Tensingh Gnanaraj PTANUVAS2024-08-072024-08-072022https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810212992Native chicken are having the good qualities of self propagation, high disease resistant, self protection from predators, caring of their offspring, thriving in extreme climatic conditions etc. However, when they are reared in large numbers for economic purposes, they need special attention, in terms of optimal management, health care and nutrition. Good housing with optimum micro climatic conditions such as temperature, relative humidity and air velocity, not only result in optimal performance of the birds; but also improve the operational efficiency and “structural bio-security” which pave the way for “total bio-security”, resulting in higher economic returns. Poultry housing and management varies with the local agro-climatic conditions, volume of operation, availability of land, labour availability and automation costs etc.EnglishOther