Broilers · 300,000 birds / cycle · 8 houses
300,000-bird broiler complex — Morocco
Illustrative scenario: greenfield 8-house tunnel-ventilated broiler complex for a North African integrator supplying domestic retail and QSR channels. Sourcing covered climate control, feeding/drinking lines, silos and standby power.
Load requirements
Design loads used to size housing, utilities and equipment.
Stocking density
18 birds/m² (34 kg/m²)
Peak electrical load
480 kW total (60 kW/house)
Peak water demand
72 m³/day at market age
Peak feed throughput
42 t/day across complex
Design ambient
42 °C dry-bulb, 24 °C wet-bulb
Ventilation rate
8 m³/h/kg live weight (tunnel)
System design choices
Why each subsystem was specified the way it was.
| Area | Choice | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Ventilation | Tunnel + 6″ evaporative pad (150 mm) | 42 °C summer ambient requires evaporative cooling to hold ≤30 °C in-house at market age. |
| Heating | Radiant gas brooders, 2 per 100 m² | Localized brooding profile reduces LPG consumption ~18% vs forced-air heaters. |
| Feeding | Chain-disk pan feeders, 4 lines/house | Matches 34 kg/m² finishing density with <30 min fill time. |
| Drinking | Nipple lines with regulator per 30 m | Maintains 20–30 cm H₂O pressure at 42 °C ambient without leakage. |
| Power | 500 kVA prime diesel + ATS, 4 h fuel | Grid reliability <95% in region — full backup of ventilation load is mandatory. |
Results
Representative KPIs achieved on projects of this scope.
Feed conversion (FCR)
1.58 at 2.2 kg
Mortality
3.4% cumulative
Uniformity (CV)
8.1%
Water:feed ratio
1.72:1
Energy per kg live
0.42 kWh/kg
Representative outcomes
- Typical scope: 8 × 120 m × 16 m tunnel houses
- Typical outcome: FCR ~1.58 at 2.2 kg live weight
- Typical timeline: mechanical completion in ~7 months
Note: This case study is an anonymized reference scenario. Specific client identities, contract values and commercial terms are withheld under NDA. Figures reflect typical outcomes for projects of this scope and are not a guarantee for your project.