Introduction Poultry producers all around the world are now focusing on the production of some high quality meat. The prime reason for this can be linked to the increase in the consumer concerns about the quality of poultry they consume. Due to the rapid growth of the HACCP, it is now vital for them to standardize all the phases of …
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How To Raise Baby Chicks,A Beginners Guide To Backyard Chicken Farming
Backyard chicken farming was widely observed up till the World War II. The people used to raise the chicken by themselves for eggs and meat. The backyard chicken farming had a variety of merits. It acted as the natural nitrogen fertilization process when chicken perched the food and also a natural controller for bugs and pests. With modernization and …
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Brooding (0 to 4 Weeks) The ducklings can be brooded on wire floor, litter or batteries with brooding period upto 3 to 4 weeks. They require slightly low temperature of 31°C in first week. Further it is reduced by 3°C each week upto 24°C and kept constant. A usual method is to house ducklings on litter in long narrow house …
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Brooding and Rearing The brooding period is a very critical time and can be a time of high mortality, if proper management is not used. The brooding arrangement must protect chicks from predators and inclement weather . The arrangement should be sanitary, dry and well-ventilated. The floor pen must be rough enough to provide firm footing for the chicks. Not to cover …
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Raising of Turkeys Turkeys are not popular in ASIA. Its cause may be ignorance about their nutritive value or disliking for their eggs and meat. In Western countries mini (smaller size) turkeys which are finished around 12-13 weeks weighing 4.7 kg and midi (medium size) turkeys, finished around 15-16 weeks weighing 6-7 kg are becoming popular nowadays. Like broiler, smaller …
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CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF CHICKS This is also known as brooding management. In case of layer birds, rearing chicks from day-old age to 7-8 weeks are usually reared in brooder houses and then transferred to grower houses, whereas in case of broilers even after 3 weeks of brooding, they are reared in the same house by increasing space and other …
Read More »A brief guide to broiler management/factors considered for broiler rearing
MANAGEMENT OF BROILERS The desired weight at earlier age with efficient feed conversion ratio (FCR) with minimum mortality is prime objectives of broiler rearing. The management system used for commercial broiler rearing is probably more standardized nowadays than any other arrangements in poultry production. They are preferably reared on deep-litter to prevent bruising of muscles due to cages. A trend …
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