Veterinary and Animal Science

Layer Poultry Farming

Layer poultry farming means raising egg-laying poultry birds for commercial egg production. Layer chickens are a particular species of hens which need to be raised from one day old, and they start laying eggs commercially from 18-19 weeks of age. They remain to lay eggs continuously till 72-78 weeks of age.

Disease in Layer Poultry Farming

• Fowl Pox.
• Newcastle Disease.
• Infectious Bronchitis.
• Avian Influenza.
• Infectious Laryngotracheitis.
• Mycoplasma synoviae.
• Aspergillosis.
• Marek's Disease.