Better Farming Series 13: Keeping Chickens
Cover
(FAO - INADES, 1977, 48 p.)
(introduction...)
Preface
Small livestock farming in the villages
Little work but yields little
Chicken farming must be improved
The animal husbandry services help
How to choose poultry
Traditional types of poultry
To improve poultry
Good cocks must be selected
Good hens must be selected
Good chicks must be selected
Improved breeds
How to feed poultry
To feed poultry well is important and difficult
Poultry need good feed
How poultry make use of food and water
Energy feeds
Body- building feeds: proteins
Mineral salts
Vitamins
Clean water
Special needs of chicks, laying hens, and table poultry
How to protect poultry against disease
Preventing poultry from getting ill
Vaccination
Main diseases of poultry
How to house poultry
How to build a poultry house
Nests
Feeding troughs
Drinking troughs and fountains
The brooder
How to choose and look after hens to produce chicks
Here is an example
Suggested question paper
This article is issued from
Appropedia
. The text is licensed under
Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
. Additional terms may apply for the media files.