Low quality feed slows chicken growth and laying of eggs

A customer choosing eggs at a stall in the Taman Sri Tebrau wet market, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Inferior corn and soybean feed has caused a slow down in chicken growth and affected the production of eggs.

Johor Small and Medium Poultry Breeders’ Association chairman Lau Ka Leng said the chickens usually took about 30 days to grow before they were ready for slaughter.