Poultry Farming Technical Know Report

Report OfPoultry Farming Technical Know-How Training

Programme22nd February to 3rd March 2014 at Gurgaon-(NCR) New Delhi, India

Supported by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan- Minsitry ofRural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) & Afghanistan RuralEnterprise Development Programme – Organized by Innovative

Business Development Firm (IBDF)

Following was the daily schedule followed during thetraining:-

09.30 am – 11.00 am - Theory Session

11.00 am – 11.15 am - Tea Break

11.15 am - 01.00 pm - Theory Session Continued

01.00 pm - 02.00 pm - Namaz followed by lunch

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02.00 pm - 03.30 pm - Practical and Field VisitSessions

03.30 pm - 03.45 pm - Tea Break

03.45 pm - 05.30 pm - Practical and Field VisitSession Continued

End of the Daily Training

Day 1 – 22 nd February 2014, Saturday:

A formal introduction Session was held between the trainees and theChief Resource Person – Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan. The trainees were madeaware the method of training which would be followed and the dailyschedule was also shared with the trainees. The trainees were toldthat Poultry Management, Housing, Feed, Diseases and Marketing wouldbe their topics of study during the training session.

The Chief Resource Person discussed the problem areas of the trainees,especially feed because the trainees brought a sample of feed, whichthey got from Pakistan. The make aware to Dr Shabbir Ahmed Khan thatthey has a suspicion, that because of it their poultry get sick oftenand do not gain weight too. The areas of interest and focus were alsoearmarked which would be dealt with during the course of the training

During the practical session with the help of audio visual aid thetrainees were made aware of various aspects of poultry.





2nd Day – 23rd February 2014, Sunday:

Management, sanitation, disinfection, rodents control methods werediscussed. The importance of All In All Out Techniques was discussed.Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan imparted his knowledge how to prepare the shedfor the receipt of the chicks and after the Chicks are sold how todisinfect and sanitize the shed. He told that the sanitization anddisinfection of poultry machines and equipment is also important,especially the drinkers and feeders, with special emphasis on broilersheds because almost all the trainees were broiler farmers & with thefocus on the intensive and semi-intensive sheds because these kinds ofsheds are generally held by the participating trainees fromAfghanistan.





Precautions needed to be taken before, during and after disinfectionwere told to the trainees so that the process is safe.

Litter Management, their types and characteristics were told to thetrainees.

The importance of temperature management was imparted to the traineesand the use of Bukharis (Heater) and fume management was also told byDr Shabbir Ahmad Khan to the trainees. He also stressed on goodmanagement of sheds, and said that if the sheds and the poultry ismanaged well, it would be very beneficial on disease control and alsothat the poultry would get a better growth which would certainlyincrease the farmers profit. He Laid emphasis on regulating thetemperature of water according to the season and also that a goodventilation should be followed.

During the practical session with the help of audio visual aid, theabove was shown in form of video clips and slide shows.

The trainees were taken to a medium level Broiler Farm; most of themrear poultry in these kinds of farms.





3rd Day – 24 February 2014, Monday:

A recap on both the theoretical and practical session of the 23rd

Febraury 2014 was held. Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan Discussed about theBroiler Farm Visit of the Previous Day. Doubts of the trainees wasalso cleared arising from the visit of the Broiler Farm.

The Chief Resource Person imparted the importance of Feed ConversionRatio (FCR). He shared with the participants week wise desired weightand the FCR of the chicks. Different kind of feeds were alsodiscussed. The Chief Resource Person also laid emphasis on an AfghanGovt. set up for the production of feed unit to minimize the chancesof diseases and also optimum growth of the poultry.

A sample of feed was given to Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan, which thetrainees had brought from their home, from which they were havingdifficulties in poultry rearing. He brought forward the discrepanciesin the feed sample brought by the trainees and told them that whytheir poultry is suffering from disease and do not get the optimumgrowth.

A special guest speaker Dr S.K. Malhotra, a specialist in immunologydelivered lecture with chart, audio visual aid and also illustrationon the board.





Three kind of feed for broiler i.e. Pre-Starter, Starter and Finisherswere also told to the trainees.

The trainees were taken to Ami Chand Makhan Lal Feeds Pvt. Ltd. Andwere explained the whole process involved in the production of poultryfeed. The trainees were shown current manufacture of feed. They weremade aware the functioning of the machines of the unit, mixing feedingredients, filling the finished products, sealing bags, labeling,stacking of the finished product. Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan guided thetrainees how to make a tailor made feed suitable to the Afghanistantopography, weather and materials easily available in Afghanistan.Different types of feed additives both factory produce and herbal feedadditives were displayed and their importance and characteristics werealso discussed. An exhibition of feed ingredients and feed additivewas also held for the trainees to get on hand knowledge.





4th Day – 25 February 2014, Tuesday:

Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan discussed in details the different stages of thegrowth of the Chicks and the advisable feed to be given to the chicksboth layers and broiler. He emphasized on the point that the farmersshould closely watch the growth of the chicks and change the feeds andnutrition according to their growth and the weather conditions. Heemphasized on the importance of the feed additives and how to adddifferent types of medicines if the farmer finds any fault in thegrowth or the poultry is sick.

A special guest speaker Dr Sanjay Dronawat, who was a specialist onnutrition was held. He made the trainees aware that the most importantpart of the poultry is the beak and that how the shape, size andformation of the beak affects the feed intake of the poultry. He alsosuggested different feeds for different kind of beak formation. Hediscuss and imparted the formula of 7 X No. of Days for the correctintake of water of the poultry. The trainees were spell bound withthis formula and expressed that this would certainly help them in therearing up of their poultry. He told about the feeder and drinkermanagement too. He shared may feed formulation according to the





climatic condition of Afghanistan and according to the kind of poultryboth broiler and layer. He explained the trainees with the help ofaudio visual aid, charts and illustration on board.

The trainees were taken to a very high tech broiler farm which is inthe category of automatic unit. The trainees were told about thefunction of this farm, the cost and the human resource management ofthis farm.

5th Day – 26 February 2014, Wednesday:

Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan appraised the trainees regarding the weathercontrol and preventive methods to be adopted and the steps taken foradverse and harsh weather conditions. This was the day when theparticipants put forwards their various queries and doubts in theprofession of poultry. They also brought forward the problems anddifficulties faced by them for which Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan gave hisvalued suggestions and solutions to their problem.

During the practical session a full Autonomy Study of the Poultry wasconducted with the help of audio visual aid, charts and illustration





of board. A Chick was also dissected on which a study was conductedand the Chief Resource Person explained all the part and organs of thepoultry, their functions and importance. How sexing is done was alsoexplained by the Chief Resource Person.

6th Day – 27 February 2014, Thursday:

In the classes till date lot of emphasis was given on the rearingchicks in broiler farm as almost all the visiting trainees wererearing chicks were of broiler. Rearing chicks of layer farm wasdiscussed and the methods and steps followed to rear up chicks inlayer farm were discussed. Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan imparted thetechniques involved in breeder and layer farms and encouraged thetrainees to set up units with the help of the Govt. as these units arevery expensive but one they come up they can earn good profits fromthem. He gave example of the Indian Govt. that how it has used thebreeder farms effectively to tackle with the problem of unemploymentand also suggested that the Afghanistan Govt. can also follow suchsteps to tackle with this problem and also the farmers can develop





their own parent stocks by which they can slowly and steadily increasetheir economy.

Feed and feed management in breeder and layer farm was imparted to thetrainees & artificial insemination and the process and caution to betaken in artificial insemination was also imparted to the trainees. DrShabbir Ahmad Khan also told the trainees the bad habbits of thepoultry towards the attractuib if red colour , when they see a fleshof any member of the poultry. He suggested preventive steps and thesolution to tackle with the problem.

The Chief Resource Person also introduced the topic of Bio-Security inpoultry farms and the carriers of diseases. He suggested thepreventive steps to combat with the diseases through good Bio-SecurityManagement. He told the trainees that with good Bio-SecurityManagement the chicks would get optimum growth and also the chances ofdiseases would be minimized. He made aware the trainees of variousdiseases of poultry, he discussed the causes and the preventive stepsto counter them. He discussed the characteristics of various diseasesin poultry and the symptoms as to how to recognize the type of diseasethe chick is suffering from.

During the Practical and Field Visit Session the trainees were takento a Hatchery (Shivam Poultry Feeding Farm), a Layer Farm (R.C. LayerFarm) and a Coloured Chicks Breeding Farm (Madina Coloured BreedingFarm). The trainees were spell bound with the huge size of the farmsand they were fully automated and the technology was a state of artand of a very high level.





7th Day – 28 February 2014, Friday:

A discussion was held on the previous days visit to the Breeder andLayer Farms. The Photos taken during the visit was discussed whichwere played on the audio visual aid. The doubts and the queries of thetrainees were answered by the Chief Resource Person.

A detailed discussion was held on the diseases in poultry, how theyarises, what are their symptoms, how to provide the chicks with firstaid and other medical aid at the farmers level. Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khanemphasized that if the trainees follow his guidelines they can save alot of money on medicines and the money they give to a vet to combatthese diseases at their farms and also increase there profits as theamount of mortality would become less.

During the Practical and Field Visit Session the trainees were takento a Laboratory. They were taken all around the laboratory and toldfull function of its functioning. Thereafter the trainees were takento Jama Masjid in the Walled City of Old Delhi for Juma Prayer.





8th Day – 1 March 2014, Saturday:

A Guest Resource Person Dr Bayjut Bostami, M.V.Sc,Regional Manager,Animal Nutrition and Health, Kemin came to deliver lecture. He is aspecialist in diseases. He covered all aspects of diseases in poultrywith the help of audio visual aid, charts and illustration of board.

The Guest Resource Person was present in the Practical and Field VisitSession and Post Mortem was conducted on 4 mortalities in poultry. Thebest part of this Session was that the trainees were divided in smallgroups and 3 mortalities were given to them on which they alsoconducted Post Mortem following the Guest Resource Person. He madethem the symptoms of the diseases on examining the vital organs andparts of the poultry and by these symptoms the cause of mortality anddisease through which the mortality took place could be analyzed.





9th Day – 2 March 2014, Sunday:

The topic of marketing and economics in poultry was introduced. DrShabbir Ahmad Khan told what at the points to be noted while pricingthe chicks in the market. He emphasized that the trainees shouldmarket the chicks directly to the table of the customer for profitmaximization. Different marketing strategies were suggested by theChief Resource Person.

He also told the trainees various value added products of the poultrycould be made and marketed which would enhance the economy of theirfamily and also tackle with the problem of unemployment as almost allthe family members would be involved in the business and would resultin more profit.

During the Practical and Field Visit Sessions the Participants weretaken to a local Whole Sale Market of Poultry where systematicmarketing process if marketing was explained to the trainees.





10th Day – 3 March 2014, Monday:

Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan further discussed in details the diseases foundin poultry. He also discussed on the Post-Mortem conducted by thetrainees on the 1st of March. He asked their findings, problems anddoubts and cleared them by giving suggestions and solutions. Herecapped the preventive steps to be taken for diseases, first aid andthe elementary medications that the trainees could give to the poultryso that to cut down the expenses of a professional vet. He againstressed that by effective management and sanitation the risk ofdiseases could be reduced to the bare minimum.

A Guest Speaker Mr Raman Bhardwaj, Asstt. General Manager, NovartisAnimal Health care delivered lecture on diseases. He discussed hisviews on the poultry diseases and shared with the trainees thetechnical know-how on the poultry diseases.





Dr S.C. Gupta, M.V.Sc (Pathology), Indovax Private Limited a GuestSpeaker deliver lecture on the diseases with the help of audio visualaid, charts and illustration on board. He emphasized on the point theimportance of pathological (laboratory) investigation of diseases andthat it is very important in order to attain a scientific approachtowards tackling with the poultry diseases.

Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan distributed books and catalog among the traineesimportant conversion tables, temperature charts, week wise body &weight analysis, FCR etc which may be important for the trainees intheir day to day work.

The trainees expressed their interest in Quail Farming. Dr ShabbirAhmad Khan gave a detailed background and imparted the basics neededfor the Quail Farming. He also distributed literature about QuailFarming among the trainees.

In the Practical and Field Visit Session the Closing Ceremony of thePoultry Farming Technical Know How Program was held. The Chief Guestwas Mr. Shashi Kapur, Gurgaon, who has over 40 years experience in





poultry feeding and live stock vaccine manufacturing as MD and CEO,presently associated with GATES Foundation and FAO and has travelled alot in developing countries for live stock development Programs. Heappreciated the efforts of the Afghanistan Govt. and Dr Shabbir AhmadKhan towards imparting immense knowledge to the trainees fromAfghanistan. At the end of the Ceremony the Achievement Certificateswere given to the trainees by Mr. Shashi Kapur and the felicitationand momentous were distributed to the trainees by the Chief ResourcePerson Dr Shabbir Ahmad Khan.

AT the end of ceremony IBDF International provide one digitalthermometer and one digital scale to each trainees that are useful inpoultry farms management.





At the end of ceremony there was a tea party for the Chief Guest andtrainees and some pictures were taken to memorize the moments.





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