Poultry Sector in

Sri Lanka

GROUP 07

Terms We UseHow do you call a mature male? RoosterHow do you call a mature female? HenHow do you call a young female? PulletWhat do you call a castrated male?

CaponHow long is the incubation period?

21 days

Poultry Sector•Past three decades –a commercial industry.• 70% of the contribution of livestock -chicken meat and eggs.•Production of eggs in 2013 - 2074.94 millions. •Per capita availability- chicken meat(7.09Kg) and eggs (102.6Kg) in 2013.

Main Distribution of Poultry Farming

Kurunegala Gampaha Puttlam

Parts of a chicken

Retinol(vitamin A), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Choline, Iron, Calcium, Phosphorus And Potassium

Vitamin A, D, And E Are In The Egg Yolk

Poultry Egg

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Poultry Breeds BROWN LEGHORN HY-LINE BOVANS WHITE

BROWN LEGHORN

Origin

Originating in Tuscany, in central Italy. First exported to North America in 1828

from the port city of Livorno, on the western coast of Tuscany. Initially called "Italians"

Later called "Leghorn"

• best Skin Color: – male - yellow and orange color – female - brown color

• Comb Type: single rose color• Likely to sit on eggs: not at all likely• Bird Size: medium• Head Style: regular• Male Mature Weight:3.3Kg• Female Mature Weight:2.7Kg

Morphological Features of Brown Leghorn

Male Female

Feather’s color overall shade "orange red" on the hackle and saddle, with a black stripe in the hackle feathers.

"dark brown stippled with light brown, the lighter shade predominating

Weight 3.3Kg 2.7Kg

Comb Normal Large

Female Male

Eggs of Brown Leghorn Egg Color: White

Egg Size: Medium Egg Production: Excellent high and quality production

Feeds of Brown LeghornFeeds Group Age (weeks)

Chick mash Chicks 0-8

Growers mash Adult animals 8-18

Layers mash Adult animals >18

• For Layers feed at a rate of 120-140grams per day• If Mash is to be mixed with other

feeds ensure that shell grit or other calcium sources are available.• For young chicks feed no more than

is consumed in 24 hours.

Hy-line

• Commercially important poultry breed • Designed using the principle of hybridization

and DNA based technology.• Dominant in the American egg market. • Has a superior food efficiency and the

highest egg quality.

Hy-line breeds

Hy-line W-36 Hy- line brown Hy-line Sonia Hy-line CV 22

Hy- line W-36 • Worlds’ most efficient egg layer with

excellent livability.• Lays dozens of top quality strong shelled

eggs with minimum feed consumption, making her the industry’s lowest cost producer of eggs.

• Cost of rearing - low compared to other varieties.

• Generates the maximum profit for the egg producers.

Hy-line brown

• World’s most balanced brown egg layer.

• Produces over 355 rich brown eggs to 80 weeks, peaks well and begins lay early with optimum egg size.

• Traits posses have unrivaled feed efficiency, best interior egg quality and excellent livability.

Hy-line Sliver Brown

• World’s most prolific egg layer.• Produces over 370 rich brown

eggs to 80 weeks peaks in the high 90’s and begins lay early with medium egg size.

• Traits combined with excellent livability and a robust, adaptable temperament give the hy-line silver brown a great profile to use in both alternative and intensive production systems.

Hy-line Sonia• World’s leader in tinted egg

production.• Produces over 345 uniform,

tinted eggs to 80 weeks, peaks in the mid 90’s and lays eggs with ideal and indeterminate egg size.

• Traits combine with a limited appetite, excellent interior egg quality and unsurpassed livability and these characteristics have mad them the pioneers in world’s tinted egg market.

Hy-line CV-22

• Posses an excellent heat and heat resistance.

• Mature early, achieving a 58 eggs by 26 weeks of age.

• Hy-line CV-22 can be expected to efficiently produce over 22kg of eggs mass by 80 weeks of age.

Feeding- Hy-Line• Regularly empty, clean, and disinfect feed bins and avoid

unnecessary build-up of dusty, stale, moldy, and unpalatable feed

• Should be allowed to occasionally empty feeders to avoid feed

• build-up in the feeders and to allow the birds to consume the fines often left in the feed troughs.

• Order feed in good time to avoid running out of feed. chickens were often fed scraps, with a little wheat or oats, sometimes maize, fishmeal for protein, and cod liver oil.

Bovans White

Morphology

White in colorWhite egg layerProduce uniform sized, strong shelled

eggsFeed conversion ratio is lowCan adopt for temporary unfavorable

conditions well

Feeds of Bovans WhiteFeeds Group Age (weeks)

Chick mash Chicks 0-8

Growers mash Adult animals 8-18

Layers mash Adult animals >18

• Feeds used should contain all the essential amino acids, vitamins, energy, and other non-energy nutrients.

• Body weight measurements of these should be taken beginning at 4 weeks of age and taken every week thereafter to peak production.

• Measurements can be made every other week until peak egg mass is achieved. If, however, the body weights are low, the flock should remain on a starter ration until the 6-week target body weight is attained.

If body weights are below target due to too low feed intake as a result of hot weather, an additional feeding during the dark period can be given.

This is commonly referred to as a midnight feeding. Turn the lights on for about 45 minutes and activate the feed system.

The midnight feeding has to be stopped once body weight and/or feed intake turns back to normal

Weight Vs Time

Layer Care Collect eggs 2-3 times per day (if hot) Wash eggs immediately in warm water Refrigerate & keep away from onions &

mold Production Goal: 4 lbs feed / dozen

eggs Hens produce 7 eggs / 10 days

Most common DISEASES

o Marek’s Disease

o Newcastle Disease

o Infectious Bronchitis

o Fowl Pox

o Infectious Bursal Disease

o Avian Encephalomyelitis

Comparison

BROWN

LEGHORNHYLINE BOVANS WHITE

ComparisonBROWN LEGHORN HY-LINE BOVANS WHITE

Origin Central Italy

Breeding Through genetic manipulation

Through genetic manipulation

Through genetic manipulation

Egg production 220-300 eggs per year

over 320 rich brown eggs to 74

weeks

over 358 rich brown eggs to 80

weeks

Egg color White WhiteBrown

White

Feather color Brown WhiteBrown

White

Comb color Rose Red Red

Mature Male weight

3.3 kg 2.93 Kg (6.5 Lbs.) 2.365 kg

Mature Female weight

2.7 kg 1.96 Kg (4.3 Lbs.) 1.786 kg

References

• www.centurionpoultry.com• https://www.google.lk/?gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=h2F

IVPqUGeS8mAXR6IDYAw#-----BW-ManagementGuide

• http://www.hendrix-genetics.com/~/media/Files/ISA/History/History%20of%20HypecoCPIBovans%20the%20NetherlandsEU.pdf----History of HypecoCPIBovans the NetherlandsEU