top ten broiler companies - correct answer ✔✔Tyson, pilgrim, keystone, mount Aire, Sanderson, perdue,
Koch, Wayne, peso foods, house of Raeford
2016 industry average costs to produce pound of live chicken - correct answer ✔✔medication
milling and delivery
catch and haul
other
housing cost- 7
feed cost- 60
36.82 cents per pound
flock super seven - correct answer ✔✔facility/ equipment
feed/ water
temp
litter quality
air quality
sanitation
stress reduction
90%
premium chicken house - correct answer ✔✔fully ventilated, electricity, computer back up, clean water
access, good heat sources, fans, clean litter, feed bins, good lighting
7 functions of the computer controller - correct answer ✔✔can set temp to where you want it
dual back up for emergencies
humidity reading
, can be worked from phone send updates
create fan cycles on it
can switch ventilations by temp
can show feeding
traits of good air - correct answer ✔✔less than 25 ppm ammonia
55-65% humidity
10-35% litter moisture
less than 3,000 ppm CO2
3 types of ventilation and conditions - correct answer ✔✔min vent- use side wall fans 2-4, inlets open 2-
3, inches, use to get rid of moisture without dropping temp
transitional- temp inside needs to be cooler, open inlets more turn on more fans, birds are bigger and
producing heat
tunnel- using cool cells to cool the house, no inlets, fans at end of house to move air from cool cell down
the barn
two types of heat, most efficient, where should thermometers be in house - correct answer ✔✔radiant
heat- warms floor and birds, most efficient
convection heat- warms room then surface
thermometers should be chicken level and in the middle of two heaters
two types of light, light intensity when new chicks are starting - correct answer ✔✔brood and growout,
the light should be full intensity when starting chicks, 30 min of dark, 4-6ft candles
BTU to measure heat
setup of the feeding system in a broiler house how it works. how many feedlines present for different
widths of barns, how many birds per pan - correct answer ✔✔trucks put feed in the bin which has a
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