Livestock Studies 1994, Vol 34, Num, 3-4     (Pages: 065-073)

The Effects of Stocking Density of Broilers on Their Performance

K. M. İŞCAN 1 ,O. ÇETİN 1 ,C. TEPELİ 1 ,S. DERE 1

1 Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, Konya / TÜRKİYE - Data were obtained on 910 broilers housed in litter type pens at densities of 12.5, 15, 17.5 and 20 broilers/m2. Body weight at 49 days old was 1634.3, 1511.7, 1506.5, 1503.9 and mortality was 6.2, 7.1, 7.7, 6.4 % and Feed efficiency was 1.97, 2.06, 2.07, 2.09 kg respectively. Keywords : Broilers, density, body weight, mortalitiy rate, feed efficiency