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tract that is eye, nostrils and sinuses of head
are inflammed.  Pipping: The act of pecking the shell and shell
 Culling: Removal of unproductive or membranes by the chick in order to break and
undesirable birds from the flock (# Killing of hatch out of the shell.
bird)  Poult: After hatching, a young turkey of either
 Downtime: Period between removal of one sex that is between one day and a couple weeks
batch and introduction of new batch of birds old.
in the shed (or) is the period of time between  Pause: Any cessation (stoppage) of egg laying for
two batches when the house is depopulated, a period of 7 days or more is called pause.
disinfected, kept closed and empty.  Pen: An enclosed area where birds are housed.
 Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR): A ratio  Tom: Male turkey
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the bird divided by kg body weight gain in  �cow buffalo 1:12
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case of broiler and kg egg weight or dozen  �Goat -1:4-5
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eggs laid in case of layers.  �Sheep - 1:5
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 Feed Conversion Efficiency (in layers) = One  �Pig - 1:1.3
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kg feed consumed by the bird/ One kg egg
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weight or dozen eggs laid  �Poultry - 1:1.5-1.9
 Feed Conversion Efficiency (in broilers) = One
kg feed consumed by the bird/ One kg body
weight gain
 Hover: An equipment with incandescent
bulbs for heating element to keep chicks
warm.

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