APPENDIX B 



Table B-1. Average Cost Per Bird for Processing, Hatching, and Mortality 



Losses During the Growing-out Period for Eight Integrated Firms 



Operating at Four Output Levels.* 



Firm Annual Volume Operation 



Percent of Capacity, Processing Plant 

 42.1 63.2 84.2 100.0 



Percent of Capacity, Hatchery 

 40.0 60.0 80.0 95.0 



(millions of birds) 

 1.19 



B 



D 



E 



H 



2.37 



3.56 



4.74 



7.11 



9.f 



14.82 



19.76 



Total 



14.342 



11.922 



10.774 



10.284 



* Cost of hatching does not include debeaking or vaccination. 



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