Article published the December 21, 2020
IntroductionReproductive efficiency of roosters and the hens they mate determines the breeding flock fertility which is as important to the entrepreneur as the egg lay is (Akhlaghi et al., 2014). Fertility is essential to produce the maximum number of quality chicks per hen housed. Without producing fertile eggs, the best incubators and hatchery management procedures cannot produce chicks (Bramwel ...
Article published the March 26, 2018
Introduction Water is one of the most important and essential nutrients in poultry production. Requirement of water is about two times greater than feed under optimum environmental conditions. Onset of mortality is possible if birds remain deprived of water even for a short period of time compared to feed deprivation (Watkins & Tabler 2009). Water acts as a solvent in various biological proces ...
Article published the November 29, 2013
Article published the November 29, 2013
Discussion created on May 7, 2004
Birds fed on sorghum based diet underperform. The nutritive value of sorghum is not exactly the same is that of maize but almost comparable to it. Even the tannin contents in sorghum are reduced genetically in some verities but still the problem of poor performance and digestibility persists.............why?
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