Artificial Insemination In Poultry – Technique and Advantage
Why Artificial Insemination ? If you are a backyard chicken or turkey farmer whose hens are not producing chickens, artificial insemination with a proven rooster or tom can save you surgery. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, “If done correctly, fertility rates can be higher or higher than those
Drinking Water Vaccination – a few simple rules
Introduction Mass vaccination of a flock via drinking water is a simple and quick method of vaccine administration. It is less stressful for the birds as it does not require individual catching, handling and vaccine administration. However, mass vaccination methods require careful management if they are to be as effective
The hen and Her Environment
Good management requires thinking about things from the hen’s point of view and looking out for them properly. Cage or floor: there is a world of difference between the two. With caged chickens, the birds have no choices and it’s mainly the farmer who calls the shots. In floor systems the
Rural Poultry Farming _ Hatching And Raising Chicks
Hatching eggs We select those eggs which are produced by tolerated healthy laying hens. Of course, they must be fertilized. The eggs should be of the standard size, weight, shape and color of the shell corresponding to the breed. Therefore, they should not be too large, they cannot have cracks
Organic Poultry _ Breeding and Farming Techniques
Organic Poultry Farming In domestic chicken farming, organic farming can focus on either the production of organic eggs or organic chicken meat. In both cases, the animals must be provided with access to an outdoor enclosure. Due to different weather changes, it is necessary that the chickens have access to
Pre Brooding Management of chicks.
Introduction: All the management practices before brooding or before receiving the chicks in other sense various measures, which we provide in preparation for new-hatched chicks arriving at our farm. We will discuss various factors, which play very important role in the process of pre-brooding management and main purpose of this
Poultry Health Management
The best fed and housed stock with the best genetic potential will not grow and produce efficiently if they become diseased or infested with parasites. Therefore good Poultry health management is an important component of poultry production. Infectious disease causing agents will spread through a flock very quickly because of the high
Cannibalism in Poultry : Prevention and Treatment
Cannibalism in fowl is a costly and vicious habit that poultry producers cannot afford to ignore. Cannibalism usually occurs when the birds are stressed by a poor management practice. Once becoming stressed, one bird begins picking the feathers, comb, toes or vent of another bird. Once an open wound or
Newcastle Disease_Clinical Signs & Postmortem Lessions
Causative Agent: "Paramyxovirus" System Affected By This Disease: Digestive System, Respiratory System and Nervous System. Clinical / Anti-mortem Signs: Torticollis of neck (it may be upward/downward). Greenish-white mucus like diarrhoea. Lameness. Nasal and Ocular discharge. Rales of thick mucus from mouth. Pasting on vent area. Gasping (difficulty in breathing). Sticky nose.
Red Hocks in day old Chicks or Poults
A day old chick is considered to be of good quality if it has the capacity to grow and mature in line with its genetic potential. The chick is alert and active, with a closed navel and well developed legs that are soft and well hydrated when the toes are
Herbal Remedies for Poultry Diseases
Introduction Growth in poultry sector can contribute to enhanced nutrition and poverty reduction in Pakistan, because a large share of the rural poor is dependent on poultry for food and income. Traditional medicines have the potential to improve the growth as well as health status of the birds. Ethno veterinary
Incubation Times in the Modern Hatchery
The chicken embryo generally needs 21 days (504 h) to complete incubation, including the drying of down (Etches, 1996). In practice however, incubation periods vary considerably, as observed by Laughlin (2007) in large scale field surveys, which recorded pulling times from the setting of eggs of 500 up to 526