Practical Manual for Commercial Poultry Production and Hatchery Management

Contents: Preface. 1. Male and female reproductive system of poultry. 2. Artificial insemination (a.i.) In poultry. 3. Selection of breeder stock. 4. Working (operations) of hatchery. 5. Handling of hatching eggs prior and during incubation. 6. Project report for setting up of hatchery. 7. Hatchery records and their maintenance. 8. Commercial layer and broiler farms demonstration of litter and cage rearing system. 9. Feed-mill equipments and their maintenance. 10. Feed mill operation, premix preparation, quality control of raw materials. 11. Feeders, waterers, foggers and sprinklers. 12. Maintenance of farm records. 13. Medication: methods and administration of medicines. 14. Vaccination practices: types of vaccines and care during vaccination. 15. Routes of vaccination in poultry. The Commercial Poultry Production and Hatchery Management is penned as per the VCI curriculum prescribed for undergraduate students of B.V.Sc. and A.H., all over India. The text comprises of 15 chapters and topics have been dealt with in a logical sequence and the concepts explained in a lucid manner. The book is also incorporated with appropriate figures, photographs and charts wherever necessary.…