Poultry farming

Poultry farming in Nigeria has not only proven to be one of the most important aspect of farming but also a very profitable business opportunity for entrepreneurs and provides employment for the job seekers. Apart from Pork and fish, Chicken is one of the major sources of animal meat and is one of the most popularly eaten meat. The major customers for poultry farms are hotels, fast food restaurants, beer parlours etc. So because of this high market demand, Poultry farming offers an opportunity to make big bucks for big investors as well as small scale farmers. This article is designed to will help you go through the steps and will teach you how to start poultry farming in Nigeria. But before I dive into the guidelines for raising chickens,…

confined in barren, crowded battery cages suffer from behavioral deprivation, metabolic and reproductive disorders, and broken bones. Scientific inquiry has clearly shown that battery cages are inappropriate environments for layers and that additional improvements are needed to ensure the welfare of hens in the egg industry. Increasing the welfare of layers and improving environment also benefits food safety. The best available science suggests that confining hens in cages means increased…

Poultry farming has been made an arduous way of making a living because of corporations that have a monopoly over the meat industry. Many poultry farmers like Jerry and Kanita Yandell who have been baited into signing a contract with Tyson Foods inc. under the pretence of having a stable and steady paycheck. The overview of the contract between the corporations and the poultry farmers is quite simple, Tyson foods will supply the chicks and the poultry farmers are given the task to raise the…

the local and small farm will result expensive and not acceptable for consumers to purchase daily food. It is a very common thing for human to eat meat and poultry. There is no doubt that meat and poultry provide us the important organic compounds to make amino acid and other nutrients for our body. Food has always played an important role in human everyday lives. Regardless, meat and dairy product it is necessary for human consumption and it is beneficial to us. Indeed, kids and babies need…

Chickens: Let Them Live Free The conditions of factory farms and the horrific way poultry is handled in the United States is appalling. Eggs and chicken meat are not required for human survival. There is no reason to cause such a sentient animal to go through so much agony for the sake of a non-essential protein. The inhumane treatment of chickens in the United States must be stopped. Throughout history, in the United States, the business of raising poultry has endured many changes; most of…

the food you eat is produced and where it comes from? Have you ever considered what you are eating may have an effect upon your health? Do you really care? These are the issues that author Jonathan Safran Foer brings to light in his literary piece called, “Hiding/Seeking," from his excerpt “Eating Animals”, a triad of three separate genres about the conditions inside the American commercial farm, or “Factory Farm”. Most people know factory farms as “Slaughterhouses”. Turkeys, are processed in…

Nolan Riley Mrs. Heilman CP English 11 24 May 2017 What is the Beef with Factory Farming? When you think of a farm, do you think of a small family owned farm with a few cattle out in a pasture or do you think of a large factory style building with cattle shoulder to shoulder on a hard cement floor? Throughout America, Factory Farms are becoming more and more popular every day. A factory farm is the condensing of farm animals, usually chickens, pigs and cows, into a very small area (“Factory…

Liberation). Factory farming is an industrialized farm in which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors in conditions intended to maximize production of minimal cost. The practice of factory farming is unethical for many reasons, more specifically, because of health issues. During factory farming, the animals are treated poorly and put in terrible environments. These animals are often put into such little spaces that they are unable to lie down comfortably or even turn around. Wired…

Factory farming is a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions. Factory farms control the U.S. food production. According to Safe.org.nz “Factory farming began around the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies with the popularity of fast food” (paragraph 2). It created the ability for companies to buy larger quantities of meat for a lesser amount of money. Factory farming also affects the…

produces the vast majority of all the food in the world. The human population is believed to reach 10 million by 2050, industrial agriculture is necessary to produce enough food for the ever booming population. Without many of the techniques utilized industrial agriculture would have a difficult time keeping up with productivity and supplying the human species with the food it needs to survive. While the practice of beak clipping is disgusting and immoral according to utilitarianism. It however…