4 LOHMANN › MANAGEMENT GUIDE CONTENT Introduction 5 Breeding Scheme 6 HOUSING SYSTEMS 8 Floor Housing Systems 9 Cage Housing Systems 10 Comparison and Considerations 11 From Rear to Production 12 Stocking Density 13 Ventilation 15 Perching 19 BIOSECURITY 22 3 major components of Biosecurity 23 Biosecurity programmes 24 Infectious Diseases 25 Pest Control 26 HOUSING & BROODING 27 House Preparation 28 Placement 29 Temperature 30 Adjusting the house temperature 31 Humidity 32 Additional feeders 32 Chick Paper 32 Drinking 33 Early lighting programme 33 Measuring crop fill 34 Early chick development 35 EARLY MANAGEMENT 36 The Preparation Period 37 Parent stock development 38 Male management 40 Sexual organ development in males 42 Key management practices 44 Feathering 46 Body weight and uniformity 49 Methods for evaluating body weight and uniformity 50 Body weight tables 51 Main areas of focus 52 Guidelines for rearing and production 53 Feeding 54 Feed Training 55 Crop checking 56 Feeding concepts 57 Monitoring and adjustments 58 LIGHTING 59 Light sources in poultry houses 60 Lighting programme 61 Tailor-made lighting programmes 62 Light intensity 64 NUTRITION OF PULLETS & BREEDERS 65 Preparation period 66 The first 5 weeks: The basis 68 5–10 weeks: Frame development 69 10–16/17 weeks: Gut & Feed intake development 70 Till 30 weeks: End of preparation period 71 Vitamins & Minerals 73 Production period 77 Crop & Gizzard 78 Feed Intake 79 Feed Energy 80 Feed structure and presentation 80 Fibre 83 Amino acids 84 Egg size and reproduction 85 Lighting programme & Egg size 86 Body weight & Egg size 86 Nutrition & Egg size 87 Amino acids intake levels & Egg weight 87 Levels of added oil or fat & Egg size 87 Fat & Oil 88 Water 89 Recommended nutrient levels 90 HEALTH 93 Parasites 94 Red Mite 95 Coccidiosis 96 Vaccination 96 Breeder vaccination applications 98 HATCHING EGG MANAGEMENT 100 Uniformity and Eggshell quality 101 Hatching egg collection 102 Selection of hatching eggs 102 Disinfection of hatching eggs 103 Egg storage 104 Transport to the hatchery 105
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