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maximizing weight at an age, breast meat
yield at a weight or margin/m
2
/year, or min-
imizing feed conversion ratio or N excretion
are different objectives that are available to
the producer.
Broiler managers and nutritionists now
have at their disposal a tool for making
informed decisions on the feeds and feeding
programmes that will maximize profitabil-
ity under most circumstances. Given the
wide fluctuations in product value, ingredi-
ent prices and other input costs, such a nu-
trition tool would be an asset to any poultry
nutritionist.
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