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Individually Weigh Broiler Breeders in Rear
Why individually weigh broiler breeders in rear?
Routine accurate estimates of average body weight allows:
• Correctfeedallocationtoapopulationduringrearandproduction.
• Correctcontrolofbothmaleand femalebodyweightswhichwilloptimizeperformanceateverystageoflife.
• Recording individual body weights from 14 to 21 days of ageonwards allows CV% and grading populations to be accuratelymanaged.
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The procedure for individually weighing broiler breeders in rearBird HandlingBirds must be handled in a calm and correct way by people who have been appropriately trained. Bird welfare must be a priority at all times.
Equipment1. Agoodsetofelectronicormanual/mechanicaldialscaleswith10g(0.02lb)increments,
anaccuracyof+/-20g(0.04lb)andhaveaminimumcapacityof5kg(11lb).
Electronicscale(left)andmechanicaldialscale(right)fortakingindividualbirdweights.
2. Apenorpencil.
3. Weightrecordingcharts.
4. Scientificcalculatorifweighingusingmanual/mechanicaldialscales.
Note - All scales should be calibrated on a regular basis (at the beginning and end of every weighing) to ensure they are weighing accurately and correct body-weight management is maintained.
Theprocedureforindividuallyweighingbroilerbreedersinrear
How To...Individually Weigh Broiler
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Step 1 Suspend / situate scales in a secure, easilyaccessible place in the pen where weighingwilltakeplace.Setthescalestozeroandhaveasecureshackletoholdbirds inplacebeforeweighingbegins.
Step 2 Catchandpenupasampleofat least2%or50birdsperpopulation,whicheverisgreater.Inrear,ifthepopulationsizeisgreaterthan1000birds,samplesshouldbetakenfrom2differentlocationsinthepenorhouse.Samplesshouldbetakenfromtowardsthemiddleofeachpenor house avoiding side wall areas and areas closetoentrancedoors.
Step 3 Collectingonebirdatatime,placeitslegsintotheshackles,waituntilthebirdiscalmandreadtheweightfromthescale(tothenearest20g[0.04lb]formechanicalscales).
Step 4 Record the weight obtained and gently release the weighed bird back into the main penpopulation.
Mechanical scales require manual data records tobekeptanddatacalculationstobemadefor:
o Totalnumberofbirdsweighed.o Averageweight per bird (Totalweight of allbirds÷Numberofbirdsweighed).
o Weightrange.o CoefficientofVariation(CV%).
Theprocedureforindividuallyweighingbroilerbreedersinrear
How To...Individually Weigh Broiler
Breeders in Rear
05ProcedureBirdsshouldbeweighedonthesamedayeachweekandatthesamehouroftheday;ideally4-6hoursafterfeeding.
Step 1
Entrance Door Pen Door
Catching Door
Bird sample points; should be away from side wall and entrance doors.
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Step 5 RepeattheweighingprocessuntilALLbirdsinthecatchingpenhavebeenweighedandrecorded.Thiswilleliminateselectivebias.
Step 6 Calculateaverageweightand theCoefficientofVariation (CV%). CV% isusuallycalculatedautomaticallywhenusingdigitalscales.Ifmanualscalesareused,itwillbenecessarytocalculatethestandarddeviationusingeitherascientificcalculatororacomputerspreadsheet.
Step 7 AveragebodyweightandCV%shouldbeplottedonabodyweightforagechartandcomparedtotarget.Variationfromperformancetargetswillhelpdeterminefuturefeedallocations.
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Example for manual calculation of CV%:
CV%=
Standard Deviation x100
Average Body Weight
Forexample:
Wherestandarddeviation=0.048kg/0.106lbandaverageweight=0.471kg/1.04lb
CV%=0.048kg/0.106lb
x100=10.2 0.471kg/1.04lb
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Ross 308 Parent Stock - Rearing Program 0 - 24 WeeksFemales / House 2 / Pen 3
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Procedurefortakingindividualbodyweights
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WeightPounds
WeightGrams
Number of Birds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
0.00 0.00
0.04 0.20
0.09 0.40
0.13 0.60
0.18 0.80
0.22 100
0.25 120
0.31 140
0.35 460
0.40 180
0.44 200
0.49 220
0.53 240
0.57 260
0.62 280
0.66 300
0.71 320
0.75 340 x x x x x
0.79 360 x x x x x x x x x x x
0.84 380 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
0.88 400 x x x x x x x x x x x x
0.93 420 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
0.97 440 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1.01 460 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1.06 480 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1.10 500 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1.15 520 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1.19 540 x x x x x x x x x x x x
1.23 560 x x x x x x x x x x x
1.28 580 x x x x x x x
1.32 600
1.37 620
1.41 640
1.46 660
1.50 680
1.54 700
1.59 720
1.63 740
1.68 760
1.72 780
1.76 800
1.81 820
1.85 840
1.90 860
1.94 880
Farm Breed House Pen Sex Age Date
2 Female 28 Mar - 15
Number Weighed Average Weight Target Weight % Coefficient of Variation
212 464 g (1.02 lbs) 450 g (0.99 lbs) 10.3
Exampleofabodyweightrecordingchartwhenmanualscalesareusedforweighing.
05 Theprocedureforindividuallyweighingbroilerbreedersinrear
06Theprocedureforindividuallyweighingbroilerbreedersinrear
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CURRRRRENENTT DAD TATTTTTTT METE RICTOOOTATT L WEWEIGII HEHHHHED:D 79AVERAGAGA E WEW IGIIIIIII HTT: 0.471DEVIATION: 000.048888C.V. (%):: 10.2
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CUURRRRRRRENT DAD TATATATTTT IMPERIALTOTATTTTTAL WEEIGIII HEHHHH D: 79AVERAGGE WEW IGIII HT: 1.1 0337DEVIATTION: 00.110505C.V. (%): 10.2
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Exampleofprintoutsfromautomaticweighingequipment–CV%,numberofbirdsweighed,averageweight,andstandarddeviationareallcalculatedautomaticallywhenusingelectronicscales.
Procedurefortakingindividualbodyweights
07 Interpretingresults
How To...Individually Weigh Broiler
Breeders in Rear
05Interpreting resultsAdeviationfromexpectedbodyweightmaybeduetoaninaccurateweighing.Ifaninconsistentbodyweightisrecorded,checkthatthescalesareworkingcorrectlyandthenweighasecondsampleofbirdsimmediatelyasacheckbeforemakinganychangestofeedlevels.
Days 14 to 21Adeviationfromstandardbodyweightbetween14and21daysgenerallyindicates:
• Aneedtorevisemanagementoffeedertransition(timingandproceduresusedtochangefromfloorfeedingtomechanicalfeeders).
• Aneedtorevisefeedlevels;feedlevelsshouldbealteredaccordinglyifbodyweightsareaboveorbelowtarget.
Day 28 onward
WeightsandCV%atday28shouldbeusedtogradethepopulationinto2or3sub-groupsofdifferentaverageweight.Eachgroupcanthenbemanagedaccordingtoweighttominimizeflockuniformityatpointoflay.
1. Under target weight birds (dark blue line on graphs below).
• Wheretheaveragebodyweightforapopulation/penisbelowtargetbodyweightbymorethan100g(0.2lb)graduallybringbirdsbacktotargetby63days.
• Appropriateincreasesinfeedshouldbegivenbasedonthedeviationfromtargetbodyweight.
• Ifbirdsremainundertargetbody-weightafter63daystheyshouldbegraduallybroughtbacktotargetprofileby105daysofage.
• Ifbirdsstill remainbelow targetbody-weight (by100g [0.2 lb]) at105days then theyshouldbegraduallybroughtbacktotargetweightbythetimeoffirstlightstimulation.
2. Over target weight birds (dark green line on graphs below).
• Thesearebirdsthataregreaterthan100g(0.2lb)overthetargetbodyweight.
• Re-draw thebodyweight curve tobringbirdsgraduallybackon to targetby63daysofage.Neverreducefeedlevels;reducethenextfeedincrementordelaythenextfeedincreaseinordertoachievetherevisedbody-weighttarget.
• If birds remain over target weight from 63 days onward, then the target should be redrawn parallel to the profile. Do not attempt to bring these birds back to the profile.Birdsshouldbefedtheleveloffeedtomaintainthisprofile.
Re-drawingoffuturebody-weighttargetsupto63daysofage(ontheleft)andre-drawingoffuturebody-weightprofileswhenaveragebodyweightisbelow,onorabovetargetat63daysofage(ontheright).
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