INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE AND FEATHERING ON PERFORMANCE

Temperature

Feathering

100%

50%

0%

Feed g/day

12.8 deg C

108

128

147

 

23.9 deg C

105

112

128

 

33.9 deg C

82

91

99

 

 

 

 

 

Egg mass g/day

12.8 deg C

45.4

45.6

41.9

 

23.9 deg C

49.9

49

47.0

 

33.9 deg C

39.6

47.3

43.3

 

 

 

 

 

F.C.R

12.8 deg C

2.38

2.81

3.51

 

23.9 deg C

2.10

2.29

2.72

 

33.9 deg C

2.08

1.92

2.29

Peguri et al, Poultry Science, 72, 1318-1329

 

FEEDING IN REARING

Produced only as a guide for:  

Starter

2950 kcal

12.3 MJ

Grower

2850 kcal

11.9 MJ

Pullet

2750 kcal

11.5 MJ

Pre-lay

2750 kcal

11.5 MJ

and for rearing on litter at 20°C.  

Age

Average weight

Kcal/l litter

Ration g/d litter

Cumul cons (g) litter

Weeks

Days

Starter – 2950 Kcal (12.3 MJ)

20% crude protein

Temperate climate = 0-3 weeks

Hot climate = 0-4/5 weeks

1

1-7

65

30

11

77

2

8-14

120

51

17

196

3

15-21

200-210

78

26

371

Grower-2850 kcal (11.9 MJ) 19 % crude protein

 

4

22-28

285-300

95

33

602

5

29-35

380-400

111

39

875

6

36-42

475-500

125

44

1183

7

43-49

565-595

138

48

1519

8

50-56

655-690

149

52

1883

9

57-63

745-785

160

56

2275

10

64-70

835-880

170

60

2695

Pullet-2750 kcal (11.5MJ) 16%crude protein

 

11

71-77

925-970

180

65

3150

12

78-84

1015-1060

190

69

3633

13

85-91

1100-1150

199

72

4137

14

92-98

1185-1240

208

76

4669

15

99-105

1270-1330

217

79

5222

16

106-112

1355-1420

226

82

5796

Pre-lay - 2750 kcal (11.5.MJ) 17 % crude protein (2)

 

 

17

113-119

1445-1510

235

85

6391

Transfer around 17 weeks

 

18

120-126

1530-1600

245

89

 

(1)     The weights given correspond to the afternoon weight on farm. Remember that during transport the pullet can lose between 5 to 12 % weight according to transport duration and temperature. It is very difficult to have a good estimate of pullet weight after transfer.

(2)     To avoid a drop in intake, 50 % of the calcium should be given in granular form (particles = 2 to 4 mm). Note: The ration must be adjusted according to bodyweight.

Note: The ration must be adjusted according to bodyweight.  

GROWER FEED SPECIFICATIONS

Feed

specifications

Units

Starter

1-21 days

Grower

3-10 wks

21-70days

Pullet

10-16 wks

70-112 days

Pre-lay

112 days to

2% lay

Amount fed

 

400g

2300g

3100g

 

Met Energy

Kcal/kg

2950

2850

2750

2750

 

MJ/kg

12.3

11.9

11.5

11.5

Crude protein

%

20

19

16

17

Methionine

%

0.52

0.45

0.33

0.36

Methionine+Lysine

%

0.86

0.76

0.60

0.65

Lysine

%

1.16

0.98

0.74

0.80

Threonine

%

0.76

0.65

0.50

0.53

Tryptophan

%

0.21

0.19

0.16

0.17

Expressed as true digestable value (1)

Digestable Methionine

%

0.47

0.41

0.30

0.33

Digestable Meth+Cyst

%

0.76

0.66

0.53

0.57

Digestable Lysine

%

1.01

0.85

0.64

0.68

Digestable Threonine

%

0.65

0.56

0.42

0.45

Digestable Tryptophan

%

0.18

0.16

0.14

0.15

Mineral contents

Calcium (2)

%

1.05-1010

0.90-1.10

0.80-1.00

2-2.10 (2)

Available Phosphorus

%

0.48

0.42

0.36

0.45

Chlorine minimum

%

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

Sodium minimum

%

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

Added trace elements

Added vitamins

(1)     These recommendations have been established on the base of Digestibility tables of RhOne Poulenc Animal Nutrition (Nutrition guide - Ed. 1993).

(2)     To avoid a drop in intake, 50 % of the calcium must be given in granular form (particles = 2 to 4 mm).

DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS IN LAY

Nutrients

Units

Feed

17-28 weeks

29-50 weeks

50 weeks +

Met. Energy advised

Kcal ME/kg

MJ ME/kg

2750-2800

11.5-11.7

2750-2800

11.5-11.7

2730-2760

11.4-11.5

Crude Protein

Crude Lysine

Crude Methionine

Crude Meth+Cystine

Crude Tryptophan

Crude Isoleucine

Crude Threonine

Crude Valine

G/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

19.5

880

430

760

190

700

620

820

Expressed as true digestability (1)
Digestable Lysine

Digestable Methionine

Digestable Meth+Cystine

Digestable Tryptophan

Digestable Isoleucine

Digestable Threonine

Digestable Valine

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

mg/d

760

390

670

165

600

530

700

Available Phosphorus (2)

Available Phosphorus (3)

Calcium

Sodium minimum

Chlorime mim/max

Linoleic Acid minimum

g/d

g/d

g/d

mg/d

mg/d

g/d

0.44

0.42

0.38

0.40

0.38

0.34

3.9-4.1

4.1-4.3

4.3-4.6

180

180

180

170/260

170/260

170/230

106

1.4

1.25

Added trace elements
Added vitamins

(1)     These recommendations have been established on the base of Digestibility tables of Rhône Poulenc Animal Nutrition (Nutrition guide - Ed. 1993).

(2)     You should use of these values when Calcium is present in powder form.

(3)     When 65 % of the calcium is given in particles of 2 to 4 mm we can use these values.

Important note: at 28 weeks, before changing feed, weigh the birds. If the weight is below standard (less than 1.85 kg) stay with the first feed. This is also the case when temperatures are very high or intake is low for any other reason

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO TEMPERATURE FLOOR OR LITTER PRODUCTION

Rate

of

lay

Temperatures deg C

10

15

20

25

30

Kcal (g)

Kcal (g)

Kcal (g)

Kcal (g)

Kcal (g)

2-10%

10-30%

30-60%

60-95%

After peak

302 (109)

313 (113)

339 (122)

365 (132)

378 (136)

286 (103)

296 (107)

322 (116)

437 (125)

360 (130)

270 (97)

280 (101)

305 (110)

330 (119)

342 (123)

254 (92)

264 (95)

288 (104)

313 (113)

324 (117)

238 (86)

248 (89)

272 (98)

295 (106)

306 (110)

Expressed in Kcal/day and g of feed for a feed of 2775 Kcal/kg (11.6 M J)

GROWTH TARGETS IN EARLY PRODUCTION

Rate of lay

Age

Bodyweight (g)

2%

5%

20%

50%

90%

Day 0

Day 0 + 3

Day 0 + 7

Day 0 + 14

Day 0 + 28

30 weeks

35 weeks

End of lay

1620

1650

1700

1750

1825

1870-1960

1900-2000

1950-2050

 

FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2% LAY TO 28 WEEKS

During this period, feed intake is about 10 g less than that seen from 28 to 72 weeks.

The recommendations are based on the average intake seen during this time.

If bodyweight at 28 weeks is less than 1850 g, then follow this advice for longer.

Energy level 2750-2800 kcal ME

Advised:          11.6-11.8 MJ ME

Average intake observed g/d

95

100

105

110

115

Crude Protein %

Crude Amino Acids                   %

Lysine

Methionine

Methionine + Cystine

Tryptophan

Threonine

Isoleucine

Valine

20.5

-

0.92

0.45

0.80

0.200

0.65

0.73

0.86

19.5

-

0.88

0.43

0.76

0.190

0.62

0.70

0.82

18.6

-

0.84

0.41

0.72

0.180

0.59

0.66

0.78

17.7

-

0.80

0.39

0.69

0.173

0.56

0.63

0.74

17

-

0.76

0.37

0.66

0.165

0.54

0.61

0.71

Dig. Amino Acids                      %

Dig. Lysine

Dig. Methionine

Dig. Methionine + Cystine

Dig. Tryptophan

Dig. Threonine

Dig. soleucine

Dig. Valine

-

0.80

0.41

0.70

0.174

0.55

0.63

0.73

-

0.76

0.39

0.67

0.165

0.53

0.60

0.70

-

0.72

0.37

0.64

0.157

0.50

0.57

0.66

-

0.69

0.35

0.61

0.150

0.48

0.54

0.63

-

0.66

0.34

0.58

0.143

0.46

0.52

0.61

Available Phosphorus (1)         %

                                    (2)         %

Calcium                                     %

Sodium minimum                       %

Chlorine min-max                      %

0.46

0.42

4.1-4.3

0.19

0.18-0.26

0.44

0.40

3.9-4.1

0.18

0.17-0.26

0.42

0.38

3.7-3.9

0.17

0.16-0.25

0.40

0.36

3.5-3.7

0.16

0.15-0.24

0.38

0.34

3.4-3.6

0.16

0.14-0.23

Linoleic Acid minimum (3)         %

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

  1. Standard to use if the total calcium is in powder form,

  2. Standard to use when 65 % of the calcium is in granular form (of 2 to 4 gram).

  3. The use of vegetable oil will improve flavour, intake and egg weight.