Broiler chickens are bred and raised for meat production. The broiler industry is the most advanced system of animal food production and the United States has the world’s largest broiler industry. In 2012, data released by the National Chicken Council indicates that the broiler industry provides over 1 million jobs, $47 billion in wages, $197 billion ineconomic activity, and $17.2 billion in …
A recent survey of several countries found that 34 percent of the people surveyed in South Asia and 59 percent in SSA were suffering from severe energy deficiency (Smith and Wiseman, 2007). Both groups obtained 67 percent of their energy from staple foods (cereal grains, grain legumes, starchy roots and tubers) containing small quantities of only low-quality protein. Their average per capita eg…