ABSTRACT
Broiler meat production represents one of the largest food industries worldwide. It has experienced larger changes over the past 100 years than over the past two millennia. These have led to an increase in broiler meat consumption and made it very popular all over the world. It is difficult to predict how the industry will develop in the future, but, no doubt, attention will be aimed at improving meat quality, quantity, and the processing of products. Moreover, due to world population growth and increasing income levels, the production of broiler meat has increased over the past few decades. Broiler chickens are reared intensively in most areas of the world to provide a high-quality protein to meet the global animal protein demand. Intensive rearing of broilers is one way of rapidly increasing animal protein supplies for rapidly increasing populations.
