Specialized fields in Poultry Production

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  • SPECIALIZED FIELDS IN POULTRY
    PRODUCTION:
    1. Breeding Farm
    2. Egg Farm
    3. Broiler Farm
  • Breeding Farm
    -A poultry breeding farm is concerned with new discoveries of genetic lines of parent stocks which they release for commercial
    utilization.
  • Breeding farm
    • The existing "strains" or crosses now available are a product of very long studies by geneticists.
    • The supposedly poultry breeding farms in PH are franchised breeder farms from other international breeders; they are serving as multiplier farms.
  • Breeding Farm
    • The essential segments of a poultry breeding farm are the grandparents and or parent stock (GP.PS) flocks, a hatchery, and a distribution system for selling chicks.
  • Egg farming can really be split into two phases:
    • raising of pullets
    • production of eggs.
  • II. Egg Farm
    • All-female egg-type chicks are obtained from a reputable hatchery for this kind of stock. No males are necessary in the flock. The chicks are brooded, grown to maturity and then kept in layer houses.
  • Egg Farm
    • The main product is table egg. The hens are kept usually for one year production and are totally replaced by young set of pallets. The old hens are sold as culls.
  • Broiler Farm
    • This is the growing of meat-type chicken essentially for meat production.
  • Broiler Farm
    • Stocks used for this purpose are so called broiler-type chicks which are known fortheir fast growth, meaty conformation and good feed conversion.
    • Broiler chicks are grown for a period of only about 5 to 7 weeks. At this age, they are marketed and slaughtered for meal.
  • A broiler raiser depends on the supply of chicks from a franchised hatchery in the category of a breeder farm. Both male and female chicks are utilized for growing broilers. However, the males grow faster than females.
  • Related Specialized Industries
    • Feed milling: B-MEG, CP FEEDS, PURINA, UNO
    • Medicine, feed supplement and biological preparations: Pfizer, Animal Health, Elanco, HIPRA, MERIAL
  • 3. Farm equipment manufacturing: Infarmco
    4. Poultry and egg processing storage and distribution of
    products: Bounty fresh, Magnolia, Chicken Star