Commercial chicken production manual
Modern breeds of chickens; Structure of the chicken; Formation of the egg; Development of the chick embryo; Chick hatcheries; Hatchery equipment; Maintaining hatching egg quality; Factors affecting hatching egg quality; Factors affecting hatchability; Operating the hatchery; Hatchery management; Poultry housing; Poultry house equipment; Brroding management; Growing management on floors; Layer management on floors; Cage management; Breeder management; Lighting management; Flock recycling; Broiler, roaster, and capon management; Genetics of the chicken; Genetic management; Record management; Digestion and metabolism; Major feed ingredients; Vitamins, minerals, and trace ingredients; Analysis of feedstuffs; Feed fundamentals; Poultry rations; Feeding egg-type growing pullets; Feeding egg-type layers; Feeding breeding birds; Feeding broilers, roasters, and capons; Bacteria, viruses; portozoa, and fungi; Developing immunity; Drugs and antibiotics for disease control; Diseases of the chicken; Parasites, insects, mites, and rodents; Disease prevention and animal welfare; Waste management.