LPM 222: Diversified poultry production and current concepts in poultry management and marketing [Livestock Production Management (Regional Interest)] (1+1)

CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGN

• Another design that is being adopted by large producers is based on the "central composite design", Pens and their accompanying runs fan out from a central point. The inner circle is used as a service area with easy access to all pens.
• Variations on the full composite design (half or three-quarters) can be used, depending on available land area. The shape of the service area can also be changed to a hexagon (for a six-paddock design) or octagon (for an eight-paddock design).This design is used for breeding birds as well as for yearlings.

Fig. 22. 2. Central Composite design