Poultry Admission 2025, Mock Tests, No. of Students Placed, Learn More About Courses

Poultry is defined as - A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. Poultry farming refers to the practice of raising poultry such as chickens, turkeys, ducks and other fowls for acquiring meat or eggs. It is a subcategory of animal husbandry. Poultry courses in India, obviously deal with Poultry Farming and everything associated with it, whether it is research, disease control, breeding, feed and so on. Poultry Farming in India has come of age. Specially developed breeds of egg type chicken are now available with traits of quick growth and high feed conversion efficiency.

There are two types of Poultry farms - 

• Breeding farms - Poultry is raised for meat.
• Layer farms - Poultry is raised for producing eggs.

Few of the specialized fields - 

• Genetics
• Pharmaceuticals
• Nutrition
• Engineering
• Production
• Food Science and processing
• Agri-Business

Poultry courses in India

• Biology of Fowl
• Classification of Poultry Breeding
• Incubation Practices
• Housing and Equipments
• Management of Chicks
• Fundamentals of Poultry Nutrition

Top Colleges

Related Entrance Exams