Massachusetts Chicken and Turkey Broiler Test Records
An early example of cooperative research between industry and academia, the Massachusetts Chicken and Turkey Broiler Test, Inc. was founded in 1954 to conduct tests to improve poultry productivity. Taking advantage of the professional skills of the staff and students in the Poultry Science Department at UMass Amherst, the Test facility was located adjacent to campus and over its five year course of operations, gathered scientific data on a number of variables, including rate of growth, rate of feathering, age of maturity, and egg production and hatchability.
The records of the Broiler Test consist of minutes, financial documents, correspondence, and test results.
Subjects
- Chickens--Breeding
- Poultry industry--Massachusetts
- Turkeys--Breeding
Contributors
- Massachusetts Chicken and Turkey Broiler Test, Inc
Types of material
- Photographs