Avian Production Management

ECONOMIC PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL BROILERS AND LAYERS

Economic traits of commercial broilers and their mean performance

• Body weight at day old (g) : 42
• Body weight at 6^th week (g) : 2075
• Feed consumption – 6^th week (g) : 3611
• Feed conversion ratio (FCR) – 6^th week : 1.74
• Ready-to-cook yield (%) : 70-72

Economic traits of commercial layer and their mean performance

I. Rearing period (0 -17 weeks)

1	Livability (%)	96 %
2	Body weight at 5 and 8 weeks of female (g)	370/590
3	Feed consumption per bird	5.2 kg

II. Laying period

1	Age at 50 % production	140 days
2	Feed consumption per hen day (21-80 weeks)	108 g
3	Livability % (17-80 weeks)	94 %
4	Hen housed egg production (72 weeks)	319
5	Egg weight (g) at 32, 60, 72 weeks	56.5, 58.7, 59.6
6	Egg mass (kg) upto 60, 72 weeks	14.9, 18.0
7	Feed conversion per kg egg mass -60, 72 weeks	1.98, 2.01
8	Livability (%) at 60, 72 weeks	96, 94.8 %
9	Body weight (g) at 20, 40, 72 weeks (female)	1295/1450/1540
10	Egg number per hen housed at 40, 72 weeks	108/275
11	Feed intake cumulative per hen housed at 40, 72 weeks	16.8/40.0