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Sustainable Poultry: Production Overview – Part III

Sustainable Poultry: Production Overview – Part IIIBy Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist – This is the third of three article’s from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) which provides information on raising poultry on pasture, including descriptions of production systems and facilities, as well as detailed nuts-and-bolts information.Sustainable Poultry: Production …

Poultry resources for small farmers: Journey to Forever

“Profitable Poultry Production” by M. G. Kains, Orange Judd Company, 1910. “Poultry production is commonly practiced on every farm, but profitable poultry production so far as the farm is concerned, is rare indeed. No one, as a rule, has better natural conditions for poultry raising than has the farmer. It is only a matter of embracing opportunities that is wanting.” Kains tells you …

Poultry Housing | Department of Animal Science

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Poultry: Protozoan diseases

Poultry Production in Mississippi

Protozoan diseases

Coccidiosis

Coccidiosis is a disease of fowl caused by a microscopic animal or protozoa and is characterized by diarrhea, unthriftiness and variable levels of mortality. In spite of much research to advance the control and treatment of this disease, it remains the most costly disease of the poultry industry.

Poultry Internet Resources

POULTRY INTERNET RESOURCES

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4-HConference – National 4-H Poultry and Egg …

Building a Portable Chicken Coop: Housing Chickens in the Back Yard

May 19, 2009Allene Reynolds

Keeping chickens as pets has, in the past few years, become very popular. They are practical because they eat insects, useful because they lay eggs, and are lots of fun to watch. Three or four hens scratching about and singing for their supper makes for pleasant contentment. But where do you keep them?

Housing the Chickens

There are many plans, from …

Predators of Poultry

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Aaron J. Ison, B.S. Avian Disease Investigation Laboratory

Sara J. Spiegle, B.S. Avian Disease Investigation Laboratory

Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl. ACPV OSU ExtensionVeterinary Medicine and Avian Disease Investigation Laboratory

Predation is not common in commercial poultry production. However, predation is a big concern for …

Raising Chickens/Building a Pen – Wikibooks, collection of open

From Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection

Building a pen can be easier than you think. You will need to know what type of chicken you are getting before you begin construction.

If your chickens are going to be larger, heavier, and less prone to flying away (like mine) then a simple post and wire design will work. However, most chickens are more airborne and you will need to …

Tips for Poultry House Construction Plans

A solid poultry house construction plan is an absolute must before taking on such a task. You not only want the house to be appealing to the eye, but it needs to meet all of the needs of the poultry.

There are several factors that need to be met with poultry house construction, but maintaining the health of the chicken, protecting them from predators and providing an environment that allows …

Glossary of Commercial Poultry Terms

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Adjuvant

Additive to vaccine to enhance its effectiveness.

Albumen

The white portion of an egg. In liquid form, the albumen is composed of water and proteins. In dry form, it is composed of proteins.

Antibody

A protein molecule capable of combining specifically with an antigen.

Antigen

A substance foreign to the host animal, …