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Poultry

ANAVIP – The Panamanian national poultry producers’ association

The Panamanian national poultry producers’ association, ANAVIP, was established in 1973 to support the Panama’s poultry industry. Membership currently comprises 11 companies working across poultry meat and eggs.

Poultry

Poultry performance improves over past decades

Bird performance in the commercial poultry industry has shown a staggering improvement over recent decades. Modern broilers weigh about 2.5 kg at 39 days, with a live-weight feed conversion ratio of 1.6 kg of feed per kilogram of body weight gain.