Project Report on POULTRY LAYER AND BROILER FARMING [EIRI/1522]

The production of poultry in the United States and generally throughout the world is carried out by a highly specialized, efficient poultry industry that has been a leader in trends of scale and industrialization that have taken place in American agriculture over the past half century. The total number of chicken produced in the United State annually amounts to more than 3.6 billion. These are kept for two separate purpose the production of table eggs. The organization and methods used by the two aspects of the poultry industry are different and generally commercial table egg production and broiler production are carried out by separate enterprises. Availability of feeds and their ingredients contributed significantly to increased Poultry production is our country during the two decades. Feed represents about 75% of the total cost of egg production and per cent of the cost of broiler production. Therefore, efficiency in feeding is are of the key factors for successful poultry production. But very few poultry formers demote a comparable preparation of their managerial time to ensure that the feed supplies and food in take by the birds are satisfactory. The broiler industry is a highly integrated industry in which most of the steps in the production process are controlled by a single firm. A hatchery, breeder flocks, feed milk, processing plant and a number of contract growers served by technical service staff make up a typical integrated broiler company. More than 90% of the commercial broilers are raised by grovers under contact to a broiler firm.