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Birds produce more respiratory CO2, water vapor, and body heat. Farm managers must increase minimum ventilation fan run-times to purge stale air while implementing controlled pan empty-out periods (30–45 minutes) to clean pans and stimulate fresh feeding drive.",[53,486,176],{"id":175},[23,488,183],{"className":489},[180,181,182],[185,491],{"expected-weight":492,"feed":493,"water":494,"temperature":495,"humidity":356,"lighting":357,"feed-type":358},"340g","86g\u002Fbird","154ml\u002Fbird","25-26°C",[18,497,48],{"id":47},[23,499,500],{},"Allowing feed to sit continuously in pans creates fine powder buildup that birds reject, reducing intake. 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Inadequate minimum ventilation damages tracheal cilia and predisposes broilers to secondary E. coli airsacculitis.\",\"Veterinary Escalation Threshold: If respiratory snicking counts exceed 5 sounds per 100 birds in a 2-minute quiet listening test, contact your veterinary consultant for serological testing and diagnostic post-mortem.\"]","[\"Turn off the lights for 5 minutes during your night check and stand completely still in the center of the shed. Listen carefully for faint wheezing or coughing that cannot be heard over running equipment.\",\"A short pan empty-out period sharpens flock appetite and ensures weak birds get equal access to fresh feed when the auger restarts.\"]",[53,536,64],{"id":63},[66,538],{"items":539},"[{\"question\":\"Why should feeder pans be allowed to go empty for 30 minutes on Day 11?\",\"answer\":\"This meal-time stimulation technique forces birds to eat the fine particles containing vital vitamins and amino acids, prevents feed souring in pans, and stimulates a synchronized feeding rush.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the expected Day 11 feed consumption?\",\"answer\":\"A standard Ross 308 \u002F Cobb 500 broiler flock will consume approximately 86g per bird on Day 11.\"},{\"question\":\"How do I know if minimum ventilation is sufficient on Day 11?\",\"answer\":\"Shed relative humidity should remain between 55% and 65%, carbon dioxide should stay below 2,500 ppm, and there should be zero ammonia odor at bird eye level.\"}]",[53,541,72],{"id":71},[30,543,544,548,552],{},[33,545,546],{},[78,547,412],{"href":411},[33,549,550],{},[78,551,418],{"href":417},[33,553,554],{},[78,555,424],{"href":423},[53,557,559],{"id":558},"next-stage-handoff-day-12","Next Stage Handoff (Day 12)",[23,561,287,562,292],{},[289,563,564],{},"Day 12",[294,566,567],{},[23,568,569],{},[289,570,571],{},"Dismantle remaining brooding partitions to give full house floor access, conduct a litter moisture squeeze test (target \u003C25%), and maintain 385g target weight.",{"title":83,"searchDepth":84,"depth":84,"links":573},[574,575,578,579,583,584,585,586],{"id":20,"depth":84,"text":21},{"id":175,"depth":89,"text":176,"children":576},[577],{"id":47,"depth":84,"text":48},{"id":201,"depth":89,"text":202},{"id":208,"depth":89,"text":209,"children":580},[581,582],{"id":230,"depth":84,"text":231},{"id":239,"depth":84,"text":240},{"id":246,"depth":89,"text":247},{"id":63,"depth":89,"text":64},{"id":71,"depth":89,"text":72},{"id":558,"depth":89,"text":559},11,{"puid":589,"readingTime":101,"expectedWeightGrams":590,"targetFeedPerBirdGrams":591,"targetWaterPerBirdMl":592,"targetTemperatureCelsius":593,"targetHumidityPercent":595},"puid_poultry_01a051e7-a01a-75d1-814d-8f472eda45e8",340,86,154,{"min":463,"max":594},26,{"min":466,"max":467},"\u002Fen\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbroiler-42-day\u002Fday-11",{"keywords":598,"canonical":599,"title":477,"description":440},[92,107,108,97],"https:\u002F\u002Fkodibook.com\u002Fen\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbroiler-42-day\u002Fday-11\u002F","en\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbroiler-42-day\u002Fday-11","itTmzfbMdOy5JiSWWNHZxCXnbVEsGoC_zxgQ1Wsi5h0",1789569270790]