-For easy control of disease which affect different age groups
-Easy control of parasite that transmit diseases i.e. Ticks and Keds
-Control of breeding –prevent service of young animals
-Prevent inbreeding
-For record keeping – Determination of growth rate within the herd identified.
-Facilitate feeding according to age and performance e.g. –Chick mash
-Growers mash
-Layers mash
-Facilitate selection of animals within a group and with good performance
-Facilitates administration of routine management practices e.g. vaccination, deworming
-To assess the performance of breeding stock by comparing performance of progeny
-Facilitate culling of animals with lower performance .Have undesirable traits within the herd.
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