Loading Live Poultry: A Time and Motion Study of Loading Broiler Chickens by Hand, Forklift Truck, and Squeeze-Lift Truck

A. D. Shackelford and V. Wilson Lee

No 373351, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Detailed time studies of methods and equipment for catching and loading broilers in poultry coops on farms in the Southeastern United States show the advantages and disadvantages of loading by hand, forklift truck, and squeeze-lift truck; how long each method takes; and how much labor is needed.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1981-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.373351

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