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Digestive System of a Broiler Infographic Poster & Science Guide

A modern meat broiler can turn less than 1.5 kilograms of feed into 1 kilogram of live weight. How is that biological miracle possible? It all comes down to an ultra-efficient digestive tract that grinds, digests, and absorbs nutrients in record time—moving feed from beak to cloaca in as little as 3.5 hours.