Introduction to Poultry Science (ANSC-5107)

ANSC-5107           Introduction to Poultry Science              2(1-1)

Theory

Importance of poultry science; classification of world poultry; poultry breeds and their characteristics; strains for egg and meat production; incubation methods; principles of poultry housing; equipments used in poultry production; poultry feeding and its significance; selection and culling in poultry; waste management; rural poultry production; biosecurity; record keeping.

Practical 

Description and demonstration of different poultry breeds; body parts of chicken, structure of an egg; demonstration of incubators; poultry housing types; selection and culling techniques; dead bird disposal pit; visit to commercial poultry farms.

Objectives

At the completion of the course the students will be able to:

  1. Know the importance of poultry farming
  2. Understand the basics of commercial poultry farming
  3. Know the significance of poultry enterprise

Readings

 1. Haq, A. and M. Akhtar. 2004. Poultry Farming. Higher Education Commission, H-9, Islamabad, Pakistan.

2. Parsad, J. 2015. Poultry Production and Management. 5th Ed. Kalyani Publishers. Co.New Delhi, India. 

3.  Bell, D. D. and D. W. Jr. William. 2002. Commercial Chicken Meat and EggProduction.  5th Ed. Springer publisher. United state.

4. Boushy,  El. A. H, A. F. B. Van der Poel. 2000. Handbook of Poultry Feed from Waste. Springer. Netherlands.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Theory

Week

Topics and Readings

Source

Dates

1

Importance of poultry science

Poultry Farming (4-5)

14-10-20

2

Classification of world poultry

Poultry Farming (8-10)

21-10-20

3

Poultry breeds and their characteristics I

Poultry Farming (8-10)

28-10-20

4

Poultry breeds and their characteristics II

Scientific Poultry Production (Chapter 5)

04-11-20

5

Strains for egg and meat production

Scientific Poultry Production (Chapter 5)

11-11-20

6

Incubation methods

Poultry Farming (15-18)

18-11-20

7

Principles of poultry housing

Poultry Farming (26-28)

25-11-20

8

Equipments used in poultry production

Poultry Farming (34-36)

02-12-20

9

Poultry feeding and its significance I

Poultry Farming (42)

09-12-20

10

Poultry feeding and its significance II

Scientific Poultry Production (Chapter 55)

16-12-20

11

Selection and culling in poultry

Scientific Poultry Production (Chapter 55)

30-12-20

12

Waste management

Poultry Farming (140)

06-01-21

13

Rural poultry production I

Scientific Poultry Production (44)

13-01-21

14

Rural poultry production II

Poultry Farming

20-01-21

15

Biosecurity

Poultry Farming (245-247)

27-01-21

16

Record keeping

Scientific Poultry Production (48)

03-02-21

Practical

1

Description and demonstration of different poultry breeds I

16-10-20

2

Description and demonstration of different poultry breeds II

23-10-20

3

Body parts of chicken

30-10-20

4

Structure of an egg

06-11-20

5

Quiz

13-11-20

6

Presentations

20-11-20

7

Presentations

27-11-20

8

Demonstration of incubators

04-12-20

9

Mid-term exam

11-12-20

10

Presentations

18-12-20

11

Presentations

01-01-21

12

Presentations

08-01-21

13

Poultry housing types

15-01-21

14

Selection and culling techniques

22-01-21

15

Selection and culling techniques

29-01-21

16

Dead bird disposal pit

05-02-21

Course Material

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