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Wherever possible, this space should be divided giving
gi ving a run on either side of the house of 10
10-15
square yards per bird, thus enabling the birds to move onto fresh ground.
Advantages of the Semi Intensive Method
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Advantages of this system are:
 Low investments and higher returns.
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 Significant savings in feed
ed costs.
 Better meat quality, the meat being lean and fat free compared to broilers
br oilers grown in confined
cages.
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Better returns to the entrepreneur.
entrepreneur
Disadvantages of the Semi Intensive Method
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 Losses may be encountered by birds of prey and from failure to find d eggs laid in bushy areas.
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The poultry run requires a considerable amount of fencing which can turn out to be costly.
 Intensive system: In this system the birds are confined to the house entirely, with no access to
land outside, and it is usually adopted where land is limited and expensive. There are three types
of intensive systems:
(a) Deep litter system : In this system the poultry birds are kept in large pens up to 250 birds each,
on floor covered with litters like straw, saw dust or leaves up to depth of 8-12
12 inches. Deep litter
resembles to dry compost. In other words we can define deep litter, as the accumulation of the
material used for litter with poultry manure until it reaches a depth of 8 to 12 inches. The build
build-
up has to be carried out correctly to give desired results, which takes very little attention.
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