Field exercise: weigh the feed given over 3 days and compare with the table
This whole level rests on one question: is the flock eating what it should? You cannot answer it from memory or by eye. This exercise has you weigh, three days in a row, all the feed that enters the house and all that remains, count the birds, read the water and the temperature, then compare with the table. At the end, you will have a figure, a gap in percent, and a reading. It is the technician's basic action in nutrition.
12 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006Lesson reserved for students following the steps
This lesson is part of Level 7 — Feed and nutrition. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 6 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓Organise a three-day intake measurement with the equipment available on the farm
- ✓Fill in the intake sheet and calculate the grams per bird per day
- ✓Compare the result with the reference table and calculate the gap in percent
- ✓Read the gap and decide what to check first