Major practice in poultry production [manuscript]
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2016
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Jojee Joiyce V. Valderama
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The Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Central Luzon State University offers the major practice program as an option to undergraduate thesis. It aims to produce quality graduates, equipped with the managerial skills and capable of decision making in poultry production.
The major practice was conducted at the APO Contract Broiler Project from August to September 2014 and at APO Poultry Module 1 from April to May 2014. The student was exposed to different management practices and activities in raising broilers and layers such as brooding, feeding, lighting, water management, medication and vaccination, proper egg collection, sorting of eggs, selection and culling, hauling, marketing and record keeping for proper evaluation of the project.
At the APO Contract Broiler Project, a total of 18.822 broiler chicks were raised. The feed conversion ratio after one production cycle was 2.059, the average live weight was 1,476 grams, mortality was 4.81% and harvest recovery was 95.18%. All the above parameters met the SMFI base standards because of good quality stocks, proper feeding and care management given to the birds. The total revenue was Php 166.311.19 with operating expenses of Php 80,419.44. The project gained a net income of Php 85,891.75 with ROE of 106.80.
At the APO Poultry Module I (House III), the total cost in rearing 2080 pullets up to 18th weeks of age was Php 354,391.42. Cost of producing pullet was Php 170.38. The average % hen day production of DeKalb layers from 56 to 62 weeks was 78.20% which was lower than the DeKalb base standard of 88.43%. The total number of eggs produced in 56th to 62nd weeks was 66,550 pieces with total sales value of Php 36,755.50. The feed cost from 56th to 62nd weeks was Php 233,880.83 with total feed consumed of 9,507.35 kg. The total income over feed cost was Php 82,874.67.