Do you intend to start a small poultry farm and are worried about the poultry house design and structure? Here is an innovative guide to motivate and enlighten you on how to modify simple materials as chicken house designs, for a small poultry farm. Here is an innovation that will reduce your cost of production … Read more
Like other agribusinesses, the goal of a poultry farm cannot be met if proper equipment is not in place. Poultry farming equipment are materials you need to set up your poultry farm to ease your operations and in turn, increase the productivity of your farm. Poultry farming is a humongous business; it is multifaceted and … Read more
In livestock production, the best converter of feed to flesh is the broiler chicken. This breed of chicken is naturally built to consume less and produce more in terms of body weight. Aside from its excellent feed conversion ability, broilers also have a very short period to maturity. This is why broiler chicken farming is the most lucrative as it enables farmers to recoup their investment within a short period.
The use of antibiotics in poultry production is an effective way to keep chickens healthy and reduce the spread of diseases. However, the use of antibiotics for growth promotion or other non-therapeutic purposes is not permitted in poultry production. In the USA, there are several approved antibiotics that can be used for poultry. These drugs … Read more
Vaccination and drug administration are parts of the poultry medications. Vaccines are applied to chickens to build their immune system against an impending disease. One of the best ways to control poultry disease is through vaccination. In poultry production, either: broiler production, turkey or layers production; vaccination program should be included in the chicken medicine chart.
For you to earn immensely for poultry production, then you must be willing to feed your chickens nutritious feed always. Chickens are very responsive to the diet they eat; if your chickens are eating poor feed, be ready to get poor results or yield from them. Using fishmeal in chickens diet is a great way … Read more
Farmers often crave a long laying period for their chicken. Increase in the laying period actually increases the profitability of the business. But, at times, several factors may shorten the laying period of a chicken. In this case, forced molting is recommended to recuperate and extend the laying period of the chicken. There are different methods of forced molting that can be deployed, depending on the available resources.
Among all poultry birds, turkey is of high economic value. They are fleshier and produce more meat for consumption. Also, the quality of the protein in turkey is relatively higher than other poultry birds. Blackhead disease in turkey is a major disease that greatly impairs the productivity of the birds. Diseases are best prevented than treated; several measures have to be taken to prevent and control this disease. But before then, let us find out the causes of blackhead disease.
One of the major diseases in poultry is Coccidiosis. Poultry farmers are often unaware of the outbreak of this disease until it causes a major loss or breakdown in the farm. Managing chickens could be very challenging; they are highly susceptible to deleterious diseases that can affect their productivity.
Coccidiosis is a protozoan disease caused by Eimeria spp. There are about 7 species but only 5 are common. Of these 5, Eimeria tenella is more fervent and common in poultry. Others are E. necatrix, E. mitis, E. brumet and E. acervulina.  Coccidium (plural: Coccidia) is the pathogen that causes coccidiosis in poultry; it is hardy in nature and can stay in the soil for a very long period provided the environmental conditions are favorable for its survival.
Climate change has become a global threat to food production. It has great effects on farm animals, especially poultry. One of the factors to be considered before establishing a poultry farm is the environment; this considers the prevailing weather condition. However, there is a clear distinction between weather and climate. Climate is the average weather … Read more
