Physiology
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Units
|
Approximate Value
|
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
|
|
^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.
!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.