and vitamins. Poultry byproducts: The feathers of poultry birds are used for making pillows and quilts. Droppings of poultry can be used as manure in fields. The droppings are rich in nitrogen, potash and phosphates.
A number of poultry byproducts like blood-meal, feather meal, poultry by- product meal and hatchery by-product meal are used as good sources of nutrients for meat producing animals and poultry. These byproducts supply proteins, fats, vitamins and good amount of minerals. Poultry diseases: Ranikhet, Coccidiosis, and Fowl pox are some common poultry diseases. Benefits of Poultry farming: The advantages of poultry farming are • It does not require high capital for construction and maintenance of the poultry farming.
• It does not require a big space. • It ensures high return of investment within a very short period of time. • It provides fresh and nutritious food and has a huge global demand. • It provides employment opportunities for the people.
Chickens communicate with more than vocalizations, each with a distinct meaning, including warning their friends about different types of predators or letting their mothers know whether they’re comfortable Duck Farming Duck is an aquatic bird and forms only % of our country’s poultry population. There are about breeds of ducks. The native one includes Indian Runner and Syhlet meta. The exotic breeds include Muscori, Pekin, Aylesbury and Campbell.
Domesticated ducks have been derived from the wild duck named Mallard ( Anas boscas ). Farming ducks is profitable as it can be combined with aquafarming practices. Peculiarity of ducks: The body is fully covered with oily feathers. They have a layer of fat under their skin which prevents it from getting wet.
They lay eggs at night or in the morning. The ducks feed on rice bran, kitchen wastes, waste fish and snails. Types of breeds: There are three types of ducks depending on the purpose for which it is formed. They are meat productive duck breeds, egg productive duck breeds, and breeds for both meat and egg production.
Advantages of duck farming: They can be reared in small backyards where water is