Avian Production Management

FEED EFFICIENCY

• It denotes the efficiency of conversion of feed into egg.
• Feed efficiency of layers is calculated in terms of conversion into number of eggs (per dozen eggs) or weight of eggs (per kg egg mass)

• Feed efficiency of a layer depends on the
  
• strain of the bird
  
• average egg number
• egg weight (in the latter case)
  
• Quality of feed (energy, protein and contents of other vital nutrients, presence of toxins, if any, inclusion of performance promoters etc.), managemental care (space allowances, system of feeding, feed wastage, proper debeaking, deworming, insect and rodent control), climate, disease control measures etc.