Q.102
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The price of saleable layer chicks is always more than broiler chicks.
Reason (R) : The percent of saleable layer chicks in a hatch is alway less than broiler chicks
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
EXPLANATION
Livestock Farm Economics, Project Formulation, Benefit-Cost Ratio, NPV and Break-Even Analysis
- Assertion (A) is Correct: Day-old commercial female layer chicks (pullet chicks) sell at a significantly higher price than straight-run commercial day-old broiler chicks.
- Reason (R) is Correct: In egg-type commercial hatchery production, auto-sexing or vent-sexing discards the male chicks (cockerels, which represent $\approx 50\%$ of the hatch) because they have zero commercial meat value. Thus, only female chicks are saleable, effectively doubling the incubation cost per saleable layer chick compared to broilers where both sexes are reared.
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