Weight and production of broiler chicken meat .contribution to economy of Pakistan .feed and feed manufacturing industry . disadvantages and diseases

Weight Versus Production

Pakistan produces 340 thousand tons of poultry meat and 6.5 billion eggs.

The amount of poultry feed consumed grew as

their years. It peaked (135g per bird per day) at

age of 25 weeks. It then marginally decreased until reaching

124g per day for a 33-week-old bird

These farmers predominately live in and around the cities of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Faisalabad.

There are also certain indigenous breeds that are quite productive and better adapted to the environment.

A laying chicken typically lays 250 eggs each year, and the average live weight of a broiler at 8 weeks of age is recommended to be 1200 grammes (or 1.2 kg).

Contribution To The Economy Of Pakistan

  Particularly when it comes to the national economy, the chicken industry is currently ranked second.

1.280 hatcheries make up the section.

2. 139 animal feed mills

3. 20.000 broiler farms, including breeding and layer farms

4. A huge number of hens and chicks  .

More than 100,000 grandparents are being imported by industry from places including Holland, the United States, China, and Germany.

In exchange, these grandparents help produce 500 million commercial broilers.

In exchange, these broilers produce 450,000 metric tons of poultry meat.

There are a number of other factors that have

undermined its growth.

1. Extreme changes in the weather

2. Poor farming and management practices

3. Rise in the mortality rate

4. Economical downfall

5. Lack of investment

6. Various outbreaks that result from time to

time.

Feed And Feed Manufacturing Industry

Role of feed and nutrition for livestock

production is as essential.

A good nutrition plays a significant role for

optimum production.

Feeding Schedules And Types Of Feed

A chicken has varying nutrient requirements depending on her stage of life, much like you did when you were a baby.

FOR LEACHES:

1. Give your chicks beginning food that contains 20–22% protein.

2. From the time the chicks are six weeks old until they are 20 weeks old, feed them pullet grower (14 to 16 percent protein).

3. Subsequently, transition your hens to layer diet that contains 15 to 18 percent protein.

 

Raising Meat Birds

From the time of hatching to the age of six weeks, give broiler starter a protein content of 20 to 24 percent.

2. After that, until the hens are sent for slaughter, convert your meat chickens to broiler finisher (16 to 20 percent protein). 

Poultry Feed Overview

Feed mills supply about 70% of the feed.

Ingredients include sea food, pulses, wheat, rice, maize, sorghum barley, and vitamins.

The daily feed requirement for a chicken is between 124 and 135 grammes.

DISADVANTAGES

It is a well-known fact that poultry farming is a

profitable business but is has also some

disadvantages some disease such as

➢ Newcastle disease

➢ infectious bronchitis

➢ gumboro disease

➢ fowl pox

➢ myco plasmosis. 

Therefore the chickens should be vaccinated regularly and properly.

• Domestic chickens can contract Newcastle disease. It's a viral illness. It also causes diarrhoea and severe respiratory illness.
• Acute infectious bronchitis in hens is a disease that is extremely contagious. Coughing and nasal discharge are the main symptoms. It significantly lowers egg production and quality in layers.
• Young hens and turkeys are susceptible to the highly contagious Gumboro disease, which is brought on by the bursal disease virus. Trembling, fluffed-up feathers, a lack of appetite, and dehydration are symptoms.
• A viral disease that affects chickens and turkeys worldwide is called fowlpox.

The cutaneous variant frequently manifests as nodular lesions on unfeathered skin.

Chickens, turkeys, and other avian species are susceptible to respiratory diseases brought on by Mycoplasma gallisepticum. In impacted flocks, mortality is often low and morbidity is considerable. Sneezing, nasal discharge, puffy eyes, and diminished appetite are symptoms.

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