Broiler farming and management

Salient features:easily understandable and lucid language. The book provides a concise overview of broiler industry for the students, professionals and broiler farmers. Useful for students at the time of examination. Includes special chapters like summer stress, anti-nutritional factors and pink revolution. Useful compendium of authentic information on the subject of national importance for meeting the urgent and practical requirement of the students, progressive farmers and extension workers. Table of contents:1. Introduction to broiler farming 2. Planning and preparations 3. Poultry housing 4. Ventilation 5. Chick placement 6. Purchasing quality chicks and feed 7. Litter and brooder management 8. Feeds and feeding 9. Water management 10. Regular management of broiler farm 11. Antinutritional and toxic factors in poultry feeds 12. Record keeping and marketing 13. Vaccines and vaccination 14. Disposal of dead birds 15. Summer stress 16. Pink revolution 17. Financial aspects in broiler farming 18. Model scheme of 5,000 commercial broiler farm source of the book glossary index