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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About The Book
The objective of this book is to elaborate the commercial poultry breeding system with our own farming perspectives.
The content of poultry breeding is sequentially presented in the book for easy and comprehensive learning.
The target audience for this book is undergraduate and postgraduate students of veterinary science, poultry science, and commercial poultry farm managers, farming aspirants and practicing field veterinary technocrats etc.
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