Medium Scale Poultry Farming | EGIYOK NEWS

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Medium Scale Poultry Farming
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Introduction

•  Poultry industry is the most commercialized area
  of the agriculture sector of the country.
• Medium-scale poultry industry falls between
  large-scale poultry industry and family-based or
  small-scale poultry industry.
•  Medium-scale poultry industry has witnessed
  favourable growth in the last decade.
• Increasing privatization has managed to bring
  more investments and boost the scale at which
  poultry farming is carried out.

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Regions With High Concentration Of Medium Scale

• The medium-scale poultry Industry is mainly
  found in developing countries.
• Countries such as Nigeria, Cambodia, Vietnam,
  Indonesia, etc.
• Have farmers involved in medium-scale poultry
  farming.
• South Asian countries have a high concentration
  of such scale of poultry farming.

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Farming In India

• In India, the states of Maharashtra, Andhra
  Pradesh, Punjab, Bhubaneswar have many mid-size
  poultry farms producing chicken meat and egg.
• Medium-scale poultry farming is concentrated
  more in rural areas than in urban areas.

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Problem Faced In Medium Scale

• Being sandwiched between large and small-scale,
  the industry incorporates the advantages of both.
• Similarly, medium-scale poultry industry also
  deals with the problems faced by both.

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The risks that plague the livestock of
middle-scale poultry industry are as follows

•  Natural calamities
• Diseases
• Social risks
• Economic risks
• Uncertainties

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Diseases

• Diseases and infections pose a great threat to
  the health of the poultry and affect the overall
  poultry business.
• Avian influence has been diagnosed in poultry
  for many years.

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Social Risks

• Burglary is usually observed in medium-scale
  poultry farms.
• Breaking-in of poultry farms and stealing
  equipment and other things are quite common in
  small-scale and middle-scale farming.
• It is important to take appropriate
  precautionary measures to prevent the theft of
  poultry birds, equipment, feed, etc.

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Economic Risks

• Price fluctuations and loss are a couple of
  risks that lead to monetary damage.
• Good business sense and proper budgeting can
  minimize such economic losses.

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Uncertainties

• Uncertainties are unforeseen risks a farmer may
  not be fully prepared for.
• Irregular supply of feed is one such risk.
• It causes temporary interruptions and affects
  medium-scale enterprises.

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Requirements For Medium Scale Poultry

• Chicken Breeds
•  Feed
• Housing
• Equipment

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Chicken Breeds

• A wide variety of broilers and layers are used
  for the production of eggs and meat.
• Dual-purpose breeds are preferred.
• This is because the hens of these breeds lay eggs
  quite well and the males are large enough for
  high meat production.
• Lohman, Bowens, Hyline, Avian -34, Cobb, etc are
  some of the widely reared strains.

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Feed

• The feed is an important component for producing
  meat and eggs of excellent quality Irrespective
  of the scale of farming.
• The feed used for poultry farming must contain a
  high amount of protein and other required
  nutrients such as zinc, phosphorous, manganese,
  magnesium, etc.
• Poultry birds also require vitamins such as
  vitamin C, D, E, and K for growth.

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Housing

• Medium-scale poultry industry uses small-scale
  housing or simple wire cages superimposed on one
  another as opposed to small-scale poultry farming
  that adopts free-range farming.
• This saves space and also ensures the safety and
  minimizes feed requirements.

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Equipment

• Incubators, feeders, nests for laying handling
  eggs are needed for a mid-sized farm.
• Highly advanced technologies may not be used
  commonly in the medium-scale poultry industry.

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