 | Better Farming Series 13. Keeping Chickens (FAO, 1977, 48 p.) |
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| | Preface |
|  | Small livestock farming in the villages |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Little work but yields little |
| | Chicken farming must be improved |
| | The animal husbandry services help |
| | How to choose poultry |
| | Traditional types of poultry |
| | To improve poultry |
| | Good cocks must be selected |
| | Good hens must be selected |
| | Good chicks must be selected |
| | Improved breeds |
| | How to feed poultry |
| | To feed poultry well is important and difficult |
| | Poultry need good feed |
| | How poultry make use of food and water |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Energy feeds |
| | Body- building feeds: proteins |
| | Mineral salts |
| | Vitamins |
| | Clean water |
| | Special needs of chicks, laying hens, and table poultry |
| | How to protect poultry against disease |
| | Preventing poultry from getting ill |
| | Vaccination |
| | Main diseases of poultry |
| | How to house poultry |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How to build a poultry house |
| | Nests |
| | Feeding troughs |
| | Drinking troughs and fountains |
| | The brooder |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How to choose and look after hens to produce chicks |
| | Here is an example |
| | Suggested question paper |
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