Animal Husbandry
Chapter Name : Improvement In Food Resources |
Sub Topic Code : 103_09_15_02_02 |
Topic Name : Animal Husbandry |
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Sub Topic Name : Poultry Farming |
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Introduction
Poultry farming - It is undertaken to raise domestic fowl for egg production and chicken meat.
Pre-Requisites:
What is poultry farming and it's importance.
Activity:
Videos which show how poultry farming is carried out.
Real Life Question:
How is poultry farming carried out?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| cross breeding programmes are carried out to develop new varieties with desirable traits like - | 1) number and quality of chicks 2) dwarf broiler parent for commercial chick production. 3) summer adaptation capacity 4) low maintenance requirements 5) reduction in the size of the egg-laying bird with ability to utilise more fibrous cheaper diets formulated using agricultural by-products. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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Real life uses :
We obtain egg and meat from poultry which is part of our food.
Places to visit :
Poultry farms.
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Chicken | Chicken forms part of our non-veg food. |
What you learn in Theory:
What is poultry farming.
What you learn in Practice:
What we get from poultry farming.