Poultry is one of the most important disciplines of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science. Poultry provides protective food in human nutrition in the form of egg and meat and employment opportunities at various level. Poultry fanning has become increasingly populate both in rural and urban areas. It has made tremendous tried and has to an extent taken the shape of an industry. Poultry fanning has become very encouraging enterprise in modern India for small farmers landless laborers and educated unemployed as well as for big entrepreneurs keeping birds on industrial pattern. Person engaged in poultry production needs sufficient knowledge of poultry rearing. Keeping this fact in mind Poultry Production is published to help the under graduate and post graduate students of different agricultural and veterinary colleges and also for the extension workers poultry farmers and those who are going to adopt the poultry. TABLE OF CONTENTS* Peface* Introduction* Poultry Breeding* External Parts of Poultry* Standard Classes, Breeds and Varieties of Fowls* Hatching of Eggs* Housing and Equipment of Poultry* Management of poultry farms* Poultry Nutrition* Poultry Diseases* Eggs and its Preservation* Ducks* Quails* Index
