Course Material
- Status of rural poultry production in Pakistan; significance and scope of rural poultry farming
- Desi vs commercial poultry products, Consumer attitude
- choosing right rural breed/strain for meat and egg production
- Housing and equipments
- Natural incubation; incubation requirements for small incubators
- Characteristics of broody hen
- Selection of hatching eggs
- Nest preparation
- Management during brooding
- Management during rearing
- Management during laying
- Selection of feed ingredients; feed formulation for rural poultry farming
- Feeding and watering practices
- Vaccination, medication and parasitic control
- Impact of season on performance of rural poultry; record keeping
- Measures to improve rural poultry production; Feasibility report for 100 rural poultry birds
- Chapters 16
- Department Animal Sciences
- Teacher
Dr. Muhammad Arif
