Is a typical chicken entree (i.e. grilled chicken breast or even chicken parm) made from a broiler or fryer?

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February 2009: Ava died suddenly. Upon necropsy, it turned out Ava was actually a boy, significantly underweight and full of cancer. He was a very friendly rooster and will be missed.

Ava is a "peeper", our sanctuary-created term for a broiler, the type of chickens people eat. 9.2 billion Avas are slaughtered each year for consumption.

Broilers are bred to grow and grow fast. They are killed when they are only six weeks old. This fast growth rate causes severe health problems: heart attacks are very common (from obesity) as are bone and pelvic breaks.

You can help the Avas by reducing or eliminating meat from your diet.

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Question by MD12: Is a typical chicken entree (i.e. grilled chicken breast or even chicken parm) made from a broiler or fryer?
Are broilers/fryers the standard method of chicken breasts? Is that what you buy when you get chicken breast at the supermarket? Or are they something different..

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