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