Commercial Chicken Production Manual

Download or read book Commercial Chicken Production Manual written by Mack O. North and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern breeds of chickens; Structure of the chicken; Formation of the egg; Development of the chick embryo; Chick hatcheries; Hatchery equipment; Maintaining hatching egg quality; Factors affecting hatching egg quality; Factors affecting hatchability; Operating the hatchery; Hatchery management; Poultry housing; Poultry house equipment; Brroding management; Growing management on floors; Layer management on floors; Cage management; Breeder management; Lighting management; Flock recycling; Broiler, roaster, and capon management; Genetics of the chicken; Genetic management; Record management; Digestion and metabolism; Major feed ingredients; Vitamins, minerals, and trace ingredients; Analysis of feedstuffs; Feed fundamentals; Poultry rations; Feeding egg-type growing pullets; Feeding egg-type layers; Feeding breeding birds; Feeding broilers, roasters, and capons; Bacteria, viruses; portozoa, and fungi; Developing immunity; Drugs and antibiotics for disease control; Diseases of the chicken; Parasites, insects, mites, and rodents; Disease prevention and animal welfare; Waste management.