define poultryculture
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Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. It has originated from the agricultural era. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers.
“Poultry farming mainly refers to growing and protecting various types of domestic birds commercially.”
In poultry farming, rearing and management of fowls are done for two purposes-
Production of the eggs.
Production of meat or flesh.
In order to meet the quantity and quality requirements, a variety of strains (breeds) are raised. These improved strains include layers which produce eggs and broilers that provide meat.
Since poultry farming is a profit-making business, its primary focus is on maximum production in less expenditure. For this reason, cross-breeding of local and foreign breeds was started. Cross-breeding aims for raising breeds with desirable traits.
For example, Indian Aseel/Asil and foreign Leghorn breeds were bred to raise variety breeds.
Crossbreeding in poultry farming helped to meet the commercial purpose and management easily. They focused on:
- Quantity and quality of chicks
- Dwarf broiler parents for more chick production
- Adaptation/tolerance to high temperature
- Low maintenance and minimum feeding requirements.