Table 1. Weekly Average Weight and Gain for Commercial Broilers, 1962-63 



Males 



Females 



Mixed Sexes 



Week Avg. Wgt. Gain/Week Avg. Wgt. Gain/Week Avg. Wgt. Gain/Week 



.14 

 .25 

 .39 

 .45 

 .54 

 .66 

 .71 

 .67 

 .71 



.09 



.22 



.45 



.77 



1.14 



1.58 



2.06 



2.61 



3.13 



3.64 



.13 

 .23 

 .32 

 .37 

 .44 

 .48 

 .55 

 .52 

 .51 



.09 



.23 



.47 



.82 



1.23 



1.72 



2.29 



2.92 



3.52 



4.13 



.14 



.24 

 .35 

 .41 

 .49 

 .57 

 .63 

 .60 

 .61 



Table 2. Weekly and Cumulative Feed Consumption and Feed Conversion 

 for Mixed Sex Commercial Broilers, 1962-63 



Week 



Feed Consumption per Broiler 



Weekly 



Cumulative 



Feed Conversion* 



Weekly 



Cumulative 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



.16 



.36 



.60 



.82 



1.01 



1.28 



1.44 



1.64 



1.78 



.16 

 .52 

 1.12 

 1.94 

 2.95 

 4.23 

 5.67 

 7.31 

 9.09 



1.23 

 1.49 

 1.68 

 1.94 



2.01 

 2.14 

 2.35 

 2.77 

 2.91 



1.23 

 1.38 

 1.53 

 1.67 

 1.79 

 1.87 

 1.95 

 2.10 

 2.23 



* Pounds of feed required to produce one pound of live weight. 



