Avian Production Management

Livability at market age

LIVABILITY/SURVIVABILITY AT MARKET AGE

• Under standard rearing conditions, 94 to 96 % livability is anticipated at market age since the death rate (mortality) should not exceed 4 to 6 %.
• The factors influencing livability are strain, housing design, disinfection and other disease control measures, medication, vaccination, standard of management like brooding, extremes of climate, downtime between batches, system of rearing, Quality of feed, litter material etc.