Evaluating Hoophouses for Rotationally Grazed Turkeys

Project Overview

FNE94-051
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1994: $705.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1994
Region: Northeast
State: Vermont
Project Leader:
John Hayden
The Farm Between

Commodities

  • Animals: poultry

Practices

  • Animal Production: general animal production

    Proposal summary:

    This project will be an economic evaluation of rationally grazed turkeys in portable hoophouses. Two sets of pastured turkeys (one set moved daily, the other moved 2x a week) will be compared to each other and a sex of turkeys raised indoors.

    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.