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Although you F.C.R of 1.68 looks good for 44 day old broilers, the bodyweight is 369 g less than what is shown in the 2012 Cobb 500 broiler management guide. This could easily happen if you are using open-sided houses and the temperature is above 23C which puts your birds about 4 days behind target weight. If using opensided houses some additional improvements can be obtained by feeding the birds ...
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Can glucose be used with sodium bicarbonate in heat stress and what should be its dose?Is glucose beneficial in heat stress?
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This course is for veterinary surgeons, technical staff and managers from the poultry industry who wish to learn more about the nature, diagnosis, and control of infectious diseases of poultry. The course is also suitable for non-specialist graduates who wish to gain a thorough knowledge of the poultry sector while working towards the postgraduate awards in Agrifood.
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Participation in Forum on May 1, 2015
Pakistan. Bird 30000. Mortalty 3% . Breed cobb 500. Avg wt 2.55kg. Days 44. Fcr1.68.cost of production per kg 0.9 usd. Market price 1.15 usd
Participation in Forum on October 28, 2012
Dr. John, Thanks for the information on silage. Is there any increase in the nutritional value of fodder by making fodder?
Participation in Forum on August 24, 2012
very good article about rodent control, common problem at every farm
Participation in Forum on August 6, 2012
sudheer,hi,i want to ask u about indian poultry,what is the trend of poultry in india,isit in the farm of small unitslike 3000 t0 5000 or big units of 30000,bird.here in pakistan b4 6 to 7 years poultry farming was conventional,depenending upon dealers(investors) who give feed ,chicks,medicine to farmers,then at the end he is responsible to sale the bird,throuh total collection of money ,he 1st de ...
Participation in Forum on July 13, 2012
Here in Pakistan,farmers get vaccination at hatchery,through spray method,( nd+ib) become satisfied that i have done my vaccination at hatchery,but u claim that vaccination b4 10 days does not produce uniform & good immunity,can u add up me that vaccination at zero day is feasible,although soon after vaccination bird have to travel to farm ,in my opinion traveling is great stress for bird, &am ...
Participation in Forum on July 10, 2012
IN ADDITION TO ALL ABOVE DISCUSSED POINTS,IN MY EXPERIENCE ADDITION OF GLUCOSE 10 gm/liter OF WATER WILL ALSO HELP TO COMBATE HEAT STRESS. ONE MORE TIP, HOT PERIOD OF DAY WALK GENTLY IN BIRD,SO THAT THEY CAN WALK & DRINK WATER,
Participation in Forum on July 10, 2012
AOA,DR SB , INSPITE OF ALL ABOVE FACTORS,ENTERIC HEALTH OF BIRD HAS VERY POSITIVE EFFECT ON IMMUNE STATUS OF BIRD,WHEN YOUS BIRD IS FREE OF SALMONELLA,E .COLI,CLOSTERIDIUM ,CHANCES OF OUTBREAK OF ND CAN MINIMIZED.