31 Jul Broiler management: an efficient weapon for poultry industrial growth
ब्रॉयलर प्रबंधन: मुर्गी पालन विकास के लिए कुशल रणनीति A Broiler is a bird of about 6-8 weeks of age of either sex (straight-run chicks) with an average body weight of 1.5 to 2.0 kg with a flexible breast bone cartilage, pliable and tender meat. It is a tender meat young chicken of either sex that grows from a hatch weight of 38-40 gm to a weight over around 1 Kg 700 gm in about 6 weeks’ time only. Factors acting broiler quality and growth: Various factors affecting the growth rate in the broilers include health, nutrition, temperature, water supply, vaccination, lightening, food supply, water supply, ventilation, stocking density. Housing system and rearing system in broilers: Broilers can be housed on deep-litter, slatted or wire floor or cages. In case of broilers cage, slat and wire floor rearing of broilers are not as popular as litter floor rearing, due to problems like breast blisters, leg weakness and higher initial investment. For selection of site for broiler farming one must first select a well-drained site that has plenty of natural air movement. The area has to be oriented on an east-west axis to reduce the effect of direct sunlight on the sidewalls during the hottest part of the day· Good ventilation should be available; to achieve this width of...