The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). They are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion as of 2018, up from more than 19 billion in 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl.

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In Brazil the poultry farming employs more than 3.6 million people direct or indirectly, and accounts for around 1.5% of the National Gross Domestic Product.

The sector is represented by dozens of thousands of integrated producers, hundreds of processing companies and dozens of exporters. Its social importance is also verified by its strong presence in Brazil’s countryside, mainly in the Southern and Southeastern states. In many cities, poultry production is the main economic activity.

In 2016 the Brazilian production reached 12,9 million tons, what places Brazil among the three largest producers worldwide, along with United States and China.

 

Brazilian health aspects are also a differential: the country has no registered cases of bird flu. It is the only country in this situation from among all major producers. Strict production control and management models at farms guarantee the continuity of this status. 

Brazilian success in this sector has another reason: excellence in quality. With production based on corn and soya, Brazilian chicken is strictly controlled by the country’s authorities and by the authorities of the countries that it exports to.

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