(a) State 6 activities that could be carried out in the brooding of chicks (b) Explain each of the following management practices in poultry production i. d...

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(a) Activities that could be Carried out in the Brooding of Chicks:

- Disinfect brooder house

- Remove chicks from transportation box.

- Inspect the chicks for fitness.

- Introduce heat source

- Observe the behaviour of birds in relation to heat and make adjustments.

- Change litter appropriately

- Provide feed adlibitum.

- Provide water adlibitum.

- Clean and wash drinkers and feeders

- Gradually increase the space available to chicks as they grow older.

- Administer appropriately vaccination and drugs.

- Provide adequate ventilation in the brooder house.

- Provide adequate illumination

- Inspect chicks regularly to remove dead ones.

- Separate/cull weak birds.

- Gradually decrease the temperature as birds grow older.

- Culling of chicks.

- Provide wood shavings/ spread wood shavings.

(b) Explanation of management practices in poultry production:

(i) Deworming:
- Use of drugs to eliminate endoparasite.
- lt is done at six weeks of age and repeated every three months.
- lt can be done through injection or oral administration.

(ii) Culling:
- Removal of unproductive unwanted birds from the flock either sale o disposal.
- Culled birds are never returned.

(iii) Debeaking:
- This is the partial cutting/trimming of the upper beak when the bird is 8-10 weeks old.
- lt is done with a debeaker /knife scalpel/blade.
- lt is done to prevent cannibalism and egg pecking
- lt is mostly useful in cocks and lavers.

(iv) Delousing:
- lt is the removal of lice from the body of birds.
- lt is dene b dusting or careful dipping of birds in insecticide or by oral administration or injection.

c) Signs of ill health in poultry:
- Reduced appetite/ feed intake.
- Emaciation loss of weight.
- Dul appearance of wattle and comb.
- Reduced egg production/productivity.
- Huddling of chicks
- Diarrhoea.
- Ruffled feathers.
- Occular discharge eye discharge.
- Difieult breathing.
- Drooping o wings.
- High temperature/fever.
- Discolouration of droppings.
- Swollen body e.g leg. head Excessive salivation.
-Isolation
 - Coma.
- Constipation.
- Anaemia.
- Twisted neck.
- Coughing.
- Restlessness.

(d) Organs in the circulatory system of farm animals:
- Heart Arteries blood vessels-Veins blood vessels.
- Capillaries blood vessels.