The Ross 708 parent stock female was first introduced in North America in 2001. Since then, popularity of the Ross 708 has grown rapidly worldwide and much has been learned about the performance potential of this bird and how best to achieve it.
This booklet contains the nutritional recommendations for Ross 708 Parent Stock and is to be used with the Ross Parent Stock Management Handbook and Ross 708 Parent Stock Performance Objectives.
The purpose of this interactive Handbook is to help Aviagen customers optimize the performance from their parent stock.
Chick numbers are most often reduced during the period between 40 to 60 weeks of age because of poor persistency in both egg production and hatchability.
This document provides the key management points for Parent Stock in a handy pocket-sized guide. It is intended to be a practical tool for use on-farm and as such
One of the most challenging aspects of managing any generation of birds is that of environmental control in open-sided houses.
This is a short technical article written by Dr Marcelo Silva. The article discusses the need for a holistic strategy for feeding the modern broiler breeder in order to maximize their reproductive potential
One of the most difficult tasks of hatching egg producers is to produce optimum egg weights in early production while controlling late egg size in older flocks.
When discussing female feathering, whether development during the rearing phase or maintenance and re-growth during the production phase, one of the most important points to bear in mind is that there are no quick and simple solutions to change feather condition
Eggs laid on the floor (floor eggs) have a significantly higher risk of contamination and will reduce hatch and chick quality.
The How To’s are designed to be simple, back to basics documents describing critical management areas, their importance and how to achieve them.
Achieving the optimal uniformity of parent stock using a well-managed floor feeding system can be accomplished by following management techniques such as maintaining correct litter depth and quality
This document details the key best management practices when transferring broiler breeders from rear to lay facilities. Where rear and move facilities exist birds are transferred out of the rearing facilities and moved to the laying facilities before lay commences.
This document details the key best management practices when transferring broiler breeders from rear to lay facilities. Where rear and move facilities exist birds are transferred out of the rearing facilities and moved to the laying facilities before lay commences.
This booklet contains the performance objectives for Ross 308 parent stock and should be used in conjunction with the Ross 308 Parent Stock Management Guide.
This booklet contains the performance objectives for Ross 708 parent stock and should be used in conjunction with the Ross Parent Stock Management Guide.
This booklet contains the nutritional recommendations for Ross 308 Parent Stock and is to be used with the Ross Parent Stock Management Handbook and Ross 308 Parent Stock Performance Objectives.
This new How To series describes key ventilation management procedures, to ensure the house environment is maintained at optimum levels.
Ascites is a multi-factorial syndrome caused by interactions between physiological, environmental and management factors. Its presence in a broiler flock will have a significant effect on the biological and economical performance of the flock.
Traditionally, it has been assumed that using long daylengths for broilers will maximize growth rate. However, recent research examining the relationship between daylength and a range of characteristics in commercial broilers has shown that this is not always correct.
This article has been written specifically for poultry producers in Latin America. However, the recommendations given are expected to be useful and informative for other world regions. The aim of this article is to provide information on areas for consideration/action
Improvements in post-brooding management that produce even small gains in performance can be financially beneficial. Management strategies should allow deviations from ‘normal’ performance to be rapidly detected and corrected. Post-brooding, correct management
Pre-processing handling, the management of birds during the last 24 hours prior to slaughter, is a vital step in preparing for broiler meat processing. In this final stage of the broiler management cycle, the procedures put in place (feed withdrawal, catching, transportatio…