Caged layer houses

Part 2 book "Alternative systems for poultry - health welfare and productivity" includes content: Housing and management of layer breeders in rearing and production, furnished cages for laying hens, performance, welfare, health and hygiene of laying hens in non cage systems in comparison with cage systems, housing and management of broiler breeders and turkey breeders, nutritional challenges of alternative production systems, .... and other contents.

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House fly intensity at five different poultry farms in Namakkal region of Tamil Nadu was monitored by spot cards. A plain white sheet of 12.5×7.5 cm square was pinned to thermocole of similar size and tied to cages above two feet from the floor in narrow caged poultry houses and three feet above from the floor in high rise caged poultry houses. After 24 hours, the spot cards were removed and the regurgitation and faecal spots made by adult flies were counted.

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Layer pullets are first placed in cages or open-floor environments for six to eight weeks. Floor-reared birds are transferred to rearing cages until ready for production. All layer pullets are then reared in cages until they are 18 to 20 weeks of age, after which they are transferred to production housing. Laying flocks are held in production until about 75 weeks of age. Commercial layers are confined to cages (three to four birds per cage) within buildings. Rows of cages are most often tiered three to four cages high, each tier slightly offset from the one below to prevent droppings...

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