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WIKINORMALS
AVIAN SECTION



Physiology Units Approximate Value
Chick
Heart Rate^ Beats per min 350 - 450
Birth Weight Grams 50 - 70
Chicken
Adult Weight Kilograms 1.5 - 3
Blood Volume Milli-litres per Kg 60 - 90
Food Consumption Grams per day 85 - 115
Gestation Length Days 21 Days (Egg incubation)
Heart Rate^ Beats per min 250 - 300
Rectal Temperature Centigrade 39 - 40
Respiratory Rate Breaths per min 15 - 30
Water Consumption Ad libitum
^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.
Unknown, . (2001) Veterinary Clinical Services Normative Data. Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America: Yale University. pp.Normative Data.