Identificación y comparación de las principales causas de mortalidad en pollo de engorde de Granja Granada, del municipio de Lebrija, departamento de Santander.

Abstract

A study was carried out in the Granada poultry farm owned by OPERADORA AVÍCOLA COLOMBIA S.A.S located in the Llanadas village of the municipality of Lebrija, Department of Santander; in order to determine the mortality of the nine (9) sheds that compose the farm and verify the amount that carries out its daily newspaper. At the time of entry of the same was taken into account the number of chicks that entered without life and those who die at the time of discharge. A fixed schedule was established, in which the sheds were entered and the birds that were selected and the birds that are dead in the shed were registered; The birds were chosen mainly for genetic problems or delays in the consumption of food and their selection was determined by the staff in charge of the house. After 5 days The main causes are: Poor absorption of yolk sac, ascites, hydropericardium, contamination of air sacs, among others. The characteristics that indicate the selection of a bird mainly due to genetic problems were: Crooked peaks, birds without eyeballs, weakness of hind limbs, acornia and unwanted pigmentation. At the end of the batch, a comparative graph was made of the deaths of the birds where deaths were observed by selection and for other causes.