seremy:
About 65% of the population in Nigeria is dependent on agriculture for livelihood. It accounts for 22% of GDP , 38% of non-oil foreign exchange earnings. Poultry sector is 25% agriculture GDP.

In 2003, African countries agreed to invest 10% of their annual budget to Agriculture. As if 2014, only 1.47 was invested (Source: Poultry Association of Nigeria).
This is the time for Nigerians to wake up and go back to small, medium and large scale livestock production. There are many countries that do not have oil but has good economy. Livestock business generates income but not fast money that many youth want. It gives steady income and grows to a big enterprise. It is a business to start with small capital and savings. Let us maximize the opportunity we have, raw materials are available, cheap labours are available, much more the markets are available.
This is a forum where Livestock production, business proposal would be discussed in detail, proper information on purchasing, rearing, raising and diseases management and Veterinary Consultancy would also be available.
Feel free to ask question, contribute and make a request for consultancy.[b][/b]

blacq2009:

Thanks for this priceless info. Please wanna venture into poultry farming. Which one would be ok for the start as far as finance is concerned-broiler or layers?

seremy:

@ lonelyhouse wife;

Vaccination and Medication Schedule for broilers

Day 1: Place them on Vitamin and better still you supposed to a Veterinary laboratory test for the day old chicks which is called D.O.C screening,

from the test, the Veterinary doctors will collect blood sample from the birds' heart and use it for the test (ELISA TEST) to determine their

antibody titre against poultry diseases, from the test, you will be given the vaccination schedule and the antibiotics to be used for the birds. So it is a necessity to do the day old chicks screening from a reputable Veterinary laboratory.

Let me give you a vaccination and medication schedule for broilers without test (though it is not a standard way to raise birds)

Day 1- 5 : Multivitamin + Antibiotics (20% Enrofloxacin e.g. Conflox)

Day 5 : 1st Gumboro Vaccine

Day 7: : 1st Lasota Vaccine

Day 9 - 13: Anticoccidiosis drug e.g. Dicoxin plus

Day 15: 2nd Gumboro Vaccine

Day 17: 2nd Lasota Vaccine

Day 29 : 3rd Gumboro Vaccine

Day 31: 3rd Lasota vaccine

Like l said earlier broiler is reared between 6 - 7 weeks to achieve maximum weight of 2kg per bird

NOTE: when you want to do vaccination, you administer it with 1/4 of the total volume of drinking water of the birds per day.
for example, if the birds drink 40 liters per day, use 10 liters for vaccination

lonelyhousewife:
nice info, what of the medication for the birds

blacq2009:

Thanks for this priceless info. Please wanna venture into poultry farming. Which one would be ok for the start as far as finance is concerned-broiler or layers?