Question

Write short note on Poultry farming.

Answer 1

• Rearing of egg and meat yielding chickens is called poultry farming.
• Chickens raised for laying eggs are called layers . e.g. Leghorn, Minorca, Ancona, Lehman.
• Chickens raised for meat are called broilers, e.g. Brahma, Long, Cochin, Aseel.
• Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, Plymouth Rock, Black Rock are varieties of chicken reared for both eggs as well as meat.
• The objectives behind development of new hybrid varieties from a cross between Indian varieties like Aseel and exotic varieties like Leghorn are to produce good quality chickens in large numbers.
• To develop the ability to withstand high temperature, to use by-products of agriculture as poultry feed, etc.