In winters when temperature goes down below 55o F, various problems like reduction in weight gain and egg production, reduction in water intake, reduction in fertility and hatchability, enhanced mortality, etc. occurs. Hence managing poultry in winters is very important concern for poultry farmers. Following tips can be practiced by the farmers for optimizing the poultry production in winters as well. House should be designed in a way that maximum sun light enters the shed during day … Continue Reading →
Solution to Crop Residue Burning – Agricultural Mechanization
Burning of crop residues is being practiced by most of the farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh which cause serious health and environmental problems. After much research and efforts by Government of India and Agricultural Universities, the following machines for management of crop residues have been developed which can provide sustainable benefit to both farmers and environment. Machines for In-Situ Management of Crop Residues Name and Function Cost (Approx.) Subsidy … Continue Reading →
Major Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and Rural Development Programmes in India
Animal Husbandry Development Programmes S. No. Name of the Programme Year of Initiation 1. Military Dairy Farm (Allahabad) 1889 2. First Census of Cattle 1919 3. Premium Bull Scheme 1928 4. Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) 1946 5. Central Herd Registration Scheme (CHRS) 1949 6. Central Goshala Development Board (CGDB) 1949 7. Central Council of Gosamvardhana (CCG) 1952 8. Key Village Scheme (KVS) 1952 9. Hill Cattle … Continue Reading →
Common Endoparasites of Pets & Their Treatment
Ascariasis Ascarid infection is common in pets (dogs and cats) causing diarrhea and vomiting in young animals. Older animals generally have asymptomatic infections. Transmission of ascarids (roundworms) is by oro-faecal, transmammary and transuterine routes. Their diagnosis can be done by the finding of typical ova in faecal floatations. Ascarids have significant zoonotic implications, as visceral larva migrans is a serious disorder in children. Standard therapy Pyrantel pamoate is a safe … Continue Reading →
Guidelines for maintaining biosecurity in poultry farms
What is Biosecurity Biosecurity is an integrated approach encompassing policy and regulatory frameworks to analyze and manage risks in the areas of animal health and food safety, including associated environmental risk. An integrated biosecurity programme is an application on logical and sound principles specific to an enterprise, monitoring of disease status, evaluation of ongoing poultry farm operations on continuous basis with an objective to … Continue Reading →
Electricity Generation from Poultry Litter
What we consider waste is 'not actually a waste'. Rural households better understand the use of this waste for fertilizing their vegetables and crops but they are still unaware about most of the more potent and profitable uses of the waste. Whole world is suffering from the menace of global warming and we cannot neglect the contribution of greenhouse gases into it. The methane emission from the livestock industry along with agriculture is the second largest contributor to the greenhouse gases in … Continue Reading →
General Information Related to Broilers
Meat type birds Scientific name is Gallus Domesticus For broiler breeders Number of settable eggs per dam housed = 170 eggs Breeding period = 25 to 66 weeks Fertility percentage = 90% Hatchability (% of total eggs set) = 80 % Number of sale-able chicks per dam = 130 straight run chicks Mortality (maximum); 0 to 8 weeks = 3 %, 9 to 20 weeks = 4 %, More than 20 weeks = 18 % Body weight; 20th week; Males = 2.6 kg, Females = 2.0 kg Body weight; 40th week; Males … Continue Reading →
Marek’s Disease in Poultry
Etiology or causative agent Marek's Disease Virus (MDV), a highly infectious and easily transmitted herpesvirus, is one of the most common viral infections worldwide and is capable of causing tumours and immunosuppression in broiler breeders. It also leads to nerve paralysis and tumour formation in chicks. Transmission The disease is highly contagious and readily transmitted among chickens. The virus matures into a fully infective, enveloped form in the epithelium of the feather … Continue Reading →
Making 100kg broiler (poultry) feed, 100kg ਬ੍ਰੋਇਲਰ (ਪੋਲਟ੍ਰੀ) ਫੀਡ ਫ਼ਾਰਮੁਲਾ, कैसे बनाएं ब्रायलर 100किलो फ़ीड
How to make 100kg broiler (poultry) feed 100kg ਬ੍ਰੋਇਲਰ (ਪੋਲਟ੍ਰੀ) ਫੀਡ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਫ਼ਾਰਮੁਲਾ कैसे बनाएं ब्रायलर (पोल्ट्री) के लिए 100किलो फ़ीड Ingredient ਸਮੱਗਰੀ सामग्री Unit ਯੂਨਿਟ यूनिट Broiler starter (0-6 weeks of age) ਸਟਾਟਰ ਰਾਸ਼ਨ स्टार्टर राशन Broiler finisher (6-9 weeks of age) ਫਿਨਿਸ਼ਰ ਰਾਸ਼ਨ फिनिशर राशन Picture ਫੋਟੋ फ़ोटो Yellow maize ਮੱਕਾ मक्का Kg 45 48 Rice polish ਚੌਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਸ਼ चावल … Continue Reading →
Rearing ducks for egg production
Introduction Duck farming is a very lucrative business. Ducks are highly valuable birds around the world, reared for egg and meat production. Ducks occupy an important position next to chicken farming in India. They form about 10% of the total poultry population and contribute about 6-7% of total eggs produced in the country.The duck, till recently, was practically reared only by the small and marginal farmers mostly in the Southern and Eastern coastal areas, North-eastern India and Jammu and … Continue Reading →