Poultry Farming

Different Schemes Which

Are Undertaken By The
Government So That A
Single Person Can
Become Businessman.

Introduction:

Poultry farming has occupied an important

place in the Indian economy.
Poultry industry is producing a large
quantity of eggs and nutritious meat for the
second largest demography in the world.
India produces 40,000 million eggs and
1200 million broilers annually.
There are about 123,000 poultry farmers in
India.
India has emerged as the fourth largest
producer of eggs and ninth largest
producer of poultry meat in the world.

Advantages:
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Requires minimum investment to start

with.
Rapid profit.
Requires small space.
Usefulness of poultry feathers.
Chicken shit is good fertilizers.

Disadvantages:
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Chicken death causes low production.

Chicken food is costly.
Need to feed chicken at least twice a day.
Need to keep poultry farm clean
regularly.

Loans by the Government:

Start-up costs for the farm.

Construction expenses.
Animal feeds.
Operational expenses that need to be paid
urgently.
In house disease diagnostic lab- 10 Lacs.
Fund for purchase of hatching eggs,
parent stock, feed ingredients,
transportation, medicine, vaccine- 15
Lacs.
Marketing- 5 Lacs.
Consultancy- Rs. 50,000

Government Assistance:
Eligibility: Small & marginal farmers,
educated & unemployed youth, women,
socially & economically backward section
of the society.
1. State Poultry Farms-100% financial
assistance would be provided.
2. Rural Back yard Poultry Development
Subsidy of Rs. 0.20 lac per unit routed
through the State Department of Animal
Husbandry to the financing bank.
3. Poultry Estates- Grant for infrastructure
development will be provided to States in
the ratio of 75:25.

Management:
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Thoroughly clean and disinfect the

poultry house.
Put about 8 cm layer of clean, fresh, dry
litter material
Keep the house well-ventilated, avoiding
draughts.
Bring the chicks in the poultry house.
Make sure they are vaccinated.
Provide fresh water.
Observe the chicks frequently during day
and night to take care of the
temperature.

Feeding:
To minimize feed wastages:
1. Always provide good quality, well
balanced feed.
2. Store the feed properly.
3. Feeders should be filled only up to to
2/3 level.
4. Use green fodder like Lucerne, green
leaves of vegetables, grass etc which
are good sources of protein, vitamins,
minerals and yolk coloring pigments.
5. Prevent the entry of wild birds in the
poultry shed and feed store.
6. Use properly designed equipment.

Litter management:

Litter management is very important

because bad litter is an invitation to
diseases.
Litter material to be used should be
clean, fresh and free from mould growth.
Litter Management becomes difficult
during monsoon season.

Diseases and their control:

Poultry diseases cause heavy economic losses
due to mortality morbidity and low production.
Disease may occur due to nutrient deficiency,
ingestion of toxic substances, injury or physical
stress or as a consequence of harmful action of
microbial and parasitic agents.
Preventive measures:
1. Control traffic of birds, equipment, attendants
etc., between units. Visitors should not be
allowed.
2. Maintain cleanliness in the shed and
surroundings and provide good ventilation in the
shed.
3. Purchase only healthy chicks from a reputed
hatchery where chicks are produced hygienically.

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Observe proper litter management.

Provide fresh, properly balanced feed and
clean water.
Strictly follow the recommended
vaccination programme.
Carry out post-mortem examination of
dead bird identify the cause of death and
take all precautionary measures to
prevent any spread of disease.
Dispose off the dead birds, properly
either by burning or by burial.

Vaccination:
AGE
One day
4-7 days

6-8 weeks
8-10 weeks

VACCINES
Mareks disease
Raniket disease
(Lasotta
vaccine)
Fowl pox
Raniket disease
(R2 b vaccine)

Record Keeping:

Inventories of birds, equipment, feed

etc., at the beginning and end of laying
period.
Egg production record by day and by
month.
A record of death losses and cause of
death.
A record of income from sales of
products.
Feed records.
Record of expenditure.

Production of eggs:
Production of Eggs and Poultry in India,
1980-2000:

Per hen, per year Local

hens
(before)
Eggs per hen
57
Eggs for
41
consumption and
sale
Eggs for hatching 16
Chicks hatched
11
Birds for
3.2
consumption and
sale

Improved
hens
(after)
87
63

24
17
4.9

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