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1	Ostrich Performance Indicators By Alan B. Stables Iberstruz SL, Spain April, 2004
2	Methodology Define your objectives Record Accuracy Compare Cull Redefine your objectives
3	Objective depends on your farming activity… Sell eggs Sell day old chicks Sell at 3 mths Sell slaughter birds Sell breeder birds
4	Performance Indicators Production Indicators Eggs Chicks Progeny Meat Yields Progeny Skin Yields Financial Indicators
5	Production Indicators EGGS Egg Production Egg Quality Egg Weight Egg Fertility Egg Hatchability
6	Production Indicators CHICKS Progeny quality to 7 days (% of chicks without defects… twisted toe, curled toe, deformed beak) Progeny Survival to 30 days (% of chicks hatched that reach 30 days)
7	Progeny Meat Yields Kill Out %= carcass wgt/live wgt x100 Dress Out%= deboned meat wgt / carcass wgt x 100 Deboned Meat Wgt Fat Pan thickness Meat Grades (Prime, Choice, Select, Utility, Non-Food)
8	Progeny Skin Yields Skin Diamond Size Skin without Filoplume %
9	Financial Indicators Cost per Chick NOT Cost per kg of Feed Average Slaughter Bird Revenue per Pen
10	Conclusions Setting Objectives Decide on Data you wish to Record Keep it as Simple as Possible Implement a System to Capture that Data Act on Results