Poultry (Leaving Cert Agricultural Science): Flashcards
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Temp. for day-old chicks
Temp. for day-old chicks
Chicks per sq. metre (up to 4 weeks)
Chicks per sq. metre (up to 4 weeks)
20
Daily food per layer (grams)
Daily food per layer (grams)
grams
Nest ratio for laying hens
Nest ratio for laying hens
1 nest per 5 hens
Why never wash eggs with water
Why never wash eggs with water
Removes protective coating
3 poultry management systems
3 poultry management systems
Free range, semi-intensive, intensive
Safe green feeds (examples)
Safe green feeds (examples)
Cabbage, kale, lettuce, spinach, clover, alfalfa
Toxin in raw potato peels
Toxin in raw potato peels
Solanine
When to vaccinate for Newcastle disease
When to vaccinate for Newcastle disease
Beginning of dry seasons
Culling threshold for egg production
Culling threshold for egg production
Below
Broiler
Broiler
Meat chicken, slaughtered ~5-6 weeks
Layer
Layer
Hen kept for egg production
Point of lay age
Point of lay age
18-20 weeks
Main broiler strains used in Ireland
Main broiler strains used in Ireland
Ross 308 and Cobb 500
Broiler target weight & time
Broiler target weight & time
~2.2 kg at 35-42 days
Chicken egg incubation period
Chicken egg incubation period
21 days
Time for egg formation
Time for egg formation
24-26 hours
Egg code 1 on stamp
Egg code 1 on stamp
Free-range
Year EU banned battery cages
Year EU banned battery cages
2012
FCR calculation
FCR calculation
kg feed ÷ kg liveweight gain