IUBAT, Uttara, Sector # 10, Dhaka,Bangladesh.

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IUBAT- International University Business of
Agriculture And Technology
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2. Submitted To:
Prof. Dr. Md. Salim Ullah Khan Eusufzai
Professor
College of Agricultural Sciences
Farm Management
Course AGR-271
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3. Submitted By:
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Md. Moslem Uddin
ID: 16309020
Md. Tazmul Hossain
ID: 163090208
Rexona Parvin
ID: 16309020
Tahmina Sultana
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Guinea Fowl Farming in Bangladesh

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Introduction
Mainreasonsof rearingGuineafowl
Characteristics of Guinea Fowl
Uniquenessof Guineafowls,Thanother PoultryBirds
Major Management Practices
Brooding
Growing
Layering
Contents

6. INTRODUCTION
Guinea fowl are birds of the family Numididae in the
order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and
rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds.
Phylo-genetically, they branch off from the core
Galliformes after the Cracidae and before the
Odontophoridae. Major available Guinea fowl in srilanka
and their characteristic , major management practices
during brooding, growing, and layering. The lifespan of a
guinea fowl is approximately 10 to 15 years although they
can live beyond this. I currently have guinea fowl on the farm
that are 7years old.8/5/2019 6

7. Main reasonsof rearing Guinea fowl
Eggs Flesh(Meat)
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8. CHARACTERISTICSOFAGUINEAFOWL
• Thehead and neck are bare
• It istimid
• more gregarious behaviour than chickens
• Theguinea fowl is extremely noisy
• Guinea fowls cancausedamage to crops in free range
• guinea fowl is more resistant to heat
• It withstands transportation better than thechicken
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9. Uniqueness of Guineafowls, Thanother
Poultry Birds
•Guinea fowl hasataste similar to other gamebirds
•many nutritional qualities
•guinea is tender and of especially fineflavor
•Themeat is rich in essential fattyacids
•yield of 80%after processing withexcellent meat to
bone ratio
• unique ornamental value of domesticvarieties
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10. Somespecial features of guinea fowls
• Hardy birds
• Suitable to many agro-climaticcondition
• Resistant to many commondiseases
• No requirement of elaborate and expensivehousing
• Excellent foraging capabilities
• Consumesall non-conventional feeds not used inchicken
feeding
• More tolerant to mycotoxin andaflatoxin
• Hard shell provides minimum breakageand low keeping
quality
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11. Different between Male &Female
Guineafowls
Male
Female
 Male's wattles and
casque(horn on top
of head) are larger
than the female's
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12. Breedsof guineafowls
• Pearl Gray
• White
• Lavender
• Royal Purple
• Coral Blue
• Buff Dundotte
• Brown
• Bronze
• Pewter
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13. PEARLGRAY
•Theseare adark gray with white dotsthrough
out their plumage.
•Theyare the old fashion original colorof
Guineas,
•afavorite, prized by many for theirbeautiful
dotted feathers.
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14. White
• Theseare pure white
• with afew black hairs onthe
back of the neck.
• Thewhites have lighter colored
skin and the meat is lighter
color also.
• Keets are snow white with
orange beak, lets, andtoes
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15. Lavender
Thisguinea fowl also resemble
the pearl variety, but the
plumage is light gray or lavender
regularly dotted with white
markings
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16. RoyalPurple
• Theseare avery dark black color with alovely purplishsheen.
• Theydo not haveregular dotting,
• but do have some dotting and barring in the flank area.
• Theseare magnificently handsome beauties.
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17. CoralBlue
Theseare amedium blue which
tend to adarker beautiful coralblue
on the neck, breast, andback
Sometimes referred to asthe only
poultry with atrue skybluecolor
Theseare not dotted, but dohave a
few dots and bars in the flankarea
 Theyare very colorful.
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18. Brown
•Theseare dark brown
with white dots.
•Themales are slightly
lighter than thehens.
•Keets are similar in
color to the PearlGray
keets
•Theseare very rare and
beautiful.
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19. Bronze
• Theseare adark black color with a
cast of bronze or brown over the
shoulders,
• back and on the neck andchest.
• Theprimary wing feathers havea
reddish color.
• Theseare very similar to the Royal
Purples but have lost most of the
purple sheen and taken on the bronze
cast
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20. REARING SYSTEMS
Threemethodsof rearing guinea fowl
1. Freerange
2. Semi IntensiveSystem
3. Intensive System
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21. FreeRangeSystem
,
Birds are free to go anywhere
Thebirds are not confined
Freeto fend for their own feed and roost
Birds find their own foodand shelter
No any special Housing
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22. Advantagesand DisadvantagesOf
Freerangesystem
Advantages Disadvantages
 Suitable for poorfarmers
 almost at no cost tothe
farmer
 No need of technical
knowledge
 Well nutrition
 Need lot of land andfields
of pasture
 cannot be practiced on an
intensive commercialscale
 easily revert to theferal
state
 might not be easilycaught
when needed
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23. SemiIntensive System
•Thissystem requires a
permanent housingwith
attached fenced runs or
pasture
•There is alimited area for birds
•Should supply water andextra
feeds
•Birds are not allowed togo
every ware
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24. Advantagesand DisadvantagesOf
Semi- Intensive
Advantages Disadvantages
particularly suitable
where land is limited
and small holder farms
Safefrom Predators
Low feeding cost Than
Intensive system
Low labor Cost
disease conditions
could becommon
requires close
monitoring andcontrol
Need more land than
Intensive system
Competition for foods
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25. IntensiveSystem
• Thisis the system, which is used commercially and involves
confining the birds in doors either in battery cagesor on deep
litter within alarge controlledenvironment
• Thefood and water requirements of the birdsare made
available all thetime
• allows high stock density
• efficient management of resources and labor, resulting inhigh
production output
• Thissystem is recommended for large scale commercialguinea
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26. IntensiveSystem
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27. Advantages & Disadvantagesof
Intensive System
Advantages Disadvantages
 SaveLand
 SaveFeed
 Cancontrol farming
conditions asfarmer likes
 No any harm from bad
weather Conditions
 Birds can haveenough
nutrient
 Need Technical
knowledge for farming
 Need to spend toomuch
money for buildings
 Birds are stressful
 Easilyinfect diseases
 Need especial carefor
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28. EggProduction
ce
• Guinea fowls come into lay at about 25 to 28 weeks of age
• Theeggproduction efficiency however, depends on breeding
stock and management
• Eggcollection should be done daily but do not disturb the hens
while they arelaying
• Guinea fowl eggsare smaller than chickeneggs
• weigh between 35 to 40g
• Theeggscollected should be stored in cool drypla
• collect
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29. EggIncubation
• Natural Incubation
1. Theincubation period of guinea fowl eggis between 26 to28 days
2. This method is used by farmers with smallflock
3. Thechicken hens are usually used
• Artificial Incubation
1. useof machines calledincubators
2. controlled heating at recommended temperature,controlled
humidity level and eggturning ability
3. Eacheggshould be turned at least 4 to 5 times daily for the first 24
daysof incubation
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30. EggProduction
• Egglaid peryear 100
• Eggweight(grams) 40-45
• Eggfertility 75-80Hatchability 75-80
• Eggweight/body weight(%) 2.8
• Mature weight (kilograms) 1.6-1.7
• Sexualmaturity age(days) 186
• Incubation period (days) 26-28
• One-day-old keet weight (grams) 24.628/5/2019 30

31. Management OfBrooding
• Cleanthe brooding housewell
• Cleanall the equipment that useinbrooder
• Prepare the brooding ring
• Put the litter into brooderring
• Light the brooder for bring aheatsource
• Laypapers on litter
• Then place feed trays and drinkers
• Count the keets and keep the records
• Relesethe keets into brooder
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32. Brooding
•round sheet container is simple to clean and to store
equipment in between uses. No corners for keets to get
squished in
•Temperature need to start at95 degrees
•drop 5 degrees weekly untilthe keets are fully feathered
•Beware of temperature increases during the hot hours of
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Brooding System

34. SpaceRequirement/Stock
Density
• Floor spacerequirement of about 0.06m shouldbe
allowed per bird from day old till maturity
• Stocking density is at the rate of 100 birds per 55-
65m2
• Astocking rate ofmore than 16 birds per meter is
over crowding and canresult to heavylosses
• Up to 50%of the entire flock could be lost through
suchover stocking
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35. Equipment for rearing of guinea fowls arethe same
with that of chickenswhich includes drinkers,
feeders, and nest boxes,eggcollectors
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36. FEEDSANDFEEDING
•guinea fowl eat avariety offoods
•fruits, berries, seeds,grass,spiders, insects,worms,
molluscs and frogs
Suitably formulated diets
1. starter
2. grower
3. finisher
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37.  Thefeed intake of guinea fowl isbetween 25-30g per day
between the agesof 0-6
50-60g between the ages6-12
70-80g between the ages12-16
• Thestarter diet should contain 24%protein and should be fed for the
first 4weeks
• Grower ration of 20%protein should then be fed until 8 weeks of age
• finisher diet containing 16%protein fed until marketage
• In intensive rearing conditions, feed conversion ratios (FCR)are
between 3.1
• feed wastage could be minimized by feeding the required feedtwice
daily
• Cleanwater should be made available always.
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38. Feederand Drinker Requirement/100birds
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39. PictureofFeeding8/5/2019 39

40. DISEASES
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42. Health ManagementPractices.
1. Cleanliness
•feed and drink containers are keptclean
•Cleanstock house regularly and place fresh litter in
nest boxes
1. Adequate Feeding
2. Action Against Lice, Mites and OtherPests
3. Dusting Guinea Fowl against Parasites
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43. MARKETING
•Guinea fowls are almost always ready at 15 weeks and
usually 16 to 18 weeks of age.
•At this age their live weight is 1.25 to 1.47 kg
•Guinea fowl meat is drier and leaner than chicken
meat and hasa gamey flavor.
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