BROILER PRODUCTION

Broilers are the most preferred ones under poultry meat category. Many Private companies are involved with farmers in contract farming for boiler production. So marketing is no longer a problem. A broiler is a young chicken of below eight weeks of age, weighing 1.5 to 2 kgs body weight, with tender and soft meat.

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

• Poultry house temperature: 1^st week 95⁰F is quite comfortable and reduced at the arte of 5⁰F weekly until 70⁰F in 6^th week.

• Ventilation: Maintain good aeration, remove the ammonia (bird droppings) regularly to avoid suffocation to birds

• Lighting: 60 watt bulb for 200 sq. ft floor space

• Floor space: 1 sq. ft. per bird

• De-beaking: debeaked when 1-day old

BROILER HEALTH CARE

• Start with disease free chicks

• Vaccine against Marek’s disease at the hatchery

• RDVF1 at 4-5 days

• Drugs in feed to prevent coccidiosis

• Keep feed free from aflotoxin

• Cover floor with clean litter at least 3 inch deep after each cycle

MARKETING

• Market at 6-8 weeks old

• Feeders and waterers removed to prevent bruises during catching

• Protect the in-transit birds from extreme weather

Some of the private companies involved in contract faring of broilers are Suguna, Coimbatore, VHL, Pune, Pioneer, Bromark etc.

For details regarding

• Availability of good breeds

• Requirements and Making of poultry sheds

• Feeding of poultry

• Production of healthy birds

Please contact nearest Veterinary Clinics or Department of Agriculture/veterinary sciences.