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Seara chicken growing facilities that supply the slaughterhouse near Sidrolandia (Mato Grosso do Sul) are all independently owned and managed, with Seara providing guidelines, chicks, and food. Owners are paid according to the amount of meat produced by each batch of chickens raised. Chicks arrive when only a few days old, and are kept until approx. 40 days old for males and 46 days for females, but times can differ as end buyer of Seara may want larger or smaller poultry. At the time this picture was taken, the chickens were 32 days old. After shipping to the slaughterhouse the chicken houses are disinfected and left idle for 15 days before receiving the next batch. Thus they have a new growing cycle every 60 days. The chickens are raised to an average weight of 2.75 kg., and the farm has 127,000 chickens per shed, and four sheds measuring 14x150 meters, with two sheds for males and two for females. All of the chickens on the farm are exactly the same age and kept at a precise range of temperature (28°C), humidity, and lighting, which are carefully controlled to keep chickens isolated in optimal conditions for growth.

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Feeding 10 Billion
Seara chicken growing facilities that supply the slaughterhouse near Sidrolandia (Mato Grosso do Sul) are all independently owned and managed, with Seara providing guidelines, chicks, and food. Owners are paid according to the amount of meat produced by each batch of chickens raised. Chicks arrive when only a few days old, and are kept until approx. 40 days old for males and 46 days for females, but times can differ as end buyer of Seara may want larger or smaller poultry. At the time this picture was taken, the chickens were 32 days old. After shipping to the slaughterhouse the chicken houses are disinfected and left idle for 15 days before receiving the next batch. Thus they have a new growing cycle every 60 days. The chickens are raised to an average weight of 2.75 kg., and the farm has 127,000 chickens per shed, and four sheds measuring 14x150 meters, with two sheds for males and two for females. All of the chickens on the farm are exactly the same age and kept at a precise range of temperature (28°C), humidity, and lighting, which are carefully controlled to keep chickens isolated in optimal conditions for growth.

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