1. Poultry are the most benign of farm stock; easy to manage, resilient and relatively productive under the most varied conditions. Anyone with a small patch of land can keep poultry for their eggs and meat, and for breeding. There are few greater pleasures than keeping a flock of hens and feeding...
  2. This publication outlines practices applicable to the prevention of disease in poultry, and second, to deal with the more important disease to which poultry are susceptbile.
  3. 1963-04-01 This pulication includes information for the identification of Blackhead for poultry.BLACKHEAD of Turkeys and Chickens: How to Control It also includes information including losses from Blackhead, how birds get it, signs of the disease, where to bet a diagnosis, how to handle an outbreak, and its...
  4. 1977-01-01 This report contains information on the nutritional requirements, signs of deficiencies, growth rates, feed and water requirements, and toxic levels of certain elements for poultry. The material contained herein should be useful to all who are concerned with formulation and manufacturing of...
  5. 2011-10-07 The most comprehensive and definitive guide to date on raising all-natural poultry, for homesteaders or farmers seeking to close their loo.The Small-Scale Poultry Flockoffers a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowls, based entirely on natural systems.
  6. The brooder is heated by a regular electric light bulb, placed under the brooder floor. Depending on the temperature rise required, the wattage of the light bulb will have to be chosen by experimentation. The metal floor and roof prevent predators such as rats from entering the brooder. If...
  7. 1990-01-19 Poultry is an important farm species in almost all countries. It is an important source of animal protein, and can be raised in situations with limited feed and housing resources. Chickens are ‘waste-converters’: they ‘convert’ a scavenged feed resource base into animal protein. They are...
  8. 1985-01-01 Poultry plays an important role in most developing countries, as it contributes to the livelihood of rural smallholder farmers who keep village chickens. General information on chicken farming is discussed in many booklets on the subject, like Agrodok No. 4: small-scale chicken production. This...