Chicken Physiology - WikiNormals

()Map WIKINORMALS (Map) 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.