Apoyo Técnico en el Manejo del Ciclo Productivo de Pollos de Engorde de las Granjas Mesitas y Achotes Nido de la Empresa AVSA S.A.

Abstract

AVSA S.A. (Avidesa, Mac Pollo) is a legally established company in Colombia, dedicated to the production, processing, and marketing of poultry products, with a presence throughout most of the country. The company internship aimed to provide technical support in the comprehensive management of broiler chicken production cycles, specifically at the Mesitas and Achotes El Nido farms, following the company's established guidelines and protocols. The Mesitas farm is located in the Mesitas village, San Javier district, in the municipality of Piedecuesta, Santander. Its climate features an average temperature between 18°C and 26°C, an annual rainfall of approximately 2500 mm, and an altitude of approximately 1358 meters above sea level, conditions that directly influence the environmental and sanitary management of the flocks. For its part, the Achotes El Nido farm is located in the municipality of Aguachica, Cesar, via Ocaña, with a thermal range between 28°C and 34°C, annual rainfall of around 1835 mm and an approximate altitude of 50 m above sea level, characteristics typical of a warm climate that requires stricter management in ventilation and environmental control. During the internship, technical support focused on monitoring production parameters, ensuring compliance with biosecurity protocols, and gathering relevant information for decision- making at the two farms. At the Mesitas farm, corresponding to lot 174, 22,000 one-day-old broiler chickens of the ROSS AP genetic line were housed, with an average initial weight of 41 grams. The chickens were distributed between two sheds: shed 1 received 12,400 sexed chicks (6,200 males and 6,200 females), while shed 2 housed 9,600 mixed-sex birds, thus completing the entire lot. During the production process, special emphasis was placed on biosecurity protocols as a fundamental strategy for preventing the emergence and spread of diseases. Likewise, one of the most important activities was the collection and recording of production data using the forms established by the company. This work was carried out with the support of veterinarians, technicians and operators, who contributed their experience and knowledge to ensure efficient management in accordance with the operational needs of the production system.