Production and Well-Being Resulting From Delayed Movement of Pullets to the Hen Facility

Published: June 7, 2019

Darrin Karcher (Purdue University) explained this measure that can be taken during a disease outbreak to avoid depopulation and maintain production, in an interview during the Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition Conference and Silvateam's Technical Symposium in Indianapolis, USA.

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Darrin Karcher

Darrin Karcher

Purdue University (USA)

Purdue University (USA)

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Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

DSM-Firmenich

11 de septiembre de 2019

I agree that this is quite possible although the actual time and methodology of the pause is key. Naturally there is a loss in overall performance however, this is more just moving the production curve back rather than losing peak and persistency.

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