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CLOSE THIS BOOKBetter Farming Series 13 - Keeping Chickens (FAO - INADES, 1977, 48 p.)
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTPreface
Small livestock farming in the villages
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTLittle work but yields little
VIEW THE DOCUMENTChicken farming must be improved
VIEW THE DOCUMENTThe animal husbandry services help
How to choose poultry
VIEW THE DOCUMENTTraditional types of poultry
To improve poultry
VIEW THE DOCUMENTGood cocks must be selected
VIEW THE DOCUMENTGood hens must be selected
VIEW THE DOCUMENTGood chicks must be selected
VIEW THE DOCUMENTImproved breeds
How to feed poultry
VIEW THE DOCUMENTTo feed poultry well is important and difficult
VIEW THE DOCUMENTPoultry need good feed
How poultry make use of food and water
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTEnergy feeds
VIEW THE DOCUMENTBody- building feeds: proteins
VIEW THE DOCUMENTMineral salts
VIEW THE DOCUMENTVitamins
VIEW THE DOCUMENTClean water
VIEW THE DOCUMENTSpecial needs of chicks, laying hens, and table poultry
How to protect poultry against disease
VIEW THE DOCUMENTPreventing poultry from getting ill
VIEW THE DOCUMENTVaccination
VIEW THE DOCUMENTMain diseases of poultry
How to house poultry
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTHow to build a poultry house
VIEW THE DOCUMENTNests
VIEW THE DOCUMENTFeeding troughs
VIEW THE DOCUMENTDrinking troughs and fountains
The brooder
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTHow to choose and look after hens to produce chicks
VIEW THE DOCUMENTHere is an example
VIEW THE DOCUMENTSuggested question paper
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