Commercial Poultry Production and Hatchery Management

EXTENSIVE SYSTEM

• It is one of the oldest methods. This method is generally adopted where there is no shortage of land.
• Rearing of desi fowls in this system is profitable enterprise.
• The birds find appreciable amount of feeds in the surroundings during daytime and take shelter in a house during night.
• This method is not suitable for commercial poultry farming.

Advantages

• Less capital investment
• Less feed cost
• Maintenance of clean ground and thereby decreasing the risk of disease
• Fertility of soil is maintained

Disadvantages

• The hens lay eggs here and there. So losses of egg may be a problem
• Predatory animals causes loss of poultry birds
• Prone for Infectious diseases especially parasitic infestations.