PERFORMANCE GOALS

Table 27: Production performance of H&N Crystal 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 96.0 92.7 192.1 95 172.8 85.4 41.7 2.5 73.5 60.8 1658 2258

52 95.8 92.4 198.3 94 178.6 85.0 41.5 2.4 75.9 60.8 1660 2260

53 95.6 92.1 204.5 94 184.4 84.6 41.3 2.4 78.3 60.9 1662 2262

54 95.4 91.8 210.6 94 190.1 84.2 41.1 2.3 80.6 60.9 1664 2264

55 95.2 91.5 216.7 94 195.8 83.8 40.9 2.3 82.9 61.0 1666 2266

56 95.0 91.2 222.8 94 201.5 83.3 40.7 2.3 85.2 61.0 1668 2268

57 94.8 90.9 228.8 94 207.1 82.8 40.4 2.3 87.5 61.0 1669 2270

58 94.6 90.5 234.8 94 212.7 82.3 40.2 2.3 89.8 61.1 1670 2272

59 94.4 90.1 240.8 93 218.3 81.8 39.9 2.2 92.0 61.1 1671 2274

60 94.2 89.7 246.7 93 223.8 81.3 39.7 2.2 94.2 61.1 1672 2276

61 94.0 89.3 252.6 93 229.3 80.8 39.4 2.2 96.4 61.2 1673 2278

62 94.7 88.9 258.5 93 234.8 80.3 39.2 2.2 98.6 61.2 1674 2280

63 93.5 88.4 264.3 93 240.2 79.7 38.9 2.1 100.7 61.2 1675 2282

64 93.2 87.9 270.0 92 245.4 79.1 38.6 2.0 102.7 61.3 1676 2284

65 93.0 87.5 275.7 92 250.6 78.5 38.3 2.0 104.7 61.3 1677 2286

66 92.8 86.9 281.3 92 255.8 77.9 38.0 2.0 106.7 61.3 1678 2288

67 92.5 86.4 286.9 92 261.0 77.3 37.7 2.0 108.7 61.3 1679 2290

68 92.2 85.9 292.4 91 266.0 76.7 37.4 1.9 110.6 61.3 1680 2292

69 92.0 85.3 297.9 91 271.0 76.1 37.1 1.9 112.5 61.4 1681 2294

70 91.7 84.7 303.3 91 275.9 75.4 36.8 1.8 114.3 61.4 1682 2295

71 91.4 84.1 308.7 90 280.8 74.7 36.5 1.8 116.1 61.4 1683 2296

72 91.1 83.5 314.0 90 285.6 74.0 36.1 1.7 117.8 61.4 1684 2297

73 90.8 82.8 319.3 90 290.4 73.3 35.8 1.7 119.5 61.4 1685 2298

74 90.5 82.1 324.5 90 295.1 72.6 35.4 1.7 121.2 61.4 1686 2299

75 90.2 81.5 329.6 90 299.7 71.9 35.1 1.6 122.8 61.4 1687 2300

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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