Raising Broilers Separately by Sex in a Vertically Integrated Broiler Firm

The broiler industry in the United States has grown rapidly during the last four decades. The microscopic broiler industry, producing only 34 million birds in 1934, has evolved into a major complex producing over 2.9 billion in 1974. In 1934, gross farm income from broilers amounted to $19 million, amounting to 0.2 percent of the total farm income. In 1969, this rose to $1,531 million, amounting to 2.8 percent of the total farm income.