POULTRY PRODUCTION

(WHITE BROILERS) Small scale production for rural farmers focusing on the

rearing, caring and slaughtering

Lic. Gaspari D. CordovaEducator Belize12/11/2016

Objectives: At the end of this session, (learners- farmers)will be able to:■ 1. Identify the right poultry for the region they are located. ■ 2. Explain the important of nutrition in poultry.■ 3. List the important nutrition for broilers. ■ 4. Manage common diseases and disorders of poultry and help in

prevention and control with proper treatment.

Scandi Standard (2014). Poultry production process. http://www.scandistandard.com/en/About-us/Poultry-production-process1/

REARING (Broiler management)■ Shelter: (housing)- Free range/Extensive or semi- intensive■ Floor: (Intensive rearing)- Slat cum litter (straw, saw dust depth of 2-3 inches),

Slatted floor■ 5-7 birds per square meter■ Ventilation: closed building with no windows, east to west longitudinal. Exhaust

fan on west side. Temperature 24 C ■ Lighting■ Watering ■ Feeding ■ Carcass disposal (death)

CARING (Poultry nutrition and feeding)■ Body temp should be between 105 F- 107 F■ Digestive system of a chicken■ Feed (Influential factors)■ Nutrition■ System of feeding

Feed (Basic nutrition)■ 6 component of a feed: Water, carbohydrates,

fats, proteins, minerals and vitamins■ Help for development of bone, flesh, feathers

and eggs

Coyoto creek farm. (2010). http://coyotecreekfarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/broiler.pdf

Pause: OPEN DISCUSSIONStudents will use this moment ( 5 mins) to discuss the Type of feeds that they have been using and comparing it to theQuantity that is recommended and hold an open discussion to Listen to what the other participants are using on their farm.

Poultry health■ Vaccination and medication■ Use of natural remedies to help with poultry such as herbs, apple cider vinegar in

the water. Also to help support immune system, garlic paste can be added to water. In times of high stress, molasses also can be given to boilers.

■ DiseasesBroilers suffer from heart attacks and a condition called ascites that may be related to feeding. These birds convert two pounds of feed into one pound of weight and grow so quickly that it can be stressful on the birds' systems. Ascites is congestive heart failure where fluids build up and cause high blood pressure in the chick. Veterinarians recommend that to prevent ascites, you should remove the food at night to slow down the growth rate. Another way is to only feed 90 percent of the total food the birds are capable of eating every day. Avian influenza, Coccidiosis, Round worm, Lice, mitesRespiratory diseases: infectious bronchitis, New castle disease, infectious Laryngotracheitis

University of Connecticut. Poultry Diseases and Medication http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html#diseases

SLAUGHTERING■ Location

■ Remains (feathers and internal organs)

Reading for slaughtering guidelines for poultryhttp://animalwelfareapproved.org/standards/slaughter-poultry/

ACTIVITIESVideo: ■ Poultry Production from start to finish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1gwRaypD7U

Reading materials: a.) Feed article:http://articles.extension.org/pages/68178/basic-poultry-nutritionb.) Water article:http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/facts/07-023.htmc.) Medication: http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html#diseases

Field Trip: Students will be taken on a trip to Centro Escolar Mexico Junior college to see the process that the students at this institution raise broilers, feed them and market them.Final Report: Students will write a report to gather ideas of how they want their broiler raising farm should be. They will make mention of what they have and the some improvement that they can make as recommendation.

Contact: Email: gasparidavincecordova@gmail.comskype: gasparidavincecordova1Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaspari-d-cordova-25ba8264

Name: Gaspari D. CordovaCountry: Belize, Central AmericaEducation: Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania USA

EARTH University, Cosa Rica Central America