Preface to First Edition; Preface to Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; Poultry - their health and management - introduction; Health, disease and intensification; Poultry nutrition; Practical poultry feeding; The environmental requirements of poultry; The poultry house construction & insulation; Ventilation; Hygiene on the poultry farm; Systems of management; Breeding and hatching; The health of poultry; Turkeys; Ducks; Geese; Quail; The management of poultry in hot climates; Poultry welfare and alternative systems; Organic poultry production; Further reading; Index.
Dr David Sainsbury is a veterinarian that was formerly lectured in Animal Health at the University of Cambridge. He is well known and respected by the poultry industry as a writer, lectured and adviser, and has traveled extensively as a specialist adviser throughout the world, including USA, Russia, Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Angola, Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Greece, Holland, Belgium, and France. He is also examiner in Animal Health at the several universities, and in a number of overseas countries.
"What an excellent little book this is, handy in size and weight
and very readable "
"This book should be available to all poultry keepers, where it
would be invaluable for easy reference." Gregor Grant, Veterinary
Record
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