Explain ten advantages of battery cage system in poultry rearing.

Explain ten advantages of battery cage system in poultry rearing.

  1. eggs produced remains clean
  2. broodiness is discouraged
  3. many birds are kept per unit area of land
  4. feed and water are not contaminated
  5. vices such as cannibalism and egg eating are reduced
  6. individual egg laying records are kept
  7. more eggs are produced per bird
  8. the system requires low labour since it can be mechanized
  9. easy to clean and disinfect the poultry house
  10. easy to handle the birds during routine management practices
  11. less spread of parasites and diseases from one bird to the other
  12. sick birds are easily identified and treated

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