Comprehensive Guide to Poultry Production and Management

Leghorn

High egg production, white eggs.

Minorca

Large white eggs, active temperament.

Cornish

Fast-growing, muscular.

White Rock

Common broiler breed.

Rhode Island Red

Meat and brown eggs.

Plymouth Rock

Balanced meat and egg production.

Darag

Distinct meat flavor.

Banaba

Used for meat and cultural events.

Labuyo

Wild Red Junglefowl species.

$310.7 billion (2020), projected to hit $422.97 billion (2025).

Poultry market value

2023 chicken inventory reached 202.82 million birds.

Philippines chicken inventory

78

Chicken chromosomes

ZW.

Female chicken sex chromosomes

ZZ.

Male chicken sex chromosomes

All-in all-out

Single flock batch per cycle.

Two-stage production system

Separate brooding and growing houses.

Multi-stage production system

Multiple age groups in different units.

70% bodyweight.

Water content in poultry

Marek's.

Vaccination Schedule for Day-old

NCD.

Vaccination Schedule for 5-12 days

Fowl Pox.

Vaccination Schedule for 6-8 weeks

<150 stress index: Safe; 160 stress index: Reduced feed intake; 170 stress index: Mortality risk.

Temperature guidelines for heat stress

3kg

Brooding (0-6 wks)

7KG

Grower (6-12 wks)

1.5KG

Pullet (12-20 wks)

90-140g/day

Laying (20 wks-Cull)

Carbs, Fats - energy; Protein - growth, egg production

Main Nutrients for feed

Popular Breeds (Quail)

Pharaoh, Seattle, Taiwan, Manchurian, Tuxedo, Negro, Silver

Production Stages (Geese)

Breeds: Toulouse, Embden, Chinese, Pilgrim; Long lifespan (25+ years), good weeders; Seasonal layers (30-50 eggs/year); Use Artificial Insemination for fertility

17 days

Incubation quail

1-15 days (6.25 in² space)

Brooding quail

16-35 days

Grower quail

36+ days

Layer quail

Haemophilus

Infectious Coryza

Pneumonia

Aspergillus

Aflatoxicosis

Moldy feed (Aspergillus flavus)

Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR)

Measures feed efficiency.

Khaki Campbell

300 eggs/year

Indian Runner

150-200 eggs

Mallard (Pateros)

200-270 eggs

FCR Formula

FCR = Feed Intake (kg) ÷ Body Weight Gain

Balut sa Puti

16-18 days

Balut sa Mamatong

12-15 days

Normal FCR for broilers

1.5-2.0

Hen Day Egg Production (%)

% of hens laying per day.

Hen Day % Formula

Hen Day % = (Total Eggs Laid ÷ No. of Hens Present) × 100

Hen Housed Egg Production (%)

Based on original flock size.

Hen Housed % Formula

Hen Housed % = (Total Eggs Laid ÷ No. of Hens at Start) × 100

Heat Stress Index Formula

Dry Bulb Temperature (°F) + Relative Humidity (%) = Heat Stress Index

Crop Fill Percentage

Crop Fill % = (No. of chicks with full crop ÷ Total chicks) × 100

Crop Fill Assessment

8-10 hours = 85% crop fill; 24 hours = 95% crop fill

Space Requirements

Floor Space (m²/100 birds) for different stages.

Daily Feed (0-3 weeks)

90-100g

Daily Feed (3-8 weeks)

100-120g

Daily Feed (8-12 weeks)

~100g

Daily Feed (12-20 weeks)

90-140g

1 cage = 0.6m x 0.9m = 0.54 m²

Cage Space Formula

Birds per cage

0.54 ÷ 0.05 = 10.8 birds ≈ 10 birds/cage