers in the West and Middle East. Because it is easy to process and cook, it is one of the main fast food.

2. High quality broilers

This type of broiler is generally produced by breeding or strain selection and matching crossing of local improved breeds (yellow or hemp) in China, and many of them are crossbred with imported breeds (such as Hongbro, Anak, Haipec, etc.). Most of the hybrids used in production are two-line crossing and three-line crossing.

Compared with fast large broilers, high quality broilers have slower growth rate, longer feeding cycle and higher feeding cost. However, high-quality broiler meat is smooth and tastes good, which is loved by consumers in most areas, and the price is higher than that of large-scale broilers. The taste and growth rate of broilers may be a pair of negative correlation traits, and fast growth is often poor in taste, so some companies have introduced three types of broilers: special type, ordinary high quality type and fast growth type, to meet the needs of different consumer groups. its growth rate is also from slow to fast.

What are the common breeds of broilers in China?

The common breeds of broilers are Beijing Fatty Chicken, Camellia Chicken, Gushi Chicken, White Feather Broiler, Yellow Feather Broiler, Wuding Chicken, Sanhuang Chicken, Chengdu White Chicken and Zhengzhou Red Chicken.

1. Gushi chicken

The variety is medium-sized, elegant and flexible in appearance, meticulous and compact in shape, symmetrical in structure and plump in feathers. Feather colors are light yellow and yellow, with a few black and white feathers. The crown can be divided into two types: single crown and crown. The weight of 90-day-old rooster is 487.8 grams, the weight of hen is 355.1 grams, the weight of 180-day-old male and female is 1270 grams and 966.7 grams respectively, and the slaughtering rate of 5-month-old semi-clean chamber is 81.76% and 80.16%, respectively.

2. White feather broilers

China is the largest breeding country of white-feathered broilers in the world, and the chicken eaten by Chinese people is mainly white-feathered broilers. Usually, the chicken legs and breasts we buy in the supermarket are mostly white-feathered chicken, and the chicken nuggets and fried chicken in hamburgers eaten in fast food restaurants such as KFC and McDonald's are all white-feathered chicken. Previously, because the white-feathered broiler was questioned, KFC also made a special advertising film to promote the safety of the white-feathered broiler, so as to allay consumers' doubts.

3. Camellia chicken

Camellia Chicken is short in size, with a single crown, red or kenaf feathers, close feathers, strong muscles, delicate bones and well-proportioned body. Lively in temperament. Smart, timid, aggressive, able to fly and run. The 150-day-old male and female weights of Camellia chicken were 750g and 760g respectively, and the semi-clean slaughter rates of male and female were 77,64% and 80.56%, respectively.

4. Beijing Oil Chicken

Beijing Fatty Chicken has crown feathers and cavity feathers, a few have toe feathers, some have ran whiskers, often called three feathers (thunder, hairy feet and whiskers), and have an "S" crown. Fluffy feathers, high tail feathers, very lovable. The average live weight was 959.7 grams at 12 weeks old, 1500 grams for cocks and 1200 grams for hens at 20 weeks of age. The meat is tender and delicious, which is suitable for many traditional cooking methods.

5. Yellow feathered broilers

White feather broiler is a foreign breed, but yellow feather broiler is a broiler breed with a long history in China. The growth cycle of yellow-feathered broilers is relatively long, which usually takes 3 months or even half a year. Because of its long feeding cycle and no advantage compared with white feather chicken in feed-meat ratio, this kind of chicken is more expensive and more expensive, so its positioning is generally more high-end. After all, this chicken is of better quality and taste.

6. Sanhuang Chicken

Sanhuang chicken, Xianghuang chicken is produced in Hunan area, yellow hair, yellow mouth, yellow feet, 1.6 kilograms of adult chicken, Sanhuang chicken meat delicate, fragrant taste, high economic value. Sanhuang chicken is also very popular in the market because of its obvious health care effect. People who are sick and weak for a long time all stew Sanhuang chicken to help their bodies recover.

7. Zhengzhou Red Chicken

Zhengzhou Red Chicken, Zhengzhou Red Chicken is distributed in Henan, Guangdong, Shanxi, Shandong and other places, its body is larger than Gushi Chicken, its whole body feathers are reddish brown, its physique is strong and strong, its temperament is docile, and its adaptability is strong, so it is raised all over the country.

From the above, we can also know that broilers are mainly divided into fast large broilers and high-quality broilers. The above editor also introduces several common breeds of broilers in China, each of which has its own characteristics. I don't know which one do you prefer?

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