Poultry Farming Management

Key rules for effective poultry farm management, Common issues in poultry farming management etc.

What you’ll learn
Common issues in poultry farming management
Key rules for effective poultry farm management
Tips to improve poultry performance
Tips for effective chicken house management
Poultry farming and management techniques
Production and management

Requirements
Desire to understand poultry management
No special requirement

Description
  Good planning is essential for a successful poultry farming business. Poultry farming involves the rearing of birds either domestically or commercially, producing eggs meat, etc. They understand the role of poultry in a farm system with an emphasis on chickens in poultry management, learning how to care for adults and chicks, producing eggs, meat, and other products, pasture-based production models. etc. It involves knowing poultry health monitoring includes; ensuring that the poultry house is maintained with adequate brooding, rearing, growing, and laying conditions, and ensuring that recommended vaccinations are given and appropriate feeding programs are used. The objective of the event is to achieve maximum profit with minimum investment. There are husbandry practices, cost-effective vaccination strategies, and other disease prevention and control measures that can reduce mortality and increase production in these village flocks.  Circulation fan system: a proper designed circulation fan system that circulate the air inside the house from floor to ceiling and from one end of the house to the the other saves fuel usage by 10-30% reduction but improves litter and air quality. The growth of broilers mainly depends on indoor environmental conditions that can impede meat and egg production, such as heat or cold stress. Houses for poultry birds will have to be designed and built with a much greater emphasis on operating costs, especially heating and cooling, than in the past, most experts agree, as propane and electricity cost rise.

Who this course is for
Poultry farmers, extension officers, poultry managers, farm owners, government, agricultural consultants, general public etc.