General
The World’s Commercial Chicken Meat and Egg Industries
Components of the Poultry and Allied Industries
Modern Breeds of Chickens
Anatomy of the Chicken
Formation of the Egg
Behavior of Chickens
Behavioral Genetics
Poultry Housing
Fundamentals of Ventilation
Fundamentals of Managing Light for Poultry
Waste Management
External Parasites, Insects,and Rodents
Feeds and Nutrition
Feed and the Poultry Industry
Digestion and Metabolism
Major Feed Ingredients: Feed Management and Analysis
Broiler Nutrition
Feeding Egg-Type Replacement Pullets
Feeding Commercial Egg-Type Layers
Feeding Broiler Breeders
Vitamins, Minerals, and Trace Ingredients
Feed Formulation and the Computer
Consumption and Quality of Water
Poultry Health
Microorganisms and Disease
Immunity
Vaccines and Vaccination
Medication for the Prevention and Treatment of Diseases
Diseases of the Chicken
Biosecurity on Chicken Farms
Cleaning and Disinfecting Poultry Facilities
Diagnostic Testing
Business
Operating a Poultry Enterprise
Record Management
Computer Applications
The Breeder and Hatchery Industries
Managing the Breeding Flock
Development of the Embryo
Hatchery Planning, Design, and Construction
Equipment for Hatcheries
Maintaining Hatching Egg Quality
Factors Affecting Hatchability
Operating the Hatchery
The Broiler Industry
Introduction to the US Chicken Meat Industry
A Model Integrated Broiler Firm
Broiler Management
Poultry Processing
Quality Assurance and Food Safety—Chicken Meat
Microbiology of Poultry Meat Products
Processing Chicken Meat
Poultry Processing—Inspection and Grading
The Table-Egg Industry
Introduction to the US Table-Egg Industry
A Model One Million Hen in-Line Egg Production Complex
Cage Management for Raising Replacement Pullets
Cage Management for Layers
Management in Alternative Housing Systems
Flock Replacement Programs and Flock Recycling
Egg Production and Egg Weight Standards for Table-Egg Layers
Egg Handling and Egg Breakage
Egg Processing
Shell Eggs and Their Nutritional Value
Processing and Packaging Shell Eggs
Further-Processing Eggs and Egg Products
Shell Egg Quality and Preservation
Quality and Functionality of Egg Products
Egg Quality Assurance Programs
References
Selected References and Suggested Readings