ADDIS ABABA CITY TVET AGEENCY

Short term Training package on Poultry production

Unit of competency:
 Introduction
 Production plan
 Selecting poultry site
 Types of breeds
 Poultry housing
 Poultry feeding
 Poultry health management
 Poultry housing management
 Record keeping

Sept, 2012
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
s/n Content Total time spend
theory practical cooperative Training
Required
manual resource

I Introduction 1 - -  Energy source feed

 Protein source feed
 Minerals (salt, bone
1. Production plan 2 1 - meal, lime stone,
chlorine)
 manufactured vitamins
 overalls gowns
2. Site selection 2 4 8  rubber boots
1.1. Topography  goggles
1.2. Prevailing Wind  gloves
1.3. Infrastructure  hand tools
1.4. Market  hat
1.5. Feed supply  watering equipment
 Refrigerator
 Thermometer
 formaldehyde & savlon
 cage
 brooder
 red lamp
 marex vaccination
 Newcastle vaccination
 Dropper

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3. Types of breeds 2 1 6 ( syringe)
2.1. Exotic breeds  Tin nail
2.1.1. Egg type  meter
2.1.2. Meat type  electric rope
2.1.3. Dual purpose  hammer
2.2. Local breeds  straw
2.3.Choosing of a chicken breed  saw dust
 egg tray
 Deabeker
4. Poultry Housing 3 1 7  Candler
3.1. Importance of poultry `  Incubator
Housing  Bucket
3.2. Feature of good housing  Perch
3.3. Construction materials  Egg grader
3.4.Type of houses for commercial  Chick guard
poultry production  Wheel barrow
 Plastic sheet
5. Poultry feeding 4 3 8  Hay box(nest box)
4.1. Nutrient requirement of poultry  generator
4.1.1. Energy requirement  powder soap,
4.1.2. Protein requirement  weighing balance
4.1.3. Vitamin requirement  chick transportation
4.1.4. Mineral requirement cage,
4.1.5. Water  egg transportation cage,
4.2. Mixed/Compound feed  pencil, pen, paper
4.3. Feeding d/t classes of poultry  machine calculator
4.4. Ration formulation?  needle timber hay, saw,
shovel

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6. Poultry health management 4 1 8
5.1. Poultry hygiene
5.1.1. Cleaning
5.1.2. Disinfection
5.2. Poultry health
5.2.1. Ways of disease transmission
5.2.2. Ways of disease prevention
5.2.2.1. Vaccination
5.2.2.2.Vaccination storage

7. Poultry house management 6 3 12

6.1. General management
6.1.1. Chicken placement
6.1.2. Brooding To
6.1.3. Body weight
6.1.4. Male management
6.1.5. Daily control
6.2.Housing and environment
6.2.1. Stock density
6.2.2. House temperature
6.2.3. Ventilation
6.2.4. light
6.2.5. Water supply
6.2.6. Litter
6.3. Housing equipments
6.3.1. feederer
6.3.2. waterer
6.3.3. nest
6.3.4. perch
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 6.4. Fertile egg Management
6.3.1. Fertile egg selection
6.3.2. Egg disinfection
6.3.3. Egg storage
6.5. other management
8. Record keeping 3 2 8
7.1. Important data
7.1.1. Feeding record
7.1.2. Health record
7.1.3. Financial records
7.1.4. management record
7.1.4.1. incubation record
7.1.4.2. Monthly Laying
Record
Prepared by:

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