🍗 Care and Management of Broilers

This lesson covers core livestock production and management concepts for practical farm application and exam-oriented preparation.

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Care&management-broilers

29. Care and management of broilers.

Broiler management :

Broiler is defined as the tender meated chicken of either sex which grow from 35 to 40

gms of initial weight to 2kg or more in 6 weeks of age by consuming around 4 kg of feed.

0-4 4-8

floor space ½ sq.ft. 1 sq.ft.

feeder space 3 sq.ft. 6 sq.ft.

water space 2 sq.ft. 4 sq.ft.

Brooding and management similar to layer brooding

Feeding : Two types

1. Broiler starter - 0-3weeks - CP 23 – E 2900

2. Broiler finisher - 4-6 weeks - Cp 20 – E 3000

Vaccine : 1. Mareks Vaccine day old

2. R.D.V.F. 5- 7 [th] day

The use of liver stimulants and vitamins help in better feed utilization and better body weight

gain.

Mortality and livability

Market weight

Feed conversion efficiency.

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Summary Cheat Sheet

Topic	Key Point
Main lesson	Care and management of broilers
Production goal	Rapid body-weight gain in short rearing period
Feeding focus	High-energy, high-protein broiler ration is essential
Housing need	Warm, dry, ventilated, and stress-free environment is required
Growth emphasis	Management is centered on feed efficiency and uniform growth
Health care	Biosecurity, vaccination, sanitation, and litter management are critical
Water need	Continuous clean water supply is essential for performance
Mortality control	Temperature and disease stress can cause rapid losses
Economic indicator	Profitability depends strongly on body weight and feed efficiency
Exam trap	Broilers are managed for meat growth, not egg production like layers