Textbook of Poultry Management Practices

Description

Poultry can play very important role in the diversification of agriculture, particularly in view of the fact that with ever increasing population, there is tremendous pressure on land. If poultry is taken up on sound basis, it can help to harness triple benefits i.e. additional employment income with least investment in backyard production, Over and above, poultry farming is quite and eco-friendly activity and can revert the trends of migration of rural youth. Poultry farming is now gaining considerable momentum in this Union Territory. As poultry farming has got a good potential as a source of supplementary income and even as the main source of livelihood to the farmers, the Department has taken up the implementation of various programme for popularizing poultry farming in this Union territory. To meet the growing demand of unadulterated protein and due to the awakening among the urban populace to the importance of eggs the department started adopting all the available advanced technology to increase the annual egg production with improved birds. This book “Textbook of Poultry Management Practices” deals with all aspect related to poultry farming and is helpful for every its users.