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Chicken Production
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University Large Animal Management (Chicken Work) Mind Map on Chicken Production, created by Kate Williams on 17/05/2013.
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Chicken Production
Broiler
No meat birds in cages!
35-43 days to get to table weight
Hybrid birds
Breeding Programmes for rapid growin males and breeder females
Males = Better FCR. Portions!
Housing= completely controlled
Continuous light 2 days, only 4 hours dark at once
Keep birds in thermoneutral zone
Spot Brooding and Whole House Brooding
Virgin White Wood Shavings
Nipple Drinker - Vitamin C added, start height low then rise
70% of cost = food! - Starter, Grower and Finisher Feeds (25 days on finisher)
Egg Birds
Medium hybris cross bred brown bird
Enriched Cage (best system) - 1st Jan 2012 legally
Barn = 9 birds/sq m. 15cm perch
Free Range =2500 birds/ha
Organic = eggs not birds!
Females reared for 18 weeks - 3 vaccines given here
Reared to 1.6kg (1.65 free range - transfer, lose condition)
Transfer, should be 1 day. 3rd salmonella vacc. 15 hours of light/day
280-300 eggs/hen/year
Hen Housed Average = No. eggs from shed divided by no. birds first placed in shed
Layer feed=higher in energy, add oil to feed=larger eggs
Consumption increase to 35% to peak lay
Calcium and Phosphorous - improve shell strength, prevent osteoperosis
Sodium + Chloride = improve shell quality, prevent cannibalism and weakening
Lighting duration affects onset of sexual maturity. Production house - more duration than rearing
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