POULTRY HEALTH CARE AND MANAGEMENT.................................................................... 87 Key Principles of Poultry Health Management........................................................................................... 87 Poultry Pests and Diseases............................................................................................................................. 89 What is a Disease?............................................................................................................................................ 89 What is a Pest?.................................................................................................................................................. 89 Major Routes for Disease and Pathogen Transmission in Poultry........................................................... 90 Signs of Poultry Disease................................................................................................................................. 91 Causes of Poultry Diseases............................................................................................................................. 91 Common Poultry Diseases............................................................................................................................. 92 Disease Control in Flocks............................................................................................................................ 112 Non-Medical Disease Control.................................................................................................................... 112 Medical Disease Control.............................................................................................................................. 114 Common Veterinary Medicines That Can Be Used In Poultry............................................................. 115 EGG PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................... 123 Factors Affecting Egg Production............................................................................................................. 123 Maintaining Fresh Egg Quality................................................................................................................... 125 BROILER MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................ 126 Factors Crucial To Successful Broiler Projects........................................................................................ 126 MARKETING POULTRY PRODUCTS........................................................................................... 136 RECORD KEEPING ON A POULTRY FARM............................................................................. 149 COST OF ESTABLISHING A POULTRY PROJECT................................................................. 154 EXPECTED RETURNS FROM A POULTRY PROJECT......................................................... 155 BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS FOR A POULTRY PROJECT........................................................ 156 FINAL REMARKS.................................................................................................................................... 162
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