Field exercise: calculate daily gain, feed conversion and uniformity on your last flock
Until now, the figures were those of the lesson. This time, they are yours. You are going to open the record book of your last flock (or of the current flock), gather five pieces of data, work through four calculations and fill in a one-page sheet. In two hours, you will have the complete flock line of your farm, the one a technician presents to their owner. And if a piece of data is missing, you will have found your first job: making it available for the next flock.
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
- ✓Gather the five pieces of data needed from the record book, delivery notes and sales slips
- ✓Calculate livability, average weight, daily gain, feed conversion and efficiency index on your own flock
- ✓Carry out a weighing of 50 birds on the current flock and derive uniformity and coefficient of variation
- ✓Fill in the flock sheet and read it with the grids of the level