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Automated Feather Sexing Enhancing Poultry Production Performance

The Need for Automated
Feather Sexing

Sexing broiler birds enhances profitability by facilitating the optimization of feed strategies, promoting uniform flock growth, and boosting efficiency in hatcheries and processing plants.

However, manual feather-sexing presents major challenges. It demands a significant labor force, leading to inconsistent accuracy and operational uncertainties. Many parts of the industry have moved away from manual sexing, highlighting the need to modernize a once lucrative practice.

Discover how our new WingScan solution is changing broiler sexing.

Automated Feather Sexing System

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AUTOMATION

Reduces labor requirements while maintaining (or increasing) throughput potential.

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MACHINE LEARNING

Consistently delivering over 97% accuracy from day one. Compatible with all feather sexable breeds.

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VISION TECH

 Vision systems swiftly and accurately determine chick sex, processing up to 160,000 chicks per hour, depending on configuration.

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SORTING TECH

Sorting chicks with a welfare-focused, less invasive sexing process to optimize bird health

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DATA CAPTURE

Enhances workflows, streamlining processes while utilizing data for performance tracking.

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COMPUTING

Industrial communication systems enable efficient data processing for enhanced real-time monitoring.

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The Impacts of Feather Sexing on Uniformity

Utilizing WingScan for broiler sexing significantly enhances flock uniformity, leading to more consistent and predictable growth patterns. Below are graphs that compare the weight distribution of non-sexed and sexed broilers aiming for a target weight of 6 lbs (2.72 kg), showcasing the improved uniformity WingScan delivers to your operations.

Straight-Run: This graph presents the weight distribution for non-sexed (straight-run) birds, showing distinct curves for males and females and their combined average. The data shows average weights of 6.55 lbs (2.97 kg) for males and 5.65 lbs (2.56 kg) for females, with an overall average of 6.10 lbs (2.77 kg). This illustrates the variance in growth patterns when sexing is not applied.

Sexed: The subsequent graph highlights the benefits of sexing on broiler weight distribution. With sexing, birds show a much narrower weight distribution around the 6 lb (2.72 kg) target. The average weights for sexed males and females are 6.07 lbs (2.75 kg) and 6.02 lbs (2.73 kg), respectively, demonstrating a significant 24% increase in birds reaching the target weight.

SourcesEvaluating Uniformity in Broilers - Factors Affecting Variation | The Poultry Site | RossxRoss708-BroilerPerformanceObjectives2022-EN.pdf (aviagen.com)EPMxRoss708-BroilerPerformanceObjectives2022-EN.pdf (aviagen.com) | YPxRoss708-BroilerPerformanceObjectives2022-EN.pdf (aviagen.com) | RossxRoss308-BroilerPerformanceObjectives2022-EN.pdf (aviagen.com) | 2022-Cobb500-Broiler-Performance-Nutrition-Supplement.pdf (cobb-vantress.com)

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Ali Matloub
Ali Matloub

Director of Sales & Business Development,
International Markets

Vincent
Vincent Fevrier

Commercial Lead, Europe & North Africa