Project Abstract

Abstract
Poultry farming is a significant sector of agriculture globally, providing a vital source of protein through the production of eggs and meat. This research project aimed to compile a comprehensive bibliography on poultry to serve as a valuable resource for researchers, farmers, students, and other stakeholders in the poultry industry. The bibliography includes a wide range of sources such as research articles, books, government publications, and online resources related to poultry farming, management, nutrition, diseases, genetics, and other relevant topics. The compilation of this bibliography involved an extensive search process across various academic databases, libraries, and websites to gather relevant and up-to-date literature on poultry. The sources selected for inclusion in the bibliography underwent a rigorous evaluation process to ensure their credibility, relevance, and quality. The bibliography is organized into different categories based on the topics covered, making it easy for users to navigate and locate specific information of interest. Key areas covered in the bibliography include poultry nutrition, feeding practices, housing systems, health management, disease prevention and control, breeding and genetics, and sustainable poultry production practices. Each entry in the bibliography provides a brief summary of the source's content, allowing users to quickly assess its relevance to their research or informational needs. The inclusion of diverse sources ensures that the bibliography offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge in poultry science and management. By compiling this bibliography, this research project contributes to the dissemination of knowledge and information on poultry farming, thereby supporting advancements in the field and promoting best practices among poultry farmers and industry professionals. Researchers can use the bibliography to identify gaps in existing literature, explore new research topics, and access a wide range of resources for their studies. Farmers and students can benefit from the bibliography by accessing valuable information on poultry management, health, and production techniques to enhance their practices and improve productivity. In conclusion, the compilation of this bibliography on poultry serves as a valuable tool for enhancing knowledge sharing and research collaboration in the poultry industry. It provides a comprehensive collection of resources that can support academic research, practical applications, and educational initiatives in poultry farming and management. The bibliography stands as a testament to the importance of knowledge dissemination and information sharing in advancing the field of poultry science and promoting sustainable poultry production practices.

Project Overview

INTRODUCTION

Poultry farms are farms that raise chickens, duck, turkeys and other birds for meat or egg production. In the must, poultry farming involved raising chickens in the back yard for daily egg production and family consumption. However, poultry farming today is a huge business that is split into several operations including hatcheries, pullet farms for meat product, or farms for egg producton. This paper will focus on poultry farms raising chickens.

Chickens originated from jngle fowl I South Easten Asia around 3200Bc (Dr. faran personal communicsation  2009) chickens were domesticated and spread to China, India Africa, pacific Island and Europe. They were primarily raise for human consumption. In addition, their feathers were used for making cushions, litter for fertilizer and in some societies chickens were used in lock fighting as a source of entertainment.

As the human population increase, the poultry industries continue ot grow to meet the demand for poultry products in world markets. The importance of poultry farms lies in the quality of product that are provided to humans. Broiler farms provides meat that supplies the human body with high quality proteins, layer farms provide egg rich in proteins and vitamins, especially the fat soluble vitamin (A.D.E and K) poultry farms are fast-paced operations that can expanded easily ot meet the ever-growign demand (Dr. M. Ferran, personal communication 2009).

Chickens are fast growing animals. In the past, it took about 4 months to produce a two kilogram chicken. However a two-kilogram chicken can be produce in 42 days (Dr. M. Ferran, personal communication 2009). Due to this fact, a better understanding of husbanding practices, and use of new technologies, poultry farms can be profitable enterprise. Each operations in he poultry business has become a huge business by itself. Some farms specialize in producing eggs for market consumption, or for hatching chicks for the purpose of meat production. Other business are focused on feed preparation or on using the wastes of poultry farms for compost production and fertilizing farm lands. If managed and marketed well, all segments of the poultry business can be profitable.

OBJECTIVES

This study will examine the feasibility of broiler producing farms in Lebanon. A rental for will be used as a representative case study for other poultry producers. Sensitivity analysis will use to determine potential profitability when input cost and point of sale values are varied. .