POULTRY PRODUCTION

POULTRY PRODUCTION

– Popular because they are fast multipliers.

Popular because they are fast multipliers. Quick growers, more efficient feed converters Chicken- most popular poultry species. Duck – 2nd most popular (for balut, salted and century eggs) Quail – 3rd most popular (for its eggs)

Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms POULTRY – collective term for all domestic birds rendering economic service to man. FOWL – term applied to all poultry species specifically, applied to designated mature domestic cocks and hens. Poultry can refer also to the dressed carcass of fowls. BEAK – the projecting mouthparts of the chickens and turkey, consisting of upper and lower mandible; organ of prehension.

BILL – the projecting mouthparts of waterfowl, consisting of upper and lower mandibles.

Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms BREED – a race of domestic fowls which maintains distinctive characteristics shape, growth, temperament, and shell color of egg produced. BROILER – meat type chicken commonly grown up to 35- 42 days and weighting 1.5-2.0 kg live weight. BROODER – a place where young chicks / ducklings are cared for after hatching until they have grown to a point where they no longer need additional heat.

CHICK – young domestic chicken while at the downy stage. CLUTCHES – groups of eggs layed for successive days.

Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms COCK/ROOSTER – a male fowl one year old or over. COCKEREL – a male fowl less than one year old. COMB – made of vascularized tissue growing on tops of fowls head. This serves as an ornamental function signs of status and conditions of the male and for heat dissipation. CROP – the receptacle in which s fowls food is accumulated before it passes to the gizzard.

CULLS – old hens that had passed their usefulness for commercial egg production. DOWN – the first covering of a chick whose major function is for insulation.

Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms DRAKE – the male of the duck family. DUBBING – cutting of the comb, wattles, or earlobes, so as to leave the head smooth. DUCKLING – the young of the duck family in the downy stage of plumage. FEED CONVERSION RATIO – volume of feed necessary to produce a kilogram gain in weight. INCUBATION – period (in days) where embryonic development takes place outside the body of the hen.

LAYER – egg type or dual type 6 months old female that lay eggs.

Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms OVIPOSITION – act of laying eggs. PLUMAGE – the feather of the fowl. POULT – the young of a domestic turkey; the term is properly applied until sex can be distinguished, when they are called cockerels and pullets. PULLET – female fowl 5-6 months of age intended for egg production.

PRIMARIES – the longest feathers of wing, growing between the pinions and secondaries, hidden when wings is folded, otherwise known as flight feathers.

Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms QUILL – the hollow horny, basal part of the stem of a feather. SECONDARIES – long, large quill feathers that grow between the first and second joints of the wing, nearest to the body, that are visible when the wing is folded. SHANK- the portion of the fowls legs below the hock, exclusive of the foot and toes.

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION SPECIALIZATION BREEDER FARM-a poultry breeding farm in the real essence of the field is a system of researching or discovering the best combination of genes of parents stocks that will be the source of commercial chicks for the poultry producers.

EGG FARM-egg farming can readily split into two phases of operations. The first phase can be strictly for raising pullets. The second phase is the keeping of the layers per se when they are in the stage of production. In the present set-up being practiced by egg producers, they do both the raising of pullets and the production of eggs.

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION SPECIALIZATION BROILER- this is the growing of meat-type chicken essentially for meat production. Stocks are used for this purpose are so-called broiler type chickens which are known for their fast growth, meaty conformation, and good feed conversion. Broiler chicks are grown for a period of only about 6 to 7 weeks. At this stage they are marketed and slaughtered for feed.

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION Other specialized areas that contribute to the success of the three major areas. FEED MILLING INDUSTRY-most poultry raisers are dependent totally or partially for their feed supply from the feed miller. The set-up has been very successful to the point that the feed milling industry is halted, the entire poultry industry will also stop.

MEDICATION, FEED SUPPLEMENT AND BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS this group inputs for poultry production is very vital to the poultry industry. Without these segments, poultry diseases can not be controlled and production can be uneconomical.

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION

TRENDS IN POULTRY PRODUCTION Other specialized areas that contribute to the success of the three major areas. POULTRY PROCESSING, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS this segment of the poultry industry is very important since without the proper processing and marketing channels of poultry products , the producers may not be able to dispose off all their products. FARM EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

Feeders, waterers, feed mixers, crates, autonomic devices to ease labor.