CAGE HOUSING

2 LOHMANN › MANAGEMENT GUIDE 2 4 Introduction 4 Top Performance by Systematic Selection 7 Breeding Scheme 8 Performance Data 9 Housing Chicks 9 General Recommendation s 9 Cage Systems 10 Floor Systems 10 Body Temperature of the Chick s 12 Environment 13 Vaccination 13 General Recommendations 13 Vaccination Methods 13 Special Recommendations 14 Vector vaccines 15 Example of a Vaccination Programme 16 Beak Treatment 17 Nutrition 17 General 17 Ad Libitum Feed Supply 17 Feed Consumption 18 Body weight Development and Feed Consumption CONTENTS