BROILER MANAGEMENT

Air temp: ___⁰C for whole house brooding

___⁰C at edge of brooder for spot brooding

• 30⁰C

• 32⁰C

Before chick delivery

Relative humidity: ___ to ___%

60 to 70%

Floor temperature (before chick delivery): ___ to ___⁰C

28-30⁰C

• Flush ____ ____ prior to chick arrival

water lines

The water supplied to the chicks should be approximately ___ to ___⁰C

18 - 21⁰C

Evenly spread litter on the floor to a depth of __ to __ cm

2 - 5cm

Ensure minimum ventilation rate is set to maintain temp and RH, remove waste gases and supply fresh air.

Avoid drafts

On chick arrival

Actual air speed at floor level for your chicks should be less than ____m/s (30 ft/min)

0.15

Light intensity for whole-house: __- _lux/ 3-4 fc

30 - 40

Light intensity for spot brooding: __ to __ lux (7-9 fc)

80 - 100 lux

• Monitor chick behavior 1-__ hours after placement to ensure that environmental conditions are correct and access to feed and water is adequate

1-2 hours

Bulk weigh a sample of chicks (__boxes per house placed) and calculate the ___________ ___ _______

• 3 boxes

• average body weight

• Develop appetite from good brooding practice

• Adjust environmental conditions (temp, RH and ventilation) in line with bird behavior and age

0-3 days of age

In 0-3 days of age, provide __ hours of light and __ hour of dark for the first 7 days after placement

• 23

• 1

• A vent temp of ___to ____C should be achieved. Vent temp should be checked in at least __chicks from 5 different locations in the house

• 39.4-40.5⁰C

• 10 chicks

Assess crop fill during the first 48 hours to determine if chicks have found feed and water. To check crop fill, samples of approximately ___to ___ chicks should be collected from each population (0-3 days)

30-40

• • Manage the transition from supplementary to automated feeders and drinkers smoothly by removing feed on paper and in supplementary trays after observing bird behavior and activity in automatic feeders

4-6 days of age

(4-6 days og age) If using a brooding circle or half house brooding, expand the brooding area gradually to allow birds’ access to the whole house area by __to _ days of age

5-7 days

• Bulk weigh a sample of birds at __ days.

• Weight a minimum of __% or 1oo birds (whichever is larger) from each population.

• Weight at 7 days of age should be at least __times that of day-old weight

• 7 days

• 1%

• 4x

Manage the transition from Starter to Grower feed (around __to ___ days) correctly

10-13

• Monitor feed physical quality

• Adjust drinkers and feeders heights in line with bird growth

7-13 days of age

• After __days of age, provide a minimum of _ hours of darkness in one continuous block (or follow local legislation)

• 7

• 4 hours

Provide a light intensity of __to __ lux (0.5-1.0 fc) during the light period

5-10 lux

Bulk weigh a sample of birds at 14 days . A minimum of 1% or 100 birds (whichever is larger) should be weighed from each population

Adjust drinker and feeder in line with bird growth

14-20 days

Manage the transition from grower to finisher feed (around ___ days) ensuring there is a smooth transition between feed rations and without a break in feed supply

(21-27 days)

25 days

Obtain individual body weights at __days.

A minimum of 1% or 100 birds (whichever is larger) should be weighed.

Calculate ____ ________(CV%)

• 21

• flock uniformity

Continue to obtain ______ individual body weights. A minimum of 1% or 100 birds (whichever is larger) should be weighed from each population. Calculate flock uniformity (CV%)

35 days of age to end

• weekly

Pre-processing management

• Provide ___ hours of light and 1 hour of dark for __ days prior to catching. Reduce intensity during _____

• Reposition ____________

• Maintain access to _____

• Ensure catching equipment is clean and maintain effective ventilation

• 23 hrs, 3 days, catching

• feeding equipment

• water

The five freedoms for animal welfare as the ‘ideal state to strive for’

1. Freedom from _____ and _______

2. Freedom from _______

3. Freedom from ___, ______ and ________

4. Freedom to express ______ ______

5. Freedom from ____ and ________

1. hunger and thirst

2. discomfort

3. pain, injury and disease

4. normal behavior

5. fear and distress