Does Placing Paper Under Drinker Lines Improve Chick Performance?
Published: July 20, 2020
Summary
Getting chicks on to feed and water as quickly as possible after arrival on a farm has long been recognized as the key to maximizing overall performance. If provided the ideal environmental conditions and plenty of feed and water, chick weights should increase by roughly 50% during the first 48 hours compared to only 2% over the last 48 hours of the flock! Quite simply, the less time it takes ...
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Lallemand
3 de agosto de 2020
I like the article very much, it follows simple theory: chicks are like small kids and the first few hours, first two days, are very important in its life cycle in which their behavior is decided out of which eating and drinking behavior is more important. This would decide about the flock uniformity and the growth pattern of the flock.
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