Results of Poultry Breeding
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Number of poultry as at 31 December 2007 increased by 219 thousand heads (+0.9%) y-o-y, of which number of hens went up by 484 thousand (+8.3%). Compared with the beginning of the 4th quarter 2007 numbers of poultry total went down by 1.4%, whereas number of hens increased by 10.3%. Egg production amounted to 1 618 mil. pieces in the period of 1. 1. - 31. 12. 2007, i. e. y-o-y increase by 7.3%. Average egg laying per hen was 281.4 eggs (more by 1.3%). Sale of eggs went up by 5.6% to 1 196 mil. pieces. Marketability of eggs was 73.9%. Sale of poultry for slaughter increased by 1.6% to 286 thousand tonnes in live weight.