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Explore the essentials of poultry farming and scientific hatchery management. From poultry breeds, housing, feeding, and flock care to egg incubation, chick development, and hatchery operations, this unit provides practical knowledge to support healthy poultry production and improved hatchability.

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Table of Contents

2 chapters, 55 topics

    1. 1.1AMERICAN CLASS BREEDSPage 1
    2. 1.2ASIATIC BREEDSPage 6
    3. 1.3ENGLISH BREEDS (English Chicken Breeds)Page 10
    4. 1.4MEDITERRANEAN BREEDSPage 17
    5. 1.5Suitability of Different Breeds to Different AreasPage 21
    6. 1.6Indigenous Breeds of Chickens in IndiaPage 23
    7. 1.7External Parts of ChickenPage 30
    8. 1.8Skeleton System of ChickenPage 31
    9. 1.9Digestive System of ChickenPage 34
    10. 1.10Different Purposes of Keeping PoultryPage 37
    11. 1.11Management of PoultryPage 40
    12. 1.12CandlingPage 43
    13. 1.13Chicken Reproductive SystemPage 46
    14. 1.14Egg Formation and Structure (Formation and Structure of Egg)Page 48
    15. 1.15Structure of EggPage 50
    16. 1.16Selection of Hatching EggsPage 57
    17. 1.17Care and Management of Hatching Eggs Before IncubationPage 61
    18. 1.18Broiler ManagementPage 71
    19. 1.19CannibalismPage 82
    20. 1.20Quality of Chicks & Brooding ManagementPage 83
    21. 1.21Ventilation and Lighting Management in BroilersPage 86
    22. 1.22Chick ManagementPage 93
    23. 1.23Importance of Ventilation and Feeding Space ManagementPage 95
    24. 1.24Debeaking Methods and Humidity ManagementPage 96
    25. 1.25Brooding, Rearing Phases and Natural BroodingPage 98
    26. 1.26Assessment of Brooder Temperature by Chick BehaviourPage 102
    27. 1.27Types of BroodersPage 103
    28. 1.28CannibalismPage 105
    29. 1.29Litter ManagementPage 107
    30. 1.30Grower ManagementPage 108
    31. 1.31Management of Hatching EggsPage 110
    32. 1.32Hatchery ConstructionPage 111
    33. 1.33Incubation and HatchingPage 117
    34. 1.34Recommendations for FarmersPage 119
    35. 1.35Artificial IncubationPage 120
    36. 1.36Hatchery SanitationPage 124
    37. 1.37Precautions to be Taken to Prevent the Spread of Diseases in the HatcheryPage 126
    38. 1.38Fumigation (Fumigation of Incubator)Page 127
    39. 1.39Management of IncubatorPage 129
    40. 1.40Embryonic Development in ChickenPage 133
    41. 1.41The Chick Embryo Requires Additional Extra-Embryonic Membranes for DevelopmentPage 138
    42. 1.42Embryonic Mortality During the Embryonic Development StagePage 141
    43. 1.43Transportation of ChicksPage 143
    44. 1.44Factors Affecting HatchabilityPage 145
    45. 1.45Causes That Can Lead to a Decrease in HatchabilityPage 148
    46. 1.46Problems and Causes Encountered in the Hatchery (Hatchery Troubleshooting & Problems)Page 149
    47. 1.47Precautions to Be Taken During the First Week After Chicks Arrive at the Shed (Day-Old Chick Management)Page 153
    48. 1.48Sexing of ChicksPage 156
    49. 1.49Important Precautions to Follow When Administering VaccinesPage 162

    1. 2.1Domestic DucksPage 169
    2. 2.2Medium ClassPage 170
    3. 2.3Light ClassPage 171
    4. 2.4Bantam ClassPage 172
    5. 2.5Quail Breeding and ManagementPage 173
    6. 2.6Quail (Coturnix) Rearing Methods and Breeding ManagementPage 176

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