Poultry Production
Muhtasari
Walk through a poultry market in Kano and you will see white Leghorns destined for egg trays, heavy white Broilers destined for the pot, and small, tough local chickens that seem to need almost nothing to survive. Three different birds, three different jobs, and behind each one a farmer who chose that breed, that housing system and that feeding routine on purpose. Poultry production is the single most widely practised branch of animal husbandry in Nigeria, from the backyard flock scratching around a compound in Enugu to the thousand-bird deep-litter house outside Ibadan.
In this lesson you will learn to sort poultry into its classes by production purpose, name the breeds a Nigerian farmer actually keeps and what each is best at, compare the three systems used to house and manage a flock, follow an egg from the nest through incubation to hatch, track a chick through brooding, growing and laying, and finish at the point of sale, where a live bird becomes dressed meat or a graded egg.
Malengo
- Classify poultry into the various classes
- State the common breeds of poultry reared in Nigeria
- Distinguish between the systems of poultry management
- Explain the process of incubation in poultry production
- Explain the management practices in poultry production
- Explain the methods of processing poultry products
Maelezo ya Somo
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Tathmini ya Somo
Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Poultry Production. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.
Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.
Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.
- Poultry reared mainly for egg production are classified as: A. Broilers B. Layers C. Dual-purpose birds D. Table birds Answer: B
- Which of these breeds is best known as a high-yielding egg-type breed with white plumage? A. Rhode Island Red B. Broiler C. White Leghorn D. Local chicken Answer: C
- The average incubation period for chicken eggs is: A. 14 days B. 18 days C. 21 days D. 28 days Answer: C
- In which system of poultry management are birds allowed to roam freely in search of food with little or no housing? A. Intensive system B. Semi-intensive system C. Extensive/free-range system D. Battery cage system Answer: C
- Dressing percentage in poultry processing is calculated as: A. Live weight divided by dressed weight B. Dressed weight divided by live weight, multiplied by 100 C. Feed intake divided by body weight D. Egg weight divided by shell weight Answer: B
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Vitabu Vinavyopendekezwa
Maswali ya Zamani
Unajiuliza maswali ya zamani kuhusu mada hii yanaonekanaje? Hapa kuna idadi ya maswali kuhusu Poultry Production kutoka miaka iliyopita.
Swali 1 Ripoti
TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION
Specimen H (Plastic bucket)
(a)(i) State five ways in which specimen H could be used in poultry production.
(ii) Mention two advantages of using specimen H in animal production
(iii) State two disadvantages of using specimen H in animal production.
Specimen I (Mercury in glass thermometer)
(b) Give one reason for using specimen I in the brooding of chicks
Specimen J (Ear tag)
(c)(i) State two ways in which the use of specimen J is important in animal production.
(ii) Name three farm animals on which specimen J could be used.
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.