Introduction to Chicken
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Introduction to Chicken
- 1. Introduction to Chicken MuhammadArslan Musa arslan2062@gmail.com Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 2. Scientific Name Scientific Name : Gallus domesticus Domestication : 2000 B.C. Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 4. Chromosomes 78 (39 pairs) ZW=Female ZZ= Male Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 5. Life span 7-15 years Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 6. Body Temperature (°F) Chick: 103-104 Adult: 105-107 Lethal Body Temperature 113-117 Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 7. Blood Pressure Young Leghorn 130/90 mmHg Mature leghorn 200/150 Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 8. Heart Beat Rate RIR 250 DOC 300-560 beats /minute Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 9. Respiration Rate 20-22 breathe per minute Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 10. Incubation Period 21 days Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 11. Incubation Requirements Setter Hatcher Days 1-18 19-21 Temperature(°F) 99.5 98.5 RH(%) 55-60 65-75 Turning afterevery hour Never Position Broader end upward Horizontal Turningangle 45° Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 12. Egg During Incubation Taken byegg •Oxygen7 grams Eliminated fromegg •CO2 6 grams •Heat 20 calories •Moisture 9 grams (0.55-0.70 % per day) Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 13. Egg to Chick Chick weight 65% of egg Weight lossin incubator 15 % Weight losson hatching 20 % Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 14. Normal Hatching Position 1. Forepart of the body will towardsthe large end of the egg 2. Head beneath the right wing 3. Legs up beneath the head 4. Beak directed towards air cell Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 15. Egg Starts after : 20 weeks Egg weight :55-60 g Clutch : 50 eggs (2-200 eggs) Egg Formationtime : 24 hours Yolk Formation Time: 7-10 days Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 16. Ovain mature hen : 3600-4200 Pores in eggshell : 8000-10000 Thetemperature of freshlylaid egg is 104°Fand takes 4- 6 hours to attain room temperature Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 17. Layer Eggs/cycle: 300-350 eggs/bird Egg Production Cycle: 20-72 weeks Feed Consumed: 40-50 kg/bird (1-72 weeks) Space/bird: 1.5 ft2 Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 18. Broiler Market age : 35-40 days Bodyweight: 2 kg Feed consumption: 3-3.5 kg FCR: 1.5-1.75 Space /bird : 0.58-0.65 ft2 Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 19. Breeder Broiler Breeder Layer Breeder Productioncycle 24-64 20-72 Eggs/cycle 183 260 Chicks 150 70-90 female chicks Feed Consumption (g/bird) 170 g (female) 120-130 g (male) 110 g BodyWeight (end of cycle) kg 3.5 4.5-5 Floor Space (ft2/bird) 3 1.75 Male 10% 7-8 % Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 20. Some Famous Strains Broiler Layer Hubbard LSL Light Ross Hisex Cobb Bovan white Arbor Acres Hy-Line W-98, W-36, W-80 Indian River Nick Chick Shaver Babcock Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 21. Cock Mating Mating : 10-30 times a day Semen/ejaculation : 0.2-0.5 ml Sperms/ml : 1.75-3 billions Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 22. Blood Weight 7-8 % of bodyweight Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 23. Feather 4-8% of Body Weight 5000 feathers/maturechicken Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 24. Feces 12-16 times a day Intestinal: 10-12 times Caecal : 4-6 times Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 25. Skeleton Vertebrae : 41-42 Ribs : 7 pairs Toes : 4-5 Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 26. Methods of Heat Dissipation •Conduction •Convection •Radiation •Evaporation Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 27. Slaughtering or Stunning •Bleeding Time : 1.5-2 minutes •Stunning Current : 90 volts (AC) or 110 volts (DC) Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 28. Egg Shell Color Red Ear lobes = Brown-shelled eggs White Ear lobes = White-shelledeggs Some exceptionsare present i.e. Araucanahave red earlobesand lay blue or green shelledeggs Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 29. Egg Formation in Hen Infundibulam 15 mins Magnum 3 hrs Isthmus 1.30 hrs Uterus 20-21 hrs Vagina Few minutes Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 30. Chicken Meat and Egg Nutrient(%) Egg Meat Water 66 66.2 Protein 12-13 21 Fat 10-11 9 Minerals 11 3.5 Carbohydrates 0.5 0.3 Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 31. Bantam Chicken •Small or miniature chickens •Frizzled (curledplumage) Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 32. Broiler Development Muhammad Arslan Musa
- 36. Ayam Cemani • Breed from Indonesia • entirely black, including feathers, beak, and internal organs • Hyperpigmentation (fibromelanosis) Muhammad Arslan Musa