COB B 500

B r oiler
Pe r f o r man c e

MALES
Age
days

Weight

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

42.0
49.0
60.6
76.5
96.8
121.1
149.5
181.9
218.0
257.8
301.1
347.9
398.0
451.3
507.6
567.0
629.1
694.0
761.4
831.4
903.7
978.2
1054.9
1133.5
1214.0
1296.3
1380.2
1465.7
1552.5
1640.6
1729.8
1820.1
1911.4
2003.4
2096.1
2189.3
2283.0
2377.0
2471.2
2565.5
2659.7
2753.8
2847.6
2941.0
3033.9
3126.1
3217.6
3308.1
3397.7
3486.2
3573.4
3659.3
3743.7
3826.5
3907.5
3986.7
4064.0

Daily
Gain

Average
Daily Gain

7.0
11.6
15.9
20.2
24.4
28.4
32.3
36.1
39.8
43.3
46.8
50.1
53.3
56.4
59.3
62.2
64.9
67.5
69.9
72.3
74.5
76.6
78.6
80.5
82.3
83.9
85.4
86.8
88.1
89.3
90.3
91.2
92.0
92.7
93.2
93.7
94.0
94.2
94.3
94.2
94.1
93.8
93.4
92.9
92.2
91.5
90.6
89.6
88.5
87.2
85.9
84.4
82.8
81.1
79.2
77.3

49.0
30.3
25.5
24.2
24.2
24.9
26.0
27.2
28.6
30.1
31.6
33.2
34.7
36.3
37.8
39.3
40.8
42.3
43.8
45.2
46.6
47.9
49.3
50.6
51.9
53.1
54.3
55.4
56.6
57.7
58.7
59.7
60.7
61.6
62.6
63.4
64.2
65.0
65.8
66.5
67.2
67.8
68.4
69.0
69.6
69.9
70.4
70.8
71.1
71.5
71.8
72.0
72.2
72.4
72.5
72.6

Feed
(g)
Total
Feed
Consumed
by 7
Days
=
152.0
36.9
42.3
48.0
53.9
59.9
66.0
72.3
78.6
85.0
91.4
97.8
104.2
110.5
116.8
123.0
129.1
135.1
141.0
146.6
152.2
157.5
162.7
167.6
172.3
176.8
181.1
185.1
188.9
192.5
195.7
198.8
201.5
204.0
206.2
208.2
209.9
211.4
212.6
213.5
214.2
214.7
214.9
215.0
214.8
214.4
213.9
213.1
212.2
211.2

Cumulative
Feed

Cumulative
FCR

Daily
FCR

152.0
188.9
231.2
279.2
333.1
393.0
459.0
531.2
609.8
694.8
786.2
884.0
988.2
1098.8
1215.6
1338.6
1467.8
1602.9
1743.8
1890.5
2042.6
2200.1
2362.8
2530.4
2702.7
2879.6
3060.7
3245.9
3434.8
3627.3
3823.0
4021.8
4223.3
4427.3
4633.5
4841.7
5051.6
5263.0
5475.6
5689.1
5903.3
6118.0
6332.9
6547.9
6762.7
6977.1
7190.9
7404.0
7616.3
7827.5

0.836
0.867
0.897
0.927
0.957
0.987
1.017
1.047
1.076
1.104
1.133
1.161
1.189
1.216
1.243
1.269
1.295
1.320
1.345
1.370
1.394
1.417
1.440
1.463
1.485
1.507
1.528
1.549
1.569
1.589
1.608
1.627
1.646
1.665
1.683
1.700
1.718
1.735
1.752
1.768
1.784
1.801
1.817
1.832
1.848
1.864
1.879
1.895
1.910
1.926

1.022
1.064
1.107
1.151
1.195
1.239
1.282
1.325
1.367
1.409
1.450
1.490
1.529
1.567
1.605
1.642
1.678
1.713
1.748
1.781
1.814
1.846
1.878
1.909
1.939
1.968
1.997
2.026
2.054
2.082
2.110
2.137
2.165
2.192
2.220
2.248
2.276
2.305
2.334
2.365
2.396
2.430
2.464
2.501
2.541
2.583
2.629
2.679
2.734

AS HATCHED
Age
days

Weight

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49

42.0
48.5
59.4
74.6
93.9
117.2
144.4
175.4
210.0
248.0
289.5
334.2
382.1
432.9
486.6
543.0
602.0
663.5
727.4
793.5
861.6
931.8
1003.8
1077.5
1152.8
1229.5
1307.6
1386.9
1467.3
1548.6
1630.7
1713.5
1796.9
1880.7
1964.8
2049.2
2133.5
2217.8
2301.9
2385.7
2469.0
2551.7
2633.7
2714.9
2795.1
2874.2
2952.1
3028.6
3103.6
3177.1

Daily
Gain

Average
Daily Gain

6.5
10.9
15.2
19.3
23.3
27.2
31.0
34.6
38.1
41.5
44.7
47.8
50.8
53.7
56.4
59.0
61.5
63.9
66.1
68.2
70.2
72.0
73.7
75.3
76.8
78.1
79.3
80.4
81.3
82.1
82.8
83.4
83.8
84.1
84.3
84.4
84.3
84.1
83.8
83.3
82.7
82.0
81.2
80.2
79.1
77.9
76.5
75.1
73.4

48.5
29.7
24.9
23.5
23.4
24.1
25.1
26.2
27.6
29.0
30.4
31.8
33.3
34.8
36.2
37.6
39.0
40.4
41.8
43.1
44.4
45.6
46.8
48.0
49.2
50.3
51.4
52.4
53.4
54.4
55.3
56.2
57.0
57.8
58.5
59.3
59.9
60.6
61.2
61.7
62.2
62.7
63.1
63.5
63.9
64.2
64.4
64.7
64.8

Liveweight

Cobb 500 broilers are grown throughout

the world under a variety of climates,
housing environments and production
systems. Increasingly today, the broiler
industry is also using a wide range of
feeding formulations and programmes

Feed
(g)
Total
Feed
Consumed
by 7
Days
=
150.0
35.4
40.7
46.1
51.8
57.6
63.6
69.6
75.8
81.9
88.1
94.3
100.4
106.5
112.5
118.4
124.2
129.8
135.3
140.7
145.8
150.8
155.5
160.1
164.4
168.5
172.3
175.9
179.2
182.3
185.2
187.8
190.1
192.2
194.0
195.6
197.0
198.1
199.0
199.7
200.2
200.5
200.6

Cumulative
Feed

Cumulative
FCR

Daily
FCR

150.0
185.4
226.1
272.3
324.1
381.7
445.3
514.9
590.7
672.6
760.7
854.9
955.3
1061.8
1174.3
1292.7
1416.9
1546.7
1682.0
1822.7
1968.5
2119.3
2274.8
2434.9
2599.3
2767.7
2940.0
3115.9
3295.2
3477.5
3662.7
3850.5
4040.6
4232.8
4426.8
4622.4
4819.4
5017.5
5216.5
5416.2
5616.4
5816.9
6017.5

0.856
0.884
0.912
0.941
0.970
1.000
1.029
1.059
1.088
1.118
1.147
1.176
1.205
1.233
1.261
1.289
1.316
1.343
1.369
1.395
1.421
1.446
1.471
1.495
1.519
1.543
1.566
1.589
1.611
1.633
1.655
1.676
1.698
1.719
1.739
1.760
1.780
1.801
1.821
1.841
1.862
1.882
1.902

1.025
1.068
1.113
1.159
1.205
1.252
1.298
1.344
1.389
1.434
1.478
1.521
1.564
1.606
1.647
1.688
1.728
1.767
1.806
1.844
1.882
1.919
1.956
1.992
2.029
2.065
2.101
2.138
2.175
2.212
2.250
2.289
2.329
2.370
2.413
2.459
2.507
2.558
2.613
2.672
2.737
2.809

Feed consumption
to suit the needs of specific markets.
With so many demands it is difficult to
provide a single set of guidelines which
meets the growers and processors
every need.

FEMALES
Age
days

Weight

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49

42.0
48.0
58.2
72.6
91.0
113.3
139.3
168.9
201.9
238.3
277.9
320.6
366.1
414.5
465.5
519.0
574.9
633.1
693.3
755.5
819.6
885.4
952.7
1021.5
1091.5
1162.8
1235.0
1308.1
1382.0
1456.5
1531.5
1606.9
1682.4
1758.1
1833.6
1909.0
1984.1
2058.6
2132.6
2205.9
2278.2
2349.6
2419.8
2488.8
2556.3
2622.3
2686.6
2749.1
2809.6
2868.0

Daily
Gain

Average
Daily Gain

6.0
10.2
14.4
18.4
22.3
26.0
29.6
33.1
36.4
39.6
42.6
45.6
48.4
51.0
53.5
55.9
58.1
60.3
62.2
64.1
65.8
67.3
68.8
70.1
71.2
72.2
73.1
73.9
74.5
75.0
75.3
75.6
75.6
75.6
75.4
75.0
74.6
74.0
73.2
72.4
71.4
70.2
68.9
67.5
66.0
64.3
62.5
60.5
58.4

48.0
29.1
24.2
22.8
22.7
23.2
24.1
25.2
26.5
27.8
29.1
30.5
31.9
33.2
34.6
35.9
37.2
38.5
39.8
41.0
42.2
43.3
44.4
45.5
46.5
47.5
48.4
49.4
50.2
51.1
51.8
52.6
53.3
53.9
54.5
55.1
55.6
56.1
56.6
57.0
57.3
57.6
57.9
58.1
58.3
58.4
58.5
58.5
58.5

Feed
(g)
Total
Feed
Consumed
by 7
Days
=
148.0
34.0
39.0
44.3
49.8
55.4
61.1
67.0
72.9
78.8
84.8
90.7
96.6
102.4
108.1
113.7
119.2
124.5
129.7
134.7
139.5
144.0
148.4
152.5
156.4
160.1
163.5
166.6
169.6
172.2
174.6
176.8
178.7
180.4
181.8
183.0
184.0
184.8
185.5
185.9
186.2
186.3
186.3

Cumulative
Feed

Cumulative
FCR

Daily
FCR

148.0
182.0
221.0
226.3
315.1
370.5
431.6
498.6
571.5
650.3
735.1
825.9
922.5
1024.9
1133.0
1246.8
1366.0
1490.5
1620.3
1754.9
1894.4
2038.4
2186.8
2339.4
2495.8
2655.9
2819.4
2986.0
3155.6
3327.8
3502.4
3679.2
3857.9
4038.3
4220.1
4403.1
4587.2
4772.0
4957.5
5143.3
5329.5
5515.8
5702.1

0.876
0.901
0.927
0.955
0.983
1.012
1.041
1.071
1.101
1.131
1.161
1.191
1.221
1.250
1.280
1.309
1.337
1.366
1.393
1.421
1.448
1.475
1.501
1.527
1.553
1.579
1.604
1.628
1.653
1.677
1.701
1.725
1.749
1.773
1.796
1.820
1.843
1.867
1.891
1.914
1.939
1.963
1.988

1.028
1.072
1.119
1.167
1.216
1.265
1.313
1.362
1.411
1.458
1.506
1.552
1.599
1.644
1.689
1.734
1.778
1.821
1.864
1.907
1.949
1.992
2.034
2.076
2.119
2.162
2.205
2.249
2.295
2.341
2.390
2.440
2.492
2.548
2.607
2.669
2.737
2.811
2.891
2.980
3.078
3.188

F ee
d conversion
However,
these
figures
have been compiled from
Cobbs
on-going
commercial broiler
trials and from results of crops
grown by an ever increasing
number of customers worldwide.

These data should serve as a

useful measure to assess your
own broiler performance, but
they cannot be regarded as
specifications or standards.

Technical In fo rm ation Se rvice

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Broiler Growth
Broiler Management Guide
Technical Profiles covering various aspects such as
Quality

Assurance

Broiler

Nutrition

Breeder Nutrition
Care of Day-Old Breeding Stock
Breeder Management Guide
Hatchery Management Guide
Handling Broiler Data
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These publications can be obtained from your Cobb technical services manager, or from
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