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| requirement | ||||||||||||
| LITRES PER 1000 BIRDS | LITRES PER B | |||||||||||
| age (weeks) | intake per 1000 birds per day L | intake per bird per day L | weekly intake | cumulative intake | weekly intake | cumulative intake | 0 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 0.005 | 35 | 35 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 10 | 0.01 | 70 | 105 | 0.07 | 0.105 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 15 | 0.015 | 105 | 210 | 0.105 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 20 | 0.02 | 140 | 350 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 27.5 | 0.0275 | 192.5 | 542.5 | 0.1925 | 0.5425 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 30 | 0.03 | 210 | 752.5 | 0.21 | 0.7525 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | 32.5 | 0.0325 | 227.5 | 980 | 0.2275 | 0.98 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | 35 | 0.035 | 245 | 1225 | 0.245 | 1.225 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 37.5 | 0.0375 | 262.5 | 1487.5 | 0.2625 | 1.4875 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | 40 | 0.04 | 280 | 1767.5 | 0.28 | 1.7675 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||
| Adult hen in lay | 100 | 0.1 | 700 | 0.7 | 0.05 | 0 | ||||||
| AQL | inclusion rate (%) | 5 | 0.05 | |||||||||
| AQL requirement | ||||||||||||
| LITRES PER 1000 BIRDS | LITRES PER BIRD | |||||||||||
| age (weeks) | intake per 1000 birds per day | intake per bird per day | weekly intake | cumulative intake | weekly intake | cumulative intake | ||||||
| 1 | 0.25 | 0.00025 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 0.00175 | 0.00175 | ||||||
| 2 | 0.5 | 0.0005 | 3.5 | 5.25 | 0.0035 | 0.00525 | ||||||
| 3 | 0.75 | 0.00075 | 5.25 | 10.5 | 0.00525 | 0.0105 | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0.001 | 7 | 17.5 | 0.007 | 0.0175 | ||||||
| 5 | 1.375 | 0.001375 | 9.625 | 27.125 | 0.009625 | 0.027125 | ||||||
| 6 | 1.5 | 0.0015 | 10.5 | 37.625 | 0.0105 | 0.037625 | ||||||
| 7 | 1.625 | 0.001625 | 11.375 | 49 | 0.011375 | 0.049 | ||||||
| 8 | 1.75 | 0.00175 | 12.25 | 61.25 | 0.01225 | 0.06125 | ||||||
| 9 | 1.875 | 0.001875 | 13.125 | 74.375 | 0.013125 | 0.074375 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 0.002 | 14 | 88.375 | 0.014 | 0.088375 | ||||||
| Adult hen in lay | 5 | 0.005 | 35 | 0.035 | ||||||||
| 1 IBC = | 133 | days | ||||||||||
| 1 IBC = | 19.1 | weeks | ||||||||||
| Number of birds on site: | AQL usage (per day) | AQL usage (per week) | Water usage (per day) | Water usage (per week) | ||||||||
| 0-1 weeks | 150 | 0.0375 | 0.2625 | 0.75 | 5.25 | |||||||
| 1-2 weeks | 150 | 0.075 | 0.525 | 1.5 | 10.5 | |||||||
| 2-3 weeks | 150 | 0.1125 | 0.7875 | 2.25 | 15.75 | |||||||
| 3-4 weeks | 150 | 0.15 | 1.05 | 3 | 21 | |||||||
| 4-5 weeks | 150 | 0.20625 | 1.44375 | 4.125 | 28.875 | |||||||
| 5-6 weeks | 150 | 0.225 | 1.575 | 4.5 | 31.5 | |||||||
| 6-7 weeks | 150 | 0.24375 | 1.70625 | 4.875 | 34.125 | |||||||
| 7-8 weeks | 150 | 0.2625 | 1.8375 | 5.25 | 36.75 | |||||||
| 8-9 weeks | 150 | 0.28125 | 1.96875 | 5.625 | 39.375 | |||||||
| 9-12 weeks | 450 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 18 | 126 | |||||||
| layers | 1000 | 5 | 35 | 100 | 700 | |||||||
| Total usage (litres) | 7 | 52 | 150 | 1049 | ||||||||