The drinking water plays an important role in the transmission of some bacterial, viral and protozoan diseases that are among the most common poultry diseases. Important factors to prevent waterborne diseases in broiler production are the protection of supply sources, water disinfection and the quality control of microbiological, chemical and physical characteristics. Water is an […]
Here is the below tips to improve energy efficiency of chicken farms: 1. Make the house as ‘tight’ as possible: Obviously, a farmer has no control over outside temperatures and, as a result, there are some limitations on how much heating costs can be controlled. The best way to reduce heating costs is to make the […]
Scope of Poultry Business in Emerging markets, here are the five reasons: Increasing prosperity in emerging markets= people can afford to put more eggs, chicken on the table. Many youngsters becoming non-vegetarian under the influence of advertisements e.g. KFC, McDonalds etc. It takes far less feed to produce a kilo of chicken. There is no […]
Poultry plants steadily increase production of eggs and poultry meat. However, except their main product, poultry housing and operation zones simultaneously produce proportional amounts of wastes – poultry manure, sewage water, nonfood products of killing rooms, fallen poultry, hair, and feathers, manure being produced in most considerable quantities. Poultry plants allocate vast territories for storing […]
Air quality can be affected by aerial emissions of pollutants from poultry production facilities. Ammonia emitted into the atmosphere is arguably the most environmentally significant aerial pollutant associated with poultry production. The transport and fate of ammonia once it is emitted into the atmosphere are not well understood, but its presence in high concentrations can […]
1. Financial Management: In poultry business, managing finances and up-to-date book keeping is equally important as it is to achieve smoother operational flow. It is not a lay man’s job to handle balance sheet, trial balance and accounts books. One needs an automated financial solution to manage finances minutely like calculating cost of production per egg/ […]
Chickens Many different breeds of chickens have been developed for different purposes. For simplicity, you can place them into three general categories: Laying, meat-producing and dual-purpose breeds. a) Laying Breeds: These breeds are known for their egg-laying capacity. Popular laying breeds include the White Leghorn, Red Sex Link and Black Sex Link breeds. A healthy […]
Happy Hens Farm, located at a two-hour drive from Bangalore, became the first Indian producer to label its eggs as “free-range,” as an indication of their hens’ high welfare and space allowances. Free Range means hens have total freedom to access large open space to roam freely and to express their natural behavior. They have a pen […]
BHUBANESWAR: Starting with a small hatchery way back in 1983 in their native place in the remote Jaleswar area of Balasore district, Santosh Pradhan and his wife Tapati Ranihave come a long way. The family now owns a breeding and brooding firm spread across 25 acres in the Rasgovindpur area of Mayurbhanj district that produces more than 50,000 eggs and 30,000 chicks […]
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