Poultry Science Terminology.

poultry science

Science Common Terminology for Poultry Owners Growel Agrovet has compiled this guide to Science Common Terminology. Every poultry owner should know these terms for a proper understanding of poultry and their diseases. A B Term: Balanced Term: Bantam Term: Battery Term: Biddy Term: Blood Spots Term: Broiler Term: Broiling Term: Brooder Term: Brooding Term: Brooding […]

Vitamins & Minerals for Poultry.

vitamins & minerals for poultry

Vitamins & Minerals for Poultry Vitamins and minerals for poultry play a very important role in a healthy and profitable poultry business. One common issue relates to poor or inadequate feeding programmes. These programmes can lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies in poultry. Adequate vitamins and minerals for poultry are vital. A lack of them […]

Brooding Management in Poultry

Brooding Management in Poultry is done in the first 14 days period of the broiler poultry life – which is the most sensitive period because the bird is changing from an immature system to a mature system. For a better and profitable poultry production we can’t ignore Good Brooding Management practice. While Brooding Management in Poultry, […]

Disaster Management for Livestock

Disaster Management for livestock

A Disaster Management for livestock plan shall essentially include retrospective epidemiological study of the disasters including, herd health promotion, disease prevention, therapy and rehabilitation.Animals can play a significant role during a disaster. They are specifically used for search and rescue operations. Animals are the means of transport of injured and invalid people when no other […]

Fruit and Vegetable Wastes as Livestock Feed

Fruit and Vegetable Wastes as Livestock Feed

Livestock play an integral role in the livelihood of poor farmers by providing economic, social and food security. According to FAO, 2011 the world would need 73% more meat and 58% more milk in 2050. So, to meet these demands, huge quantity of feed resources will be required.  Already there is a considerable shortage of […]

Biosecurity in Poultry Farming

Biosecurity in Poultry Farming

Biosecurity in poultry and farm hygiene  practices are implemented at breeders ,broiler & layer farms to reduce the risk of disease agents moving on to farms from outside sources  the movement of disease agents between sheds on the same farm, carry over of disease agents from one batch to the next in the shed environment, and carry over of […]

Poultry Nutrition Guide

Poultry Nutrition Guide

Poultry Nutrition Guide is describing the nutrients requirements for layers & broilers,nutrient levels in the feed ,amount of feed consumed & quality of feed supplements.Poultry Nutrition Guide for a better profitability of  layers & broilers farming has been outlined below. Poultry Feed Consumption: There are a number of factors that influence voluntary feed intake (discussed in the section […]