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The broiler breeder management farm Taucher manages three big poultry houses. These buildings accommodate chickens and roosters under the same roof. Instead of selling the eggs to the consumer, Taucher sells the fertilized eggs to another company, where the eggs are hatched with the help of artificial breeders. These eggs are of higher value than the non-fertilized eggs and are therefore more profitable. The result of this process are chicks, which are used as fattened chickens later. Each poultry house from the agricultural holding is accessed by a central control system, which is responsible for the living and environmental conditions of the poultry animals in the henhouses. Mr. Josef Taucher, the owner of the farm, built another henhouse that is newer and bigger than the old ones. As he was not satisfied with his existing management system for the old henhouses, he was in demand of a newer, better control system. The main reason for that is that the old system is very complex, not very user friendly and has limited adjustment options. Therefore, it is not possible to create optimal living conditions for the poultry animals in his existing henhouse and the profit cannot be maximized. The goal of this thesis was to develop a concept of an automated broiler breeder management building and to implement this concept in the new henhouse. This control system is responsible for the climate, feeding, lighting, egg-collection and water control system. Moreover, the new developed control system will improve the egg laying performance, which generates a higher profit for the farmer. The result of this work is a better working control system for the broiler breeder building. It is easier to understand, yet it offers a more powerful interface for the farmer. The customized design of the user interface was developed together with the operator and enables a high usability and a comfortable handling of the system.