1. Quails are probably the smallest avian species used for production of table eggs and meat. Because of their prolific egg production and meat yield, quail farming is an economically very profitable venture. Quails belong, along with chickens, pheasants and partridges to the Family Phasianidae of...
  2. The domestic guinea fowl (Numida meliagris) is a poultry bird that derives its name from the guinea coast of West Africa where it originated. Many poultry farmers in Africa are doing Guinea Fowl farming business successfully, mainly for profit. The Guineas are also sometimes called Guineas,...
  3. Disease can be defined as any change or impairment of normal body function that affects the chickens’ ability to survive, grow or reproduce. An understanding of the cause of a disease and its method of spread (transmission) will assist in controlling it. Knowledge of the clinical signs of a...
  4. 01/01/1984 Da quando tempi antichi, polli, anatre, ed oche hanno servito le comunitŕ che coltivano spigolando i campi di grano che altrimenti sarebbe perso; raccogliendo grano dal quale č lasciato cadere il margine nel battere, asciugando, e trasporto; facendo produttivo uso degli scarti dalla famiglia...
  5. 01/01/1990 Perché polli ed anatre possono utilizzare grano di eccedenza, scarti di tavola, decorazioni orto e sottoprodotti, loro possono provvedere una riserva di cibo preziosa. Delle comunitŕ di agricoltura produca piů grano che il bisogno di persone. Chiaramente l'eccesso potrebbe essere venduto, ma se...
  6. This guide provides information and advice to those concerned with the production and sale of eggs in developing countries with an emphasis on marketing, i.e. producing in order to meet market demand. Market-led egg production enables long-term business survival, higher profits and a better...
  7. Contains information on raising poultry in English and Spanish.
  8. Poultry are the most benign of farm stock; easy to manage, resilient and relatively productive under the most varied conditions. Anyone with a small patch of land can keep poultry for their eggs and meat, and for breeding. There are few greater pleasures than keeping a flock of hens and feeding...
  9. This manual is designed to provide development workers with the information and tools needed either to begin or to improve poultry production. For those who are inexperienced in poultry production, this manual can identify and provide the basic information needed to raise and market poultry...
  10. Through sustained agricultural food production using ducks, fish, and crops this experiment sets out to be a means to love the poor. A system was built where ducks, fish, and crops could feed off each other's wastes. The plants and ducks grew well but there was not enough oxygen for the fish.