W-36 COMMERCIAL LAYERS Management Guide

1 W-36 COMMERCIAL LAYERSM anagement GuideThe genetic potential of Hy- line W-36 COMMERCIAL can only be realized if good poultry husbandry practices and Management are used. This Management Guide outlines successful flock Management programs for Hy- line Variety W-36 COMMERCIAL based on field experience compiled by Hy- line International and using an extensive COMMERCIAL layer flock database of Hy- line flocks from all parts of the world. Hy- line International Management Guides are periodically updated as new performance data and/or nutrition information become information and suggestions contained in this Management Guide should be used for guidance and educational purposes only, recognizing that local environmental and disease conditions may vary and a Guide cannot cover all possible circumstances.

2 While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information presented is accurate and reliable at the time of publication, Hy- line International cannot accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in such information or Management suggestions. Further, Hy- line International does not warrant or make any representations or guarantees regarding the use, validity, accuracy, or reliability of, or flock performance or productivity resulting from the use of, or otherwise respecting, such information or Management suggestions. In no event shall Hy- line International be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or special damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of the information or Management suggestions contained in this Management for an interactive online Management Guide .

3 USE OF THE Management GUIDETABLE OF CONTENTS Summary of Performance Standards ..1 Performance Tables ..2 3 Cage Brooding Recommendations ..4 5 Lighting During Brooding Period ..6 Drinking Systems ..6 Beak Treatment / Trimming ..7 Growth and Development ..8 Rearing Body Weights, Feed Consumption and Uniformity ..9 Space Guidelines ..9 Transfer to Laying House ..9 Enriched Cages ..10 Alternative Systems ..10 Vaccination Recommendations ..10 Management Events for COMMERCIAL LAYERS ..11 Good Lighting Practices ..12 Light Program for Light-Controlled Housing ..12 Customized Lighting Programs for Open-Sided Housing ..13 Use of Shades in Open-Sided Housing ..14 Midnight Feeding / Lighting Program ..14 Heat Stress.

4 14 Water Quality ..15 Air Quality ..16 Calcium Particle Size ..16 Feed Particle Size (Grist) ..17 Vitamins and Trace Minerals ..17 Phase Feeding to Meet the W-36 s Nutritional Needs ..18 Rearing Period Nutritional Recommendations ..19 Transition Period from Rear to Peak Egg Production ..20 Production Period Nutritional Recommendations ..21 Dietary Nutrient Concentrations for Production Period ..22 Disease Control ..23 Performance Graph ..24 Egg Standards ..25 Egg Size Distribution ..25 26 Molting ..26 Feed Ingredient Tables ..27 28 JANUARY 2020 HY- line INTERNATIONAL 1HY- line W-36 COMMERCIAL LAYERSS ummary of Performance StandardsREARING PERIOD (TO 17 WEEKS):Livability97%Feed kgBody Weight at 17 kgLAYING PERIOD (TO 100 WEEKS).

5 Percent Peak95 97%Hen-Day Eggs to 60 WeeksHen-Day Eggs to 90 WeeksHen-Day Eggs to 100 Weeks256 264422 436471 487 Hen-Housed Eggs to 60 WeeksHen-Housed Eggs to 90 WeeksHen-Housed Eggs to 100 Weeks252 260411 424456 472 Livability to 60 WeeksLivability to 100 to 50% Production (from hatch)143 daysAverage Egg Weight at 26 WeeksAverage Egg Weight at 32 WeeksAverage Egg Weight at 70 WeeksAverage Egg Weight at 100 g / g / g / g / eggTotal Egg Mass per Hen-Housed (18 100 weeks) kgBody Weight at 26 WeeksBody Weight at 32 WeeksBody Weight at 70 WeeksBody Weight at 100 kgFreedom From Egg InclusionsExcellent Shell StrengthExcellent Haugh Units at 38 WeeksHaugh Units at 56 WeeksHaugh Units at 70 WeeksHaugh Units at 80 Daily Feed Consumption (18 100 weeks) g / day per birdFeed Conversion Rate, kg Feed/kg Eggs (20 60 weeks)Feed Conversion Rate, kg Feed/kg Eggs (20 100 weeks) Utilization, kg Egg/kg Feed (20 60 weeks) Feed Utilization, kg Egg/kg Feed (20 100 weeks) Consumption per 10 Eggs (20 60 weeks)Feed Consumption per 10 Eggs (20 100 weeks)

6 KgCondition of DroppingsDry Performance Summary data is based on results obtained from customers around the world. Please send your results to An easy to use record-keeping program, Hy- line International EggCel, can be found at 2020 HY- line INTERNATIONAL 2HY- line W-36 COMMERCIAL LAYERSP erformance TablesAGE (weeks)% HEN-D AY Current HEN-DAY EGGSC umulative HEN-HOUSED EGGSC umulative MORT- ALITY Cumulative (%)BODY WEIGHT (kg)FEED INTAKE(g / bird / day)WATER CONSUMP-TION1(ml / bird / day)HEN-HOUSED EGG MASS Cumulative (kg)AVG . EGG WEIGHT2 (g / egg)182 7495 77102 373 80109 677. 8 8 84114 980 88120 3 93128 1.

7 96134 1. 393 99139 1. 963 8 494 101142 8 102143 9 103144 103145 2063 .1 7. 03095 103146 7. 63195 103146 8 .13295 104146 104147 969 104147 8 .1 3 104147 3 105147 95111. 8 116 . 2111. 0 3 105147 2096 .1 95118 . 3 5 4 105147 7. 4 105148 7. 13 6 . 4 105148 2097. 2 7. 9413 4 105148 2097. 6 9414 105148 105148 105148 16 7. 105148 105148 105148 18 8.

8 105148 11. 06 The chart shows an expected range of feed and water consumption at normal environmental temperatures of 21 27 C. As the environmental temperature increases above this range, water consumption may increase up to double the amounts Egg weights after 40 weeks of age assume phase feeding of protein to limit egg (weeks)MORTALITY Cumulative (%)BODYWEIGHT (g)FEED INTAKE (g / bird per day)CUMULATIVE FEED INTAKE (g to date)WATER CONSUMP-TION(ml / bird/ day)UNIFORMITY(Cage) 7313 1660 11120 32>85% 0 11817 20209 25325 18122 26360 43833 25929 34560 67343 67>80% 34934 38798 94051 44039 4310 74 124259 53143 471373 156964 62146 511695 192769 72150 552047 231176 81254 582423 271780 89455 602810 313583 97156 613204 356484 103958 643613 401387 128>85% 111159 664027 447589 2 116 161 684453 494891 2 12 1164 694898 543195 8 125267 725366 593610 0 144>90%Rearing PeriodLaying PeriodJANUARY 2020 HY- line INTERNATIONAL 3HY- line W-36 COMMERCIAL LAYERSP erformance Tables (continued)AGE (weeks)% HEN-D AY Current HEN-DAY EGGSC umulative HEN-HOUSED EGGSC umulative MORT- ALITY Cumulative (%)

9 BODY WEIGHT (kg)FEED INTAKE(g / bird / day)WATER CONSUMP-TION1(ml / bird / day)HEN-HOUSED EGG MASS Cumulative (kg)AVG . EGG WEIGHT2 (g / egg)4990 105148 11. 105148 20911. 0 11. 2 0 7. 105148 20911. 4 912 0 7. 2 211. 105148 217. 105148 105148 105148 105148 892 3 7. 8 24 5 . 105148 105148 25 7. 105148 105148 8 .1 105148 882 6 7. 9 . 105148 2 8 2 7 7. 105148 3 .16485 2 8 8 . 105148 20916 .1 1 7. 26 3 .16584 105148 1 7.

10 105148 852 9 7. 3 105148 853 0 3 .1 9 7. 9 105148 20917. 5 318 . 105148 20917. 8 318 . 105148 105148 105148 3 . 105148 833 3 7. 2 3 47. 105148 105148 105148 3 5 7. 105148 105148 3 6 7. 105148 37 3 . 105148 3 8 7. 03 6 105148 105148 2092 793 8 6 .1 3 9 8 .13 7 7. 2 105148 3 9 4 . 105148 8 105148 105148 105148 425 . 105148.