Case Study Question #2: Your broiler grower farm is re-evaluating its weighing processes and you think it’s time to invest in improved weighing scales. The move is triggered by FCR (feed conversion ratio) calculations that indicate a gross overperformance during production at the weekly checkpoints vs. official weight on the processing date.
You decide to investigate both the staff’s operational process of weighing and the scales used for weighing too.
Upon investigation, you observe a manual process that relies on the stockman’s manual consistency, oral communication and handwritten notes.
A process fraught with scope for error.
You begin researching from the ground up and begin with looking for a weighing scale that forces accuracy and eliminates error.
You find the BAT2 Automatic Poultry Scale from VEIT.
It offers a ‘hands-off’ weighing routine that removes the dependence on manual labour from the process of weighing birds.
The units carry considerable cost for your farm, but the potential ROI benefits arising from accurate and reliable weight data far outweigh the expense.
Whilst considering this investment you also notice that VEIT offer a hands-on alternative called the BAT1 Manual Poultry Scale.
Whilst traditional manual poutlry scales rely on operators manually reading and recording bird weight, the BAT1 digitally captures each reading and stores the record in a database without manual intervention.
Certainly a step up from your current method.
But the question remains – BAT1 vs BAT2 poultry weighing scales – which is the best method for weighing broiler chicks most accurately?
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