Topic · 44 articles
Poultry breeding and keeping: breeds and crosses, incubation and rearing of young stock, age-specific feeding, lighting and ventilation regimes, egg and meat productivity, disease prevention.
12 min read For agronomists
The article examines key methods of breeding work and industrial crossbreeding of poultry. You will learn how to use the heterosis effect to increase flock productivity and in which cases various methods of pedigree breeding are applied
11 min read For agronomists
The article describes the historical development path of feeding standards for poultry: from the first experimental methods to the transition to modern standards of intensive industrial poultry farming. You will learn how approaches to calculating nutrients changed depending on the productivity and housing conditions of the flock
14 min read For agronomists
Grain crops form the energy basis of a poultry diet, however, their effectiveness depends on the correct selection of additives and the quality of the raw materials. The article discusses key features of using cereals and grain legumes, as well as important limitations when formulating a balanced diet
18 min read For agronomists
The article describes the path of poultry farming from primitive keeping in a natural environment to the creation of industrial farms. The author examines the biological needs of poultry and the history of the formation of conditions for their productivity
6 min read For agronomists
The article examines the principles of industrial poultry farming based on the biological needs of poultry. You will learn about the division of production processes into stages and the role of modern technical complexes in the automation of rearing and incubation
19 min read For agronomists
The article examines modern technologies for hatching egg production and key processes in managing breeding poultry. You will learn about the specifics of rearing replacement stock and the transition to highly efficient cage-based flock reproduction systems
