Housing and Chicken Housing Flashcards
Construction of the roof, floor, walls and partitions to house the animals
LIVESTOCK HOUSING
Importance of Good Housing
- AS AN IMPROTANT ASPECT OF BIOLOGY
- AS A PROBLEM OF ENGINEERING
- AS A PROBLEM IN ECONOMICS
Essentials of Housing
- PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN AND FLOOD WATER
- TEMPERATURE MODERATION DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS
- GOOD VENTILATION
- PROTECTION AGAINST WIND DURING INCLEMENT (STORMY/WINDY) WEATHER
- GOOD DRAINAGE
- GOOD LIGHTING
Location of the Farm House
- TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LAND
- AVAILABILITY AND COST OF THE LAND
- NEARNESS TO ROAD AND GOOD TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
- PRESENCE OF GOOD WATER SUPPLY, ABUNDANT FEEDS AND AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRICITY
- AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL HOMES
- PEACE AND ORDER SITUATION IN THE AREA
- MARKET DEMAND
Birds are raised in small scale primarily intended for home consumption
- common practice is to raise it at the back of the house
BACKYARD POULTRY
Classes of Poultry Farms
- BACKYARD POULTRY
2. POULTRY FARMING
This is raising poultry for larger or commercial sale
POULTRY FARMING
Devoted exclusively for egg production
EGG POULTRY FARM
Termed as “The Egg Basket of the Visayas”
BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU
Production of broilers
BROILER FARM
Specialized in the production and sale of day-old chicks and perhaps starter chicks
HATCHERY
2 types of Hatchery
- COMMERCIAL HATCHERY
2. BREEDER HATCHERY
Does not maintain a breeding flock as source of hatching eggs, it buys egg from outside for hatching
COMMERCIAL HATCHERY
Raises breeding flock from which hatching eggs come
BREEDER HATCHERY
Big companies will contract farmers to breed, hatch and grow the viable chickens from their stock to be sold as eggs, starter chicks and dressed chickens
CONTRACT FARMING