Poultry Production and Management
Programme Structure
A practical 2 weeks training programme which will be comprised of lectures, study tours and excursions to sites in Israel.
Curriculum
- The Poultry Sector in Nigeria and in Israel
- Circulatory system: blood and lymph
- The avian respiratory system
- Poultry Project 1
- Incubation of Fertile Eggs for the Next Growth Cycle
- Veterinary Issues in Poultry Production; Global Laws
- Poultry Project 2
- Poultry Growth Interface; Types of Construction and Equipment
- Raising Layers and Production of Spayed Eggs
- Poultry Nutrition; Essential Nutrients, Grains and Mixtures
- Intensive Pullet Production - Parts I & II
- Sanitation and Health Care
- Controlled Environment Housing Management in Hot Climate Conditions
- Poultry Project 3
- Poultry Industry and Distribution / Family & Cooperative
- Meat and Egg Markets; Fresh and Frozen
- Organic Poultry Products and Practical Use of Poultry Manure
- Turkey Meat Production
- Poultry Project 4
Study Tours
- Poultry Disease Laboratory
- Supermarket – Poultry and Egg Department
- Incubation of Fertile Eggs – Moledet
- Layer Houses: Construction & Equipment
- Premix Food Producing Plants Ramat Zvi
- Abattoir - Off Ha'emek
- Chick Houses: Construction and Equipment
- Climate Control in Broilers Houses
- Turkey Farming
- Free Range poultry – Kibbutz Hardouf
- Edible Egg Production – Ramat Zvi
- Tnuva – Packing and Marketing
