• The Demand For Modern Poultry Infrastructure In India Is Fuelled By An Increase In The Size Of The Poultry Farms. Previously Poultry Farms Had Production Of Only A Few Hundred Birds (200-500 Chickens) Per Cycle. However Presently, Poultry Units With Fewer Than 5,000 Birds Are An Exception With The Majority Of The Farms Breeding More Than 500,000 Birds. Similar Is The Case With Layer Poultry Farms.

• The Indian Poultry Equipment Market Is Estimated At Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars And Estimated To Grow At 10 Percent Annually. Another Factor That Provides Substantial Stimulus To The Poultry Machinery Industry Is The Rapid Growth Of The Poultry Processing Industry. With Increasing Demand For Quality Poultry Products, The Adoption Of Better Machinery To Ensure Quality Has Become Very Important To The Indian Poultry Units.

• Barring A Few Items Like Egg Graders, Poultry Processing Equipment Etc. Most Of The Equipment Are Available / Produced In The Country. India Is Almost Self-Sufficient In Indigenous Production Of Most Of The Basic Equipment Like Hatchers/ Incubators, Feeders, Poultry Houses, Even Environmentally Controlled & Pre-Fabricated Houses Etc.

Basic Tenets Of Poultry Farming

·       The Location And Design Of The Farm Shall Comply With The State Pollution Control Board.

·       The Farm Shall Not Be Located At Least 100 Meters From Any Major Water Drinking Source And 500 Meters From Any Other Livestock / Poultry Farm Enterprise

·       The Farm Should Be Fenced With Barbed Wire/ Concrete Boundary Wall Upto Height Of 8 Feet With Appropriately Secured Entrance And Outlet.

·       The Farm Shall Raise Green Belt All Round With Minimum Of Two Rows Spaced Apart Of Not More Than 3 Meters.

·       Proper Drainage / Outlet For Collection And Discharge Shall Be Provided For Storm Runoff / Waste Discharges (Possibly Explore The Tenet Of Rain Water Harvesting).

·       No Obstruction Shall Be Created For Any Water Course Within The Farm Or Outside The Farm Boundary.

Basic Tenets Of Poultry Housing

·       Shall Be Located On A Fairly Raised And Properly Drained Site Not Liable To Flooding.

·       The Long Axis Of The House Faced East-West Direction, To Avoid Direct Sunlight In Areas Which Experience Heat And Draught In Most Part Of The Year. The Long Axis To Be North-South If The Farm Is Located In Cold Region

·       Length Depends On Number, Type Of Birds And System Of Rearing. Width Not To Exceed 9m Or 30ft) To Avoid Ammonia Accumulation In The Shed.