Physiology
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Units
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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.