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- 1. The Potential FromFarming The Ross 308 Presented by David Speller Owner Applied Group Companies
- 2. 2004 @ LowerFarm
- 3. • Customer requiremore bird places • Customer offers a financial incentive for new building programme, not a contracted sum • Improved bird welfare • Improved bird quality/ uniformity/ consistency • Improved environmental controls Customer Driven Investment
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- 6. Current Farming Operations •Own 180,000 bird places • Rent 115,000 bird places • Building 335,000 bird places share farming • Supervise for the bank 160,000 bird places • 1,700,000 bird places under negotiations • Potentially farming 2.25m birds on 7.5 batches per farm per year (49 day chick to chick) • Potential total annual output 17m birds/yr • All Ross birds for performance and efficiency
- 7. To do allthat means staff (Currently 30, growing 1 man extra/month)
- 8. Important factors forme and my business 8
- 9. • Efficiency/ Productivity •Optimal Welfare Standards • Good Customer Relations • Suitable Size/ Scale • Sound Investment
- 10. 10 EPEF – 379(Best 404.29) Aviagen 400 Club FCR – 1.61 (Best 1.54) DLWG – 61.41 g/day (Best 66.25) Average Kill Age – 36.6 Days Average LW @ Kill – 2.22 Kg (As hatched) Top performer into our customers factory last 5 years in a row Performance 3 year averages
- 11. Practical Broiler Efficiency •All about EFFICIENCY & maximising genetic potential of the bird • Main factor food conversion • Mortality early on has minimal impact • Late issues (legs or mortality) big impact • Every 1g at 7 day = 9g at 28 days • Technology can be used to optimise genetic potential
- 12. 28DayWeight 7Dayweight 7 dayweight Vs 28 Day weight (Ratio 1:9)
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- 14. Improving FCR – FeedManangement • Can be as simple as not running out of feed • Ensure sufficient feed bin space • Monitor consumption tightly to predict any tight spots • Record shed feed usage (batch weighers, etc) • Alarm feed systems to ensure breakdowns minimise starvation periods
- 15. 15 Feed & watermonitoring
- 16. Cleanout / Disinfection •We take our time • All areas cleaned including canteen and toilets • We use the right products and rotate products • Orchard sprayer used to improve coverage/ efficacy • We chemically treat floors for Cocci every time
- 18. Brooding / EarlyEnvironment • UFH – warm floors across whole shed • Indirect heating reduces CO2 • Manage airflows, especially with indirect heaters that may be on for longer. • Humidity is free heat (5% RH = 1oC)
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- 21. Hot Water Distribution& Air Heating
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- 23. Managing 12-22 dayperiod • Crumb to pellet change over • Increasing ventilation • Vaccination • Feathering up • Remote cameras help access behaviour • Good data used as a management tool
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- 28. Remote Access ViaSmart Phones
- 29. Monitor Activity • Activitylevels indicate welfare/ potential performance • Visual and sound used • Part of an EU project (Precision Livestock Farming) • Ensure feeder and drinker facilities can cope (Eyenamics suggest inconsistent demands)
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- 31. Eyenamic Data Managing PoorChick Activity 31
- 32. 32 Aims From Eyenamics •Monitordistribution of birds around the sheds and ensure even access to food, water, etc •Link data to a welfare score/ Prove welfare •Link behaviour trends with performance to ensure consistent good performance •Look for activity trends and adjust food and water access to meet demands •Monitor consistently and in a quantitative way that can be recorded and monitored
- 34. 34 Future data analysistakes a lot of computer processing
- 35. 35 50.00 52.00 54.00 56.00 58.00 60.00 62.00 64.00 66.00 68.00 Farm - SpellerAverage Daily Liveweight Gain Eyenamics Introduced
- 36. Conclusion • It isessential to have good genetics to maximise efficiency potentials • You also need good facilities, good feed and water and good management skills
- 37. 37 Thank you forListening David Speller david@appliedgroup.org.uk