Scientific Turkey Farming

Scientific turkey farming comprises of forty chapters on different aspects of scientific turkey farming, feeds and feeding and hatchery management. In this book all technological interventions and scientific know how to on scientific rearing and housing, poult management, grower management, layer management, breeder management, discussed. Feeding management for turkeys at different age group based on seasonal management is also discussed in detail. It covers turkeys flock health and biosecurity. Product technology aspects such as nutritive value of egg and meat and its processing and a way how to market the product is elaborated. As to encourage the entrepreneurs, information regarding bank loan and insurance, bank norms and interest rates are given. As to keep the profitable farm, record keeping and types of records to be maintained with a model format is discussed. Manufacturing of compound feed and technique involved are discussed. The feeding management is very quite important in turkey farming. All about, feed, feeding of brooder, grower, layer and breeder along with nutrient requirement are presented. Computation of ration and preparation ration for different age groups of turkey are also outlined. Establishment of feed mill and feed milling process is also discussed. In hatchery management, formation and structure of egg, embryonic development, factors required for incubation, hatchery designs, hatchery hygiene and hatching ability of turkey egg are narrated in detail.

Being the first book of turkey farming, it will give definitely over all idea to new entrepreneur, scientific outline for students on identified new technological intervention for sustainable turkey farming.