PERFORMANCE GOALS

Table 27: Production performance of H&N Brown Nick parent stock under good management and moderate environment

Age Liveability Rate of Lay Egg Number Hatching Eggs Hatch % No. of saleable chicks

Egg weight Body weight

week % HD % HH cum. % cum. total chicks saleable chicks per week cum. g Female g Male g

51 95.6 91.5 188.0 94 170.9 85.4 41.7 2.4 72.1 61.4 1923 2882

52 95.4 91.1 194.1 94 176.6 85.0 41.5 2.4 74.5 61.4 1925 2890

53 95.1 90.7 200.1 94 182.2 84.6 41.3 2.3 76.8 61.5 1927 2898

54 94.9 90.3 206.1 94 187.8 84.3 41.1 2.3 79.1 61.5 1929 2906

55 94.7 89.9 212.1 94 193.4 83.9 40.9 2.3 81.4 61.5 1931 2914

56 94.5 89.4 218.0 94 198.9 83.4 40.7 2.2 83.6 61.6 1933 2922

57 94.3 88.9 223.9 94 204.4 82.9 40.5 2.2 85.8 61.6 1935 2930

58 94.0 88.4 229.7 93 209.8 82.4 40.2 2.2 88.0 61.7 1937 2938

59 93.8 87.9 235.5 93 215.2 81.9 40.0 2.2 90.2 61.7 1939 2946

60 93.6 87.4 241.2 93 220.5 81.4 39.7 2.1 92.3 61.7 1941 2954

61 93.3 86.8 246.9 92 225.7 80.9 39.5 2.1 94.4 61.8 1943 2961

62 93.1 86.2 252.5 92 230.9 80.4 39.2 2.0 96.4 61.8 1945 2968

63 92.8 85.6 258.1 92 236.1 79.8 38.9 2.0 98.4 61.8 1947 2975

64 92.6 85.0 263.6 92 241.2 79.2 38.6 2.0 100.4 61.9 1949 2982

65 92.3 84.3 269.0 91 246.1 78.6 38.4 1.9 102.3 61.9 1951 2989

66 92.0 83.6 274.4 91 251.0 78.0 38.1 1.9 104.2 61.9 1953 2996

67 91.8 82.9 279.7 91 255.8 77.4 37.8 1.8 106.0 62.0 1955 3003

68 91.5 82.2 285.0 91 260.6 76.8 37.5 1.8 107.8 62.0 1956 3010

69 91.3 81.4 290.2 91 265.3 76.2 37.2 1.7 109.5 62.0 1957 3017

70 91.0 80.6 295.3 90 269.9 75.4 36.8 1.7 111.2 62.0 1958 3023

71 90.7 79.8 300.4 90 274.5 74.7 36.5 1.7 112.9 62.0 1959 3029

72 90.4 79.0 305.4 90 279.0 74.0 36.1 1.6 114.5 62.1 1960 3035

73 90.1 78.1 310.3 90 283.4 73.3 35.8 1.6 116.1 62.1 1961 3041

74 89.8 77.2 315.2 89 287.8 72.6 35.4 1.6 117.7 62.1 1962 3047

75 89.6 76.3 320.0 89 292.1 71.9 35.1 1.5 119.2 62.1 1963 3053

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to thank following companies for sharing the pictures: Mike Czarick – University of Georgia Silvina Emacora – Cabaña Barhy Carlos Gonzalez – Industria Genética Guatemala Juan Pablo Villalda – Pronavicola Luke Stalter – H&N North America Nicole Paradis – Maritime Hatchery Cory Cox – Maritime Hatchery Pierre-David Cyr – Westco Nova-Tech Engineering LLC

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