Chicken Physiology - WikiNormals
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Physiology | Units | Approximate Value |
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Chick | ||
Heart Rate^ | Beats per min | 350 - 450 |
Chicken | ||
Adult Weight | Kilograms | 1.5 - 3 |
Birth Weight | Grams | |
Blood Volume | Milli-litres per Kg | |
Breeding Duration (Commercial) | Litters | |
Food Consumption | Grams per day | |
Gestation Length | Days | |
Heart Rate^ | Beats per min | |
Litter Size | No units | |
Oestrus Cycle | Days | |
Postpartum Oestrus | No units | |
Rectal Temperature | Fahrenheit | |
Rectal Temperature | Centigrade | |
Respiratory Rate | Breaths per min | |
Urine Output | Per 100 grams body weight per day | |
Water Consumption | Milli-litres per Kg per day | |
Weaning Age | Days |
!align="left"|Heart Rate^ |Beats per min |250 - 300 |- |}
^Kahn, Cynthia M., Line, Scott., Aiello, Susan E. (2005) The Merck Veterinary Manual. Ninth Edition ed. New Jersey, United States of America: Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited. pp.Physiology Reference Guides.