What management practices are common in dairy and poultry farming?
What management practices are common in dairy and poultry farming?
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Common management practices in dairy and poultry farming are:
(i) Proper shelter facilities and their regular cleaning.
(ii) Some basic hygienic conditions such as clean water, nutritious food, etc.
(iii) Animals are kept in spacious, airy, and ventilated place.
(iv) Prevention and cure of diseases at the right time is ensured.
Common management practices in dairy and poultry farming are:
(i) Proper shelter facilities and their regular cleaning.
(ii) Some basic hygienic conditions such as clean water, nutritious food, etc.
(iii) Animals are kept in spacious, airy, and ventilated place.
(iv) Prevention and cure of diseases at the right time is ensured.
Broiler chickens are fed with vitamin-rich supplementary feed for good growth rate and better feed efficiency. Care is taken to avoid mortality and to maintain feathering and carcass quality. They are produced as broilers and sent to market for meat purposes.
For good production of poultry birds, good management practices are important. There include maintenance of temperature and hygienic conditions in housing and poultry feed, as well as prevention and control of diseases and pests. The ration (daily food requirement) for broilers is protein rich with adequate fat. The level of vitamins A and K is kept high in the poultry feeds.
The principles of feeding, breeding and weeding are same in both.
- Proper shelter, its hygiene aeration and lighting
- Proper feed and feed additives.
- Selective breeding.
- Health care including vaccination.
- Proper drinking water.
Common management practices in dairy and poultry farming are :
`rarr` Proper shelter facilities and their regular cleaning .
`rarr` Some basic hygienic conditions such as clean water, nutritious food, etc.
`rarr` Animals are kept in spacious , airy, and ventilated place.
`rarr` Prevention and cure of diseases at the right time is ensured.