Poultry Manual: A Complete Guide

by T. W. Sturges

ISBN: 9789359194639
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 24095.00
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Table of Contents

PREFACE v INTRODUCTION 1 I. ON THE HOUSING OF POULTRY AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT 5 II. ON FEEDING AND Foon-STuFFS 24 III. INCUBATION BY NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL METHODS 42 IV. ON REARING CHICKENS 79 V. INSECT PESTS 92 VI. WEEDING OUT THE CHICKS 95 VII. PREPARING POULTRY FOR EXHIBITION 105 VIII. THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF POULTRY KEEPING 124 IX. DISEASES OF POULTRY 152 X. MENDELISM AND THE LAWS OF HEREDITY 170 XI. COLOUR 214 XII. AsIATIC BREEDS OF POULTRY-BRAHMAS, CocHINs, LANGSHANs, MALAYS, AsEELs, YOKOHAMAS 252 XIII. BRITISH BREEDS OF PouLTRY-DORKINGs, GAME FowL, HAMBURG HS, ORPINGTONS. 282 XIV. AMERICAN BREEDS OF PouLTRY-DOMINIQUE, JAVA, PLYMOUTH ROCKS, WYANDOTTES, RHODE ISLAND RED 364 XV. MEDITERRANEAN BREEDS-BLACK SPANISH, MINORCAS, ANDALUSIANS, LEGHORNS, ANCONAS 419 XVI. UNCLASSIFIED BREEDS-CAMPINES, INDIAN GAME, LAKENVELDERS, POLISH, SILKIE, SCOTCH GREY, SULTAN, SUMATRA GAME, SUSSEX. 485 XVII. FRENCH BREEDs-FAVEROLLEs, HouDAN, OREVE-C<EUR, LA BRESSE, LA FLECHE, OTHER FRENCH; BREEDS 519 XVIII. BANTAMS . 530 XIX. DUCKS, GEESE, TURKEYS 545 XX. GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 559 INDEX , 583