The perfect farm record book: what to note every day, every week, at every end of flock
Everything you have learned in this level (indices, curves, uniformity, comparisons, water/feed ratio, cost price) rests on one thing: figures written the same day, in the right place, by someone who signs. Without a record book, a technician can prove nothing, compare nothing, correct nothing; they remember, and memory always tidies things up. This lesson describes the complete farm record book: its three parts, its model tables, and the rules that make it a reliable document for you, for the local vet and for the buyer.
12 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006This 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.
- ✓Describe the three parts of the record book: flock sheet, daily and weekly pages, end-of-flock balance
- ✓Fill in every column of the daily and weekly model, for broilers and for layers
- ✓Apply the seven rules that make a record book reliable and usable as proof
- ✓Close a flock with a five-line balance that prepares the next flock