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Broiler Farming (Poultry) Information Guide - Agrifarming
Broiler Farming (Poultry) Information Guide - Agrifarming
in
Broiler farming.
Introduction of Broiler chicken:- What is broiler? Its a tender meat young chicken of male or female
that grows from a hatch weight of 40 grams to a weight over approximately around 1.5 kg to 2 kg in about
6 weeks time period only. Broilers today has emerged as the one of the fastest growing poultry segment
with the increased acceptance of broiler chicken meat in cities, towns, and villages, the demand and
consumption of broiler chicken is increasing day by day in a fast pace. In India, during the last few years,
poultry farming has taken a U- turn from a backyard venture into a fastest growing commercial sector. For
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achieving better profits from poultry industry, One should be aware and have good knowledge on its
technicality viz: housing, breed, feed management, and over all maintenance.
Broilers breeds reared for meat purpose are: a) Commercial Broiler breeds b) Dual purpose Broiler
breeds.
Caribro.
Babcobb.
Krishibro.
Colour broiler.
Hy-Bro.
Vencobb.
Kuroiler Dual.
Rhode Island.
Red Vanaraja.
Grama Priya.
Krishibro a
coloured Broiler.
Housing/Shed & Management in Broiler farming:- To achieve optimum chick growth and body weight
gain in broiler farming, It is essential to provide comfortable and growth specific housing or shed area for
birds.
One should consider the following factors or parameters for better Broiler housing and
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Preferably higher land should be considered to avoid water logging in rainy season.
Should have market access to procure any farm inputs and selling of farm produces.
Shed Direction.
Housing or Shed System:- Try to make housing at low cost, so that saved amount can be used for bird
purchase or feed or any other farm inputs. For building a low cost housing system, use locally available
material like mud, bamboo, thatch roof/chitra etc. Management is the important part of the broiler
farming to achieve desired meat production. Following are the vital parameters to be considered in Broiler
management System.
1) Broiler breed selection: Day-old chicks with good quality should be selected.
Remove the previously used litters and wash the house equipments properly.
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Day-Old-Broiler-Chicks
3) Brooding:
Should adjust the hover temperature to 95 F at first week and reduce by 5 F every week until 70 F.
5) Lighting: Continuous lighting should be provided from day old to till marketing of chicks.
Litter materials used in the shed should be either rice husk, saw dust, or chopped wheat straw etc
depending upon availability of the material.
Should remove old litter and use fresh litter for rearing pullets and new batches of
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To avoid caking of litter due to high moisture level in the shed, stirring litter should be carried out on
regular basis and humidity of the shed should be maintained.
Poultry Feed Management:- As feed plays vital role in poultry farming and is the major cost of poultry
production which seriously affects the production output of the birds. So the feed and feeding
management is the major important consideration for efficient commercial poultry farming. Improper
feeding causes several deficiency disease which results in poor production performance.
Also, make sure the feed have all the required nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals & vitamins)
in right proportion for better growth of the birds. In addition to the regular nutrients, some additives are
required to facilitate digestion and growth and is usually added in reputed commercial feed.
0 10 days Pre-Starter
11 21 days Starter
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E.M.
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E.M.
Solution
What is E.M? E.M. Is a brown colour concentrated liquid produced from the cultivation of 80 strains of
beneficial microorganisms collected from natural environment of India.
What are the advantages of E.M. Technology in Livestock Production or in Broiler farming ?
It reduces cost inputs more efficiently and improves gain in body weight.
It helps Clean shed, less flies, ticks and less disease incidence.
Caution Note: E.M.solution should not be mixed with anti-biotic, disinfectants / chlorinated water.
Bio-Security Measures in Broiler farming: Bio-security is a method of preventing the spread of disease
Isolation.
Traffic Control.
Sanitation.
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Should keep all animals and wild birds out of poultry sheds.
Disinfection and sanitization of poultry sheds & equipment should be carried frequently.
Marketing of Broiler Chicks:- Marketing should be planned in advance of starting a farm. A successful
farming will depend on the good poultry market and the price offered. In India, consumption of chicken
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