Comparing two flocks, two houses, two seasons: finding the real cause
"The March flock was bad because the feed was bad." It is the sentence we hear most often, and it is rarely the right one. In March, it was 34 °C, the water tank was in the sun, the feed batch had changed, and the previous flock had been sold three days late, which shortened the downtime. Four things changed at the same time: which one cost 50 points of efficiency index? This lesson teaches you to compare with method so as to blame the right culprit, because a wrong cause leads to a wrong correction.
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 10 — Technical analysis and management. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 9 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓Put two flocks, two houses or two seasons on the same table with the same indicators
- ✓Apply the gap method: quantify each difference and spot the week where it appears
- ✓List what changed between the two situations and test one hypothesis of cause at a time
- ✓Know the normal seasonal gaps in Côte d’Ivoire so as not to mistake them for faults