The companies decided to test their experimental Nuway-house on their own farm in Nigel, South Africa, before releasing the novel concept to the market, and built 4 test houses for 40,000 broilers each.
They’ve just harvested – as the South Africans say - the first cycle. The preliminary results are better than expected, according to Technopol’s director Lammie de Beer. “With the Ross788 chicks we managed a 1,57 FCR, significantly better than the 1,77 average in this region.”
Chemvet’s Nick du Plessis adds: “In conventional houses we produce around 36-37 kg per square metre. Here we’re getting around 43 to 43,2 kg.”
The Nuway broiler house will have a price tag of R2.7 mln (€245.000) including all equipment.
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