...Nine Ten, a Big Fat Hen. Are Arsenicals in Chicken Worth the Risk? According to an article at Science Daily, “The annual per capita human consumption of poultry products is approximately 100 lbs. This is greater demand than that of any other animal- or vegetable-derived protein source in the U.S. To satisfy this demand, each year, the U.S. poultry industry raises nearly 9 billion broiler chickens” ("Banned Antibiotics”). In order to accomplish raising this many chickens the farmers have found it necessary to use antibiotic compounds containing arsenic. Arsenic is a medication that farmers put in the chicken feed to help chickens grow heavier at a much faster rate, help prevent diseases, and give support to tissue and vascular development. This will make the muscle of the chickens more appealing to the consumers (Greiff). Thus, they are produced in a much shorter time span. Critics of the use of growth promoters such as arsenicals point out disturbing side effects. For example: the chickens become extremely overweight. This reaches the point where their legs cannot even hold up their bodies. This causes them to fall over and eventually die. Some of the chickens that make it past the farms and into the grocery store can carry bacteria that can cause foodborne illnesses and can even cause cancer. Defenders of the use of the arsenic-containing antibiotics argue that with the use of these antibiotics, money can be saved not only by the company, but also for the consumers...
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...Dow Instructor: Taylor Name: Allison Dow English 101 The Art and Joy in Raising Backyard Chickens Many people don’t know how easy and inexpensive it is to raise backyard chickens? This essay will go over choosing the correct chicken for the buyers climate, how to care and feed the chickens from chick to egg layer, the coop size the buyer will need for the amount of birds and the protection required from predators, and finally what to expect from the chickens once they are egg layers. Most people think all chickens are the same, well that would be incorrect. Most backyard chickens are dual purpose breeds but very rarely are they used for meat birds. A few chickens for different environments are, for those that live in area that get really cold in the winter the Black Jersey Giant is not a wise choice, they prefer a warmer climate to live in. Say the buyer lives in a very cold climate well the perfect bird to choose would be any type of Wyandotte chicken. These birds are very cold hardy and will continue to lay eggs during extremely cold months. There are also birds that can live in eitherType to enter text Type to enter text very hot climates or very cold climates. One type of bird that can live in these environments are any breed type of the Orpington. Once the buyer chooses the correct bird for there area the buyer will need to know how to care for them from chick to egg laying hen. A good temperature for chicks as what Jenna Woginrich wrote...
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...INTRODUCTION Excel Poultry & Meat Sdn Bhd (EPM) was established in 1998 to carry on chicken farming and supplying of whole chickens to various outlets in Malaysia. It is a subsidiary of PCK Holding since 2005. The set up was a small and medium sized enterprise (SME) located in Kluang, Johor. EPM was a member of Federation of Livestock Farmers’ Association of Malaysia (FLFAM). Since there is no dietary prohibitions and religious restriction against chicken consumption, it was the most popular and cheapest source of meat protein among Malaysians. In addition, the surge of quick-service-restaurants (QSR) had facilitated significant growth in chicken consumption. Also, the traditional Malaysian delicacies were equally popular with patrons. Hence, EPM business was doing well. EPM starts the business with an initial capital of RM3.6 million and with 20 employees. Now, EPM had more than 200 employees and started positioning itself as the top 5 chicken suppliers within mid-tier producers in the country. The company was able to maintain its operations and started to make profits in the poultry and meat industry since the demand for chicken remained buoyant. Encik Selamat expand his business to the superstores that mushrooming throughout the country like Giant, Tesco, Macro, Carrefour and the like. Together with his management team, he established good promotional strategies and closely managed all functional units. Demand from superstores continued and was spread to institutional retailing...
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...How long will it take to pay off raising your own chickens if you are a family of four and you eat only farm fresh eggs? Number of chickens needed. If we are a family of four and consume an average of 10 dozen eggs per month, means that we will need our chickens to produce 120 eggs per month. Eggs needed monthly: A dozen = 12 eggs. So, 12 eggs times 10 dozen = 120 eggs. Eggs needed per week: We will need to find the number of eggs we consume per week. 120 eggs divided by four weeks in a month, gives us the total of eggs needed per week. 120 ÷ 4 = 30 eggs needed per week (Almost 3 dozen eggs per week; more specifically 2 ½ dozen eggs). After doing the calculations my partner and I discovered that we were going to need six chickens; five hens and one rooster. The breed of the chickens we decided upon are the Rhode Island Red hens. We decided on the Rhode Island Reds because they are noted for their brown and delicious eggs. They can end up producing up to 200 eggs a year and a healthier one can lay even more. Healthy hens lay up to 6-7 eggs per week depending on their care and treatment. Additionally, Rhode Island Red hens lay many more eggs than an average hen if provided with plenty of quality feed. Looking at the information we have gathered we will need: 30 eggs per week, thus 5 hens will be sufficient to cover that quantity. 7 eggs times 5 hens will give us the amount of eggs that we are going to have per week. Thus 7 ×5 = 35 eggs per week. And 4...
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...transportation from another subsidiary. EPM has been a subsidiary of PCK Holding since 2005. The company operates on chicken farming and supplying the chickens to various outlets in Malaysia. The company was one of the members of the Federation of Life stock Farmers’ Association of Malaysia (FLFAM). The company was started with an initial capital of RM3.6 million and 20 employees. Currently EPM had more than 200 employees and proudly to be among the top 5 chicken suppliers in the mid-tier producers in Malaysia. In the early 2000, the demand of chicken was increase in the giant superstore throughout the country. Demand also spread to institutional retailing, a different market segment such as hospitals, hotels, universities and collages. Therefore the company was able to maintain its operations and started to make profits in the poultry and meat industry. EPM has advantage in running the business because Malaysia was the one of the world’s highest rate consumption for chicken meat. The domestic market was further intensified by the popular home-grown fast food chains and quick service restaurants. Malaysia also had a track record as an exporter of poultry which seem to be increase as the government plan to support large-scale processing project in East Coast Economic Region (ECER). In year 2008, the company faced operational crisis due to the increasing cost of chicken feed almost 61.5%. Because of that it leads to increase cost of production by 56.5%. The company also faced the...
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...Case analysis: Chasseur Chickens Pty Ltd Understanding the external environment (Module 2) Task 1: Summarise the attractiveness of the industry. 1a Identify the industry, product segments and value chain. The industry applicable in this case is the Australian chicken meat farming and processing industry. 1b What is the current life cycle position of the industry? Tweared 1c What have been the key issues affecting historical industry growth? What was their impact? 1d What are the key issues that will affect future industry growth? What is their likely impact and the overall assessment of the industry’s future growth? 1e What have been the key issues affecting historical industry profitability? What was their impact? 1g Who are the industries key competitors? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Understanding the internal environment (Module 3) Task 2: Summarise the strategic position of Chasseur Chickens. 2a What are Chasseur’s key stakeholders, what are their objectives and are their objectives aligned with Chasseur’s strategic goals? 2b What business strategy is Chasseur supposed to have been pursuing and has this in fact been the case? 2c How has Chasseur performed to date? 2d What are the strategic capabilities of Chasseur, and do these meet the strategic goals of the company? Are the strategic capabilities consistent with the industry’s key success factors? Making strategic choices (Module 5) Task 3: Summarise the...
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...FreeRange Poultry Inc. Lufkin, Texas Consulting Report Steve Illyes, UTA Fall 2013 Dear Mr. Samuel Garcia Following is the Executive Summary of our Consulting Report for your reading pleasure: 1. Background Information: FreeRange Poultry Inc. in Lufkin, Texas specializes in the processing and sale of chicken parts, chicken by-products to large restaurant chains and food companies. Some of its products are also exported overseas. 2. Consulting Tasks: FreeRange Poultry Inc. has retained our consulting services to analyze its production operations and to recommend a monthly production plan that maximizes profits. 3. Approach: We used Lingo 14.0 for the modeling software. It offers great advantages over Excel Solver, such as debugging and syntax correction functions and ease of data entry. After analyzing the process flow, we decided to set-up our model in 3 sections: Section 1: Demand Section 2: Supply Section 3: Process Some of the supplies had to be broken down into products and by-products to accurately model the relationship between products purchased and products sold. This represented a unique challenge, since there is the option to purchase some products vs. using by-products from the process. In the subsequent tables we will show...
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...Film Reaction (Chicken Run) On a chicken farm in England, Ginger and the other chickens have spent their lives repressed and awaiting a certain death at the hands of the Tweedys . They spend their lives laying eggs until they physically cannot and then are killed . Ginger , however , wants more . She is the leader of the chickens and creates elaborate plans to try and escape . Sadly , the plans do not work out and often end with her in solitary confinement . She refuses to accept that there isn’t more to life than just laying eggs . When Rocky the Rooster “flies” onto their farm , he seems like the answer to Ginger’s prayers . Desperately trying to hide from his circus owners , he agrees to teach the chickens how to fly in exchange for being hid . Unfortunately , Rocky does not know how to fly , which creates some problems for the chickens . To add to the trouble , the Tweedys decide to convert their egg business into a chicken pot pie business and the chickens are now racing against time to escape before the factory is up and running and they become chicken pies . After many other failed attempts at unsuccessful plans , Ginger decides that they should fly off the farm but in an airplane instead of using their wings . The chickens then build an airplane and narrowly escape the Tweedys and the threat of being turned into pies . After escaping, the chickens move to an open field where they can enjoy their freedom and not worry about laying eggs for anyone ever again...
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...Michael Lord English 101 9/20/14 Process Essay 1 ! How to Eat a Chicken Nugget Ordering and eating chicken nuggets can be a difficult feat, but if you do it right they can be very delicious. There are many wonderful types of chicken nuggets, and one example would be the ones that are served at a fast food restaurant. Another type are the ones you can buy frozen from the grocery store. The two types are totally different so don't get confused. “Whether you're a current or former fan, one thing that's important to know is that all nuggets are not created equal” (Jackson). So the one that we will be learning how to order and eat are the flavorful chicken nuggets from the fast food restaurants. The best seem to be from McDonalds because of their,“ever-popular Chicken McNuggets” (McDonalds). Now before you can devour your yummy chicken nuggets you will need to order them. There are two ways to go about ordering chicken nuggets from a fast food restaurant. The first and quickest way would be to go through the drive through line and speak clearly through the speaker to the kind employee. After you ask the this kind employee how their day is going you can then ask for a six-piece meal, or if you are starving from a long exhausting day, you could order a ten-piece meal, or if you want to go really big, you could order a twenty-piece meal. Once you complete your order you will have to drive up to the window to pay the nice lad or gal who you spoke your order to. When you are told...
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...Introduction Boston Chicken is a traditional American success story and a stellar representation of the new economy. Founded in 1989 by Scott Beck, the idea was to franchise restaurants that featured home style rotisserie-cooked chicken at affordable prices. While the actual food offerings were nothing new, the market winning formula for picking real estate, designing stores, organizing franchise operations and analyzing data was nothing short of a breakthrough. Due to an innovative competitive advantage, Boston Chicken sustained a growth rate that drew both lucrative and discerning attention. This report looks to analyze what key factors led to such rapid growth, Boston Chicken’s accounting policies, as well as a comprehensive valuation of the firm that concludes with a recommendation for further action. Critical Success Factors Boston Chicken was a hybrid restaurant that offered affordable, home-style meals with the convenience of fast food. The company can attribute their stellar success to several success factors including their: growth rate, communications infrastructure, diversified product offerings, and operational efficiency. Beginning with growth, by the end of 1994, only 5 years after launch, Boston Chicken was comprised of over 500 stores, a stark comparison to their 34 stores at the end of 1991. The company had experienced an annual growth rate of nearly 500%, which correlates to a new store being built every other day. Such stellar growth translated into significant...
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...throw them right away after cooking. Calcium, magnesium, and protein are one of the nutrients we can find in egg shell. In fact, there are many benefits of egg shells aside from using them for art projects. Back in 1905, it was used as a healing for wounds. In the present study, it can also treat skin irritations, skin-tightening facial, less bitter a coffee, and as extract supplements. Instead of buying expensive feed supplement for your chickens, It was found out that the proteins in the egg shell membrane have a high concentration of the amino acids of arginine, glutamic acid, methionine, histidine, cystine and proline. Protein is a good source for growth of the entire body for growing infants, children and teens, along with sufficient calories. Peanuts is also a excellent source of protein. Peanuts are also an excellent source of Vitamin E and magnesium and also have useful amounts of B Vitamins including folate, thiamine and riboflavin. Our study will try to use the egg shells along with the peanuts as a feed supplement for the chickens. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Conclusion This study entitled “Egg Shells and Peanuts as feed Supplements to the chicks” aims to determine the effects of Egg shells and Peanuts to the weight of the chicks. At the end of the study, we therefore conclude that...
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...ANALYSIS: CHASSEUR CHICKENS PTY LTD WEBINAR 2014 CASE STUDY 1 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2014 (Edition 14a) The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice, please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd, Deakin University and the author(s) of the Information (Entities) make no representation about the content and suitability of this Information for any purpose. The Entities disclaim all warranties with regard to the contents and in no event will be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use and performance of and/or reliance of the Information. CPA PROGRAM – PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: CHASSEUR CHICKENS PTY LTD WEBINAR 2014 CASE STUDY 1 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Contents Introduction 1 Case facts Industry information The global chicken meat processing industry The Australian poultry meat processing industry The production process Industry key success factors Competition in the Australian chicken meat farming and processing industry Chasseur Chickens Pty Ltd Chasseur Chickens Pty Ltd – Background...
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...During my science project I was asking myself the question: Do peanuts make chicken eggs larger (weigh more)? For my hypothesis, I had the impression that the peanuts would make the eggs bigger knowing the fact that peanuts have a lot of nutrients and protein in them. Several sources on the internet indicated that peanuts would make chicken eggs larger. I did my project on five different chickens (Hens). During my procedure, I was giving my chickens 4 cups of food and 8 tablespoons of peanuts every day. The ratio was 2 tablespoons of peanuts for every 1 cup of food. Each day I collected their eggs and weighed each one. Every day we were getting 3 brown eggs from our 3 brown hens and 2 white eggs from our 2 white hens. The egg weight started...
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