AFA Animal Production 9 Module 4

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TLE- Animal Production

Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Sources of Stocks for Table Egg/Meat
Production
TLE – Grade 9
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Quarter 1 – Module 4: Sources of Stocks for Table Egg/Meat Production
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TLE
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Sources of Stocks for Table
Egg/Meat Production
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you master the nature of Animal Production. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are
arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in
which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you
are now using.
After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. follow principles in selecting stocks to raise;
2. discuss how to select strain from high producing stocks;
3. identify quality chicks through their physical characteristics;
4. differentiate healthy and vigorous from weak and abnormal
chicken/day old chick; and
5. recognize the value of developing the skills in the proper selection of
stocks to raise.
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What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter in your
notebook.
1. The first consideration that one should look into when selecting stocks
are
a. eyes b. body size c. legs d. weight and color
2. Good quality chicks are indicated by_____.

a. dull and sunken eyes c. large, bright prominent eyes
b. pale and thin legs d. thin, white or pale shanks
3. In selecting stocks to raise, which should be first assessed physically?

a. Color b. Eyes c. Shank d. Weight
4. Chicks with deformities should be______.

a. discarded or rejected c. given more feeds to eat
b. given more attention d. raised in a separate pen
5. If you are going to select a meat type breed intended for breeders, which
do you consider most?
a. Fast feathering of day-old chicks
b. Rapid growth
c. Good breast development
d. No defects or deformities
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Lesson
Sources of Stocks for Table
1 Egg/Meat Production
Select a Strain from High Egg-producing Stock
Buy chicks or growing pullets only from a reliable source. Inquire into
the performance of stocks previously purchased by customers. Since chicks
will be similar to their parents in their ability to grow, to lay, and to resist
diseases, one should buy chicks from stock that has been bred for high egg
production or broiler meat production as the case may be. The difference in
egg production between a good and poor quality stocks may be from 3 to 5
dozen eggs per hen. This could spell the success or failure of the project.
Select Quality Chicks

It is very important that poultry raisers, prospective poultry raisers and
students in poultry raising should know how to select chicks of good quality
so that they may buy or cull chicks intelligently. A group of poor chicks can
leave their effects behind them for two to three years and some cases may
even force a poultry grower to go out of business.
Physical Characteristics of a Good Quality Chick

• Eyes. Good quality chicks must have large, prominent eyes, indicating
health and vigor. These are two essential requirements for quality chicks. If
one looks into a box containing day-old chicks, the first impression that
he/she should get is to look on chick eyes
• Shank. Good quality chicks have strong well filled legs of good bright
color,and creamy white down (the fluffy fine feathers just below the anus).
Chicks that have pale thin legs and with chalk white coat should be
rejected. Thin, white or pale shank chicks do not possess vigor and health
needed for efficient growth.
• Weight and color. Good quality chicks should have a uniform size and
color, the color characteristic of the breed or strain, and must weigh about
35 – 40g.
• Feather. The down should be well fluffed out and of the proper color of the
breed or strain. Chicks with sticky off-colored down denote faulty incubation
that produces weak chicks.
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• Deformities. Deformed chicks, meaning chicks with crooked legs and
toes, crooked beaks, small eyes, or chicks with blindness, paralysis of the
legs or neck and imperfectly healed navels should be discarded or rejected.
Selecting Chicks for Broiler Meat Production
Male and female chicks

intended as prospective breeders for
the production of broilers should be
selected when one-day old and
observed at regular intervals. They
should show indication of fast
feathering as day-old chicks and at
least 10 days. They should indicate
rapid growth in 4 to 5 weeks. Before
the birds are placed in breeding
pens they must have good breast
development in 6-12 weeks. They should show no defects like crooked legs
and toes, crooked beaks, blindness, paralysis, and imperfectly healed navel.
Selecting Replacement Pullets

Egg-type. Select pullets which are offspring of hens with high
production record (292-299 eggs per year).
They must belong to a batch of chicks of good livability – meaning a group

of chicks with low death rate.
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GLOSSARY
Bargain - items sold at a very low price
Characteristics - qualities and behavior of an animal
Cull - refers to unproductive birds
Deformities – physical defects
Hatchery - a place or establishment where eggs are “hatched” through

artificial means
Livability – a group of birds with low death rate
Poultry grower – refers to one who raise chickens, poultry raiser
Pullets – young female chickens, not more than one year old
Qualities - essential and distinguishing attributes of the animal
Vigor – healthy, active
What’s In
Direction: Answer this question in your notebook
1. How will you differentiate egg-type breed of chicken against the meat-
type of chicken?
Notes to the Teacher
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What’s New
Direction: Interview your parents or any of your family on how they select
a healthy chicken. Write your answer in your notebook.
1. When can you say that a chicken is healthy and is a good source of
stock?
What is It
A practical guide to follow in the selection of the strain to raise is

to observe the type of chicken kept by successful poultry raisers in the
locality. Find out which will be cheaper in the long run,- to buy growing
pullets or chicks of different breeds. This can be done by estimating or
computing the cost of the growing pullets and the amount of feed they will
consume and compare them with the cost of the chicks and the feed that
they will eat up to 1 ½ years old when both groups will be replaced. Study
also the prospect of market for hens after the productive period.
The breeder flock must be disease - free. Certified disease – free
flock must have a government veterinarian’s certification to the effect that
the flock is free from diseases.
“A hatchery that offers “bargains” or other form of promotions to get
one to buy should be looked upon with suspicion that the chicks it is selling
may be of poor quality.”
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What’s More
Direction: Give a simple description on the physical characteristics of a

good quality chicks using the table below. Write your answer in your
notebook.
Parts of the Chicken Description

1. Eyes
2. Shank
3. Weight and color
4. Feather
5. Deformities
What I Have Learned
1. Why should a poultry raiser buy his stocks to raise at a reputable

sources?
What I Can Do
Direction: Draw a healthy chicken in your notebook and label the parts of
the chicken that needs to be checked in selecting a healthy stock. If gadget
is available like cellphone, you may take pictures of a healthy chicken and
label the parts. Fasten the picture in your notebook.
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Assessment
Direction: Discuss any of the following questions and write your answer in
your notebook.
1. Why poultry raiser should avoid buying “bargains” chicks as source of
stock?
2. What should a raiser develop in order to select the best stock to raise?
Additional Activities
Direction: On a piece of bond paper, draw your ideal poultry farm. Your
output will be rated on the following criteria:
Creativity - 15 points
Cleanliness - 10 points
Total - 25 points
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What I Know What's More
1. A 1. Eyes – large and
2. C prominent
3. B
4. A 2. Shank – strong well-
5. A filled legs of good and bright
color
3. Weight and Color –
uniform size and color,
weigh 35-40 g
4. Feather – well-fluffed out
5. Deformities – no crooked
legs,crooked beaks, small
eyes, blindness, paralysis of
legs or neck and imperfectly
healed navels.
Answer Key
References
1. Dr. Rojo, Luz V., et.al Effective Technology and Home Economics I & II
2. Valdez, Emmanuel S., et.al Agriculture and Fishery Arts
3. Anacleto B. Coronel, MS., DVM., A Primer on Animal Husbandry,
Verde Bookstore, 1971
4. Technology and Livelihood Education III Agriculture and Fishery
Technology Animal Productions, SEDP SERIES, 1992
For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:
Department of Education – Schools Division of Negros Oriental

Kagawasan, Avenue, Daro, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Tel #: (035) 225 2376 / 541 1117

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TLE- Animal Production

Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand

Published by the Department of Education

Development Team of the Module

Printed in the Philippines by ________________________

Department of Education –Region VII Schools Division of Negros Oriental

Office Address: Kagawasan, Ave., Daro, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

After going through this module, you are expected to:

2. Good quality chicks are indicated by_____.

3. In selecting stocks to raise, which should be first assessed physically?

4. Chicks with deformities should be______.

Select Quality Chicks

Physical Characteristics of a Good Quality Chick

Selecting Chicks for Broiler Meat Production

Male and female chicks

Selecting Replacement Pullets

They must belong to a batch of chicks of good livability – meaning a group

Bargain - items sold at a very low price

Characteristics - qualities and behavior of an animal

Cull - refers to unproductive birds

Deformities – physical defects

Hatchery - a place or establishment where eggs are “hatched” through

Livability – a group of birds with low death rate

Poultry grower – refers to one who raise chickens, poultry raiser

Qualities - essential and distinguishing attributes of the animal

Vigor – healthy, active

Direction: Answer this question in your notebook

Notes to the Teacher

A practical guide to follow in the selection of the strain to raise is

Direction: Give a simple description on the physical characteristics of a

Parts of the Chicken Description

What I Have Learned

1. Why should a poultry raiser buy his stocks to raise at a reputable

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – Schools Division of Negros Oriental

Tel #: (035) 225 2376 / 541 1117

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