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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