This document provides information on small-scale poultry production focusing on rearing broiler chickens. It outlines objectives of identifying the right poultry breed, explaining nutrition, listing important nutrients, and managing diseases. Details are given on rearing including housing, ventilation, lighting, and feeding. Caring sections cover temperature, digestion, and the six components of feed. Common broiler diseases are listed. Slaughter guidelines are referenced. Activities include a production video, reading materials, and a field trip.

1. POULTRY PRODUCTION
(WHITE BROILERS)
Small scale production for rural farmers focusing on the rearing, caring
and slaughtering
Lic. Gaspari D. Cordova
Educator
Belize
12/11/2016

2. Objectives:At the end of this session,
(learners- farmers)will be able to:
■ 1. Identify the right poultry for the region they are located.
■ 2. Explain the important of nutrition in poultry.
■ 3. List the important nutrition for broilers.
■ 4. Manage common diseases and disorders of poultry and help in prevention and
control with proper treatment.

3. Scandi Standard (2014). Poultry production process. http://www.scandistandard.com/en/About-us/Poultry-production-process1/

4. REARING (Broiler management)
■ Shelter: (housing)- Free range/Extensive or semi- intensive
■ Floor: (Intensive rearing)- Slat cum litter (straw, saw dust depth of 2-3 inches), Slatted floor
■ 5-7 birds per square meter
■ Ventilation: closed building with no windows, east to west longitudinal. Exhaust fan on
west side.Temperature 24 C
■ Lighting
■ Watering
■ Feeding
■ Carcass disposal (death)

5. CARING (Poultry nutrition and feeding)
■ Body temp should be between 105 F- 107 F
■ Digestive system of a chicken
■ Feed (Influential factors)
■ Nutrition
■ System of feeding

6. Feed (Basic nutrition)
■ 6 component of a feed:Water, carbohydrates, fats,
proteins, minerals and vitamins
■ Help for development of bone, flesh, feathers and eggs
Coyoto creek farm. (2010). http://coyotecreekfarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/broiler.pdf
Pause: OPEN DISCUSSION
Students will use this moment ( 5 mins) to discuss the
Type of feeds that they have been using and comparing it to the
Quantity that is recommended and hold an open discussion to
Listen to what the other participants are using on their farm.

7. Poultry health
■ Vaccination and medication
■ Use of natural remedies to help with poultry such as herbs, apple cider vinegar in the water. Also to
help support immune system, garlic paste can be added to water. In times of high stress, molasses
also can be given to boilers.
■ Diseases
Broilers suffer from heart attacks and a condition called ascites that may be related to feeding. These birds
convert two pounds of feed into one pound of weight and grow so quickly that it can be stressful on the
birds' systems. Ascites is congestive heart failure where fluids build up and cause high blood pressure in
the chick. Veterinarians recommend that to prevent ascites, you should remove the food at night to slow
down the growth rate. Another way is to only feed 90 percent of the total food the birds are capable of
eating every day.
Avian influenza, Coccidiosis, Round worm, Lice, mites
Respiratory diseases: infectious bronchitis, New castle disease, infectious Laryngotracheitis
University of Connecticut. Poultry Diseases and Medication
http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html#diseases

8. SLAUGHTERING
■ Location
■ Remains (feathers and internal organs)
Reading for slaughtering guidelines for poultry
http://animalwelfareapproved.org/standards/slaughter-
poultry/

9. ACTIVITIES
Video:
■ Poultry Production from start to finish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1gwRaypD7U
Reading materials:
a.) Feed article:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/68178/basic-poultry-nutrition
b.)Water article:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/facts/07-023.htm
c.) Medication: http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html#diseases
FieldTrip:
Students will be taken on a trip to Centro Escolar Mexico Junior college to see the process that the students at this institution raise broilers,
feed them and market them.
Final Report:
Students will write a report to gather ideas of how they want their broiler raising farm should be.They will make mention of what they have
and the some improvement that they can make as recommendation.

10. Contact:
Email: gasparidavincecordova@gmail.com
skype: gasparidavincecordova1
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaspari-d-cordova-25ba8264
Name: Gaspari D. Cordova
Country: Belize, Central America
Education: Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania USA
EARTH University, Cosa Rica Central America