Solar-assisted poultry production in small-scale farms: a case study in the Bekaa semi-arid region, Lebanon

Table 2 Energy equivalents (EE) and % share of inputs and outputs in broiler production

	GPH-WS^a		CPH-WS^a		GPH-CS^a		CPH-CS^a
	Total EE (MJ/1000 birds)	Share (%)	Total EE (MJ/1000 birds)	Share (%)	Total EE (MJ/1000 birds)	Share (%)	Total EE (MJ/1000 birds)	Share (%)
Inputs
Chick	454.89	1.34	442.08	1.09	424.89	1.15	433.27	0.95
Human labour	217.56	0.64	217.56	0.54	294	0.79	294	0.64
Machinery	200	0.59	200	0.49	200	0.54	200	0.44
Feed	32,964.53	96.97	32,964.53	81.08	28,276.96	76.30	29,204.37	63.81
Electricity	158.4	0.47	6832.8	16.81	7862.4	21.22	15,638.4	34.17
Total energy input	33,995.39	100	40,656.97	100	37,058.25	100	45,770.05	100
Outputs
Broiler	19,666.23	99.45	20,179.04	99.45	17,012.81	99.45	18,870.80	99.45
Manure	108.52	0.55	111.35	0.55	93.88	0.55	104.13	0.55
Total energy output	19,774.75	100	20,290.38	100	17,106.68	100	18,974.93	100

^aGPH and CPH refer, respectively, to green and conventional poultry houses. WS and CS refer, respectively, to the warm and cold seasons of broiler production cycles

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