THE REALITIES ABOUT POULTRY The Modern Farm - The Realities About Poultry_Seco | Page 6

INTRODUCTION TO POULTRY FARMING
Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, quails
quails, and
geese for the purpose of getting
ing meat or egg production. Birds are farmed in great numbers with
chickens being the most numerous.
Poultry farms are farms that raise chickens, ducks, turkeys, and other birds for meat or egg
production. In the past, poultry farming involved raising chickens in the back yard for d daily egg
production and family consumption. However, poultry farming today is a huge business that is split
into several operations including hatcheries, pullet farms for meat production, or farm
farms for egg
production. This book will focus on raising chickens.
As the human population increases, the poultry industry continues to grow to meet the demand for
poultry products in world markets. The importance of poultry farms lies in the quality of products
that are provided to humans. Broiler farms provide meat that supplies the human body with high
quality proteins. Layer farms provide eggs rich in proteins and vitamins, especially the fat soluble
vitamins (A, D, E, and K). Poultry farms can fulfill the demand for meat and eggs, and can be
expanded easily to meet the ever-growing
growing demand.
Each operation in the poultry business has become a huge business by itself. Some farms specialize
in producing eggs for market consumption, or for hatching chicks for the purpose of meat
production. Many large farms specialize in raising broilers for meat production. Other businesses are
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