Acknowledgement

First of all, the author like to Express his gratitude to the almighty Allah who has blessed the
author with life time and energy for enabled him to pursue his higher education by
completing the internship work and finally to prepare the report successfully in time for the
degree of B.Sc. A.H. (Hons)

I would like to express my heartiest gratitude and respect to Professor Dr Shajeda Akhter,
Dean and Chairman, Internship Management Cell (IMC), Faculty of Animal Husbandry and
Professor Dr Md A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan, Former Dean, Faculty of Animal Husbandry for
their dedicated leadership to make the internship program successful.

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Dr Md Ruhul Amin, Co-Ordinator,

Internship Management Cell (IMC) and the members of Internship Management Cell (IMC)
which composed by the all-departmental head of Faculty of Animal Husbandry for their
excellence guidance, invaluable advice, encouragement and instruction to complete the
internship program.

I also devoutly grateful and have to thanks my honorable supervisor Professor Dr Md Ruhul
Amin, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, who always keep contact and give
direction through my internship programme.

The author is really grateful and Express his profound respect to his venue Co-Ordinator Dr
Habibur Rahman, ULO (In-charge), Upazila Livestock Office, Sarishabari, Jamalpur and Md
Touhidul Islam, General Manager, Nourish Poultry and Hatchery and Nironjon Chandra
Sutradhar, Manager(hatchery), Nourish Poultry and Hatchery for their cordial instruction
and other Co-operation.

I also express heartiest love and respect to Rezwan Ahmed Rahi, Deputy Manager (Hatchery)
and Kbd Tonmoy Bepary, Assistant Farm Manager for their informative lecture, guidance
and cooperation at the venue which makes my internship program more effective.

The authors gratefully thanks to the Ministry of Finance and University Grants Commission
(UGC) for their Co-operation and provide funds to complete the internship program
successful and acknowledges the authority of Administration section of Bangladesh
Agricultural University to collaborate us.

Finally, I feel proud to Express my deepest sense of gratitude to my father Md Suruzzaman

and mother Selina Akter for their support dedicated care, eternal blessing, encouragement
and inspiration for acquiring higher education.

The Author
August 2022

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 CONTENTS
Chapter Title Page
ABSTRACT
Chapter 01 INTRODUCTION 06
Chapter 02 METHODOLOGY
2.1 Inauguration programme 09
2.2 Grouping system 09
2.3 Name of venue 10
2.4 Duration 10
2.5 Source of funding 11
2.6 Household data collection activities 11
2.7Department of Livestock Services (DLS) 11
2.8 Industrial attachment 12
2.8.1 Venue 01: Nourish Hatchery Project 12
2.8.2 Venue 02: Nourish layer breeder farm project 13
2.9 Evaluation 14
Chapter 03 LEARNING AND ACHEIVEMENT
3.1 Household Data Collection 16
3.1.1 Department of Livestock Service 16
3.1.2 Organogram of Upazila Livestock Office 18
3.1.3 Activities of Upazila Livestock office 18
3.1.4 Data collection of Household livestock 19
3.1.4.1 Farmer Information 20
3.1.4.2 Household and farm asset 20
3.1.4.3 Information of household livestock and poultry 21
3.1.4.4 Livestock management practice 22
3.1.4.5 Feeding and watering practice 22
3.1.4.6 Animal health practice 23
3.1.4.7 Reproduction and breeding 24
3.1.4.8 Training and skill 25
3.1.4.9 Livestock extension service provider 25
3.1.4.10. Implication 26
3.2 Industrial attachment 26
3.2.1. Nourish poultry and hatchery 26
3.2.2 Organogram of Nourish Poultry and hatchery 28
3.2.3 Different activities and observation in Nourish Poultry 29
and hatchery
3.2.4 Venue-01: Nourish Sreepur Hatchery 29
3.2.4.1 Principle of hatchery 29
3.2.4.2 Hatchery operation flowchart 30
3.2.4.2.1 Bio security 31
3.2.4.2.2 Egg receiving 31
3.2.4.2.3 Primary fumigation 31
3.2.4.2.4 Egg grading 31
3.2.4.2.5 Egg storage 31
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 3.2.4.2.6 Pre heating 31
3.2.4.2.7 Fumigation 32
3.2.4.2.8 Egg setting in setter machine 32
3.2.4.2.9 Candling and transfer 32
3.2.4.2.10 Egg setting in Hatcher 33
3.2.4.2.11 Hatch out 33
3.2.4.2.12 Chick grading and boxing 33
3.2.4.2.13 Delivery 34
3.2.4.2.14 Cleaning and washing 34
3.2.4.3 QC parameter of hatchery 34
3.2.4.4 Necropsy of DOC 37
3.2.4.5 Daily record of hatchery 38
3.2.5 Venue 02: Nourish Layer breeder farm project 38
3.2.5.1 Bio security 39
3.2.5.2 Housing 39
3.2.5.3 Equipment of breeder farm 40
3.2.5.4 Management before chick receive 41
3.2.5.5 Brooding management 42
3.2.5.6 Coccidiosis management 43
3.2.5.7 Litter management 44
3.2.5.8 Ventilation 44
3.2.5.9 Lighting 44
3.2.5.10 Debeaking 45
3.2.5.11 Feeding management 45
3.2.5.12 Water management 46
3.2.5.13 Grading and uniformity 46
3.2.5.14 Vaccination and medication 47
3.2.5.15 Cleaning and disinfection 49
3.2.5.16 Separation of layer and non-layer 50
3.2.5.17 Male management 50
3.2.5.18 Egg collection, grading, weighing and storage 50
3.2.5.19 Daily record 51
3.2.5.20 Implication 51
Chapter 04 DISCUSSION INCLUDING SWOT ANALYSIS 52
Chapter 05 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 54
APPENDIX 57

LIST OF TABLES
Table No Title Page
2.1 Internship venue and duration 10
3.1 Setter machine operation set point 32
3.2 Hatcher machine operation set point 33
3.3 Stocking density during brooding period 43
3.4 Temperature of shed environment 43
3.5 Lighting program for 0-147 days 45
3.6 Phase feeding of layer breeder 45
3.7 Vaccination of layer breeder 47
3.8 Medication used for layer breeder 48
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 3.9 Clearing and disinfection of layer breeder 49
3.10 Distinguish of layer and non-layer bird 50
4.1 SWOT analysis of household 52
4.2 SWOT analysis of industry 53

LIST OF GRAPH AND PHOTOGRAPH

Figure no Title Page
1 Upazila livestock office 16
2 Upazila map of Sarishabari 16
3 Chart of farm asset 21
4 Bar diagram of livestock and poultry 21
5 Livestock management system 22
6 Feeding system of livestock 23
7 Disease occurrence in the village 23
8 Breeding system of livestock 24
9 Problems of AI 24
10 Training requirement of farmer 25
11 Livestock extension service provider 25
12 Satellite view of nourish hatchery 29
13 Layout of Nourish hatchery 29
14 Daily report on hatchery production 38
15 Satellite view of layer breeder farm 38
16 Layout of layer breeder farm 38
17 Brooding period 42
18 Manual feeding 46
19 Chain feeding 46
20 Nipple drinking system 46
21 Vaccination schedule of layer breeder 48
22 Vaccination audit form 48
23 Daily record of layer breeder farm 51
24 Household data collection 57
25 Visit to local cattle market 58
26 Egg grading 58
27 Egg storage 58
28 Setter machine 58
29 Hatcher machine 58
30 Chick grading 59
31 Chick boxing 59
32 DOC Necropsy 59
33 Sample collection for hygiene test 59
34 Parent stock shed 59
35 Receiving of DOC 59
36 Brooding period 60
37 Growing period 60
38 Control panel 60
39 Vaccination of bird 60
40 Male birds 60
41 Last day of our internship 60
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 INTERNSHIP SEMESTER (JAN-JUN 2021)

ABSTRACT
An internship is defined as the application of the theoretical knowledge to the practical
activities in farming condition. This would provide the opportunity to integrate future career
related experience into an undergraduate education by participating in planned, supervised
and routine work which is similar life a beginning as job in a specific field. It can give a real
insight of the work at the industry, allow to build on the theory learned at university and
help to gain practical skills that will help strengthen knowledge and make more employable.
The internship is an integral part of B.Sc. A H.(Hons) degree to obtain practical knowledge
along with theoretical knowledge as it contributes to the student personal and professional
development. Since its inception in Animal Husbandry faculty, the internship is aiming to
provide the opportunity to work in career related or professional environment. The general
framework for carrying out internship work is consisting of two phases. 1)Household data
collection 2) Industrial attachment. At the first level we collect 100 household data from our
own area/Village from 01 march, 2022 to 10 April, 2022.In this phase we understand the
livestock scenario of our area, their management system (feeding, housing, breeding, and
treatment), their production, farmers knowledge and their problem. Later we analyze this
data by Microsoft Excel. I have conducted this survey under Upazila Livestock Officer,
Sarishabari, Jamalpur. In the Industrial attachment, I was in Nourish Poultry and Hatchery
from 18 April,2022 to 31July, 2022.My first venue is Nourish Hatchery project situated at
Sreepur, Gazipur. Here perform the hatchery routine work and analyze the QC parameters
of chick quality. My second venue is Nourish layer breeder farm project situated at
Sagordighi, Ghatail, Tangail. Here we see the biosecurity system and management system of
the breeder farm.

All the activities in the household and industrial phase have increased my knowledge
tremendously which will highly be linked with establishment of professional network and
career development.

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 CHAPTER 01
INTRODUCTION

Internship is an academic pre professional training in a given career field of study for a
specified period. This is a structured opportunity for a student to learn, grow and contribute in
a professional setting. (Husain et al,2014)

An internship is a structured work in a specific time period with guidance from the
experienced trainer/supervisor which is related to student’s major career goal and this should
enhance students’ academic career and personal development. In other words, the internship
is a career related work experience, either paid or voluntary where students (called intern) are
temporarily employed by an organization and supervised by industry industry, academic and
institutional person. Internship is also called as "placement "," work placement " or
“industrial placement " that can be part time or full-time position.

Internship helps to gain knowledge, skills and experience that helps ultimately creates
important connection and networking in the professional field. Internship also is a way to go
one’s feet wet and finds out if a specific Field is something he could see by doing practically.
An internship consists of an exchange of services for experience between the student and an
organization. The mission of the internship programme is to provide students with a vigorous
high quality educational and supervised internship experience which will prepare them as
competent and effective Animal Husbandrian.

It enhances a student’s real-world experience, career exploration, leadership and skill

development, establish networking with relevant stakeholders. Internship can be paid or
unpaid but we get stipends monthly.

From our internship programme we learnt a lot more about current rural situation of livestock
in our area by surveying household data collection and gain practical experience about the
hatchery and breeder management from industrial attachment.

Importance of internship:

As a part of the real-world experience, the internship programme enables someone to join a
company as Intern and opens the opportunity to work in a professional environment which
ultimately helps an intern student more about career path. It is the key to building experience
for a student or recent graduate. The importance of internship is given below:

Internship helps in leadership and skill development. Interns can learn new skills and add
knowledge base to enrich their understanding while gaining confidence in abilities.

It provides an opportunity to practice communication and teamwork skills as well as strong

co-ordination.

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One can gain industry knowledge first hand from an organization and professionals which
provide evidence that he or she has initiative are reliable and have a sense of responsibility.

One can apply some of the ideas learned in university and provide a bridge between
University and the professional /rural world.

It also helps in networking and establishing mentors and references.

Internship often gives an opportunity to the students to attend meeting and events to gain new
connection and learn how to communicate in any environment.

Internship can provide us with a professional mentor and can communicate with our seniors
who are working in these companies and hold good position.

When meet new people and practice networking skills helps to established a network of
professional contacts, mentors and references, which open to new avenues on the next steps
to take on career path.

One of the most important contributing factors of internship is resume enhancement. We gain
valuable experience and accomplishment to add to our resume and enhance our application
that create an advantage over other job or graduate school applicants.

Internship helps to know real scenario of rural peoples life, their struggles for their livestock
and know to cope with situation.

From this year, our honorable dean revised the internship layout and add AH5002 Household
Data Collection course which enable us to know the real scenario of the rural people thoughts,
beliefs towards their livestock and problem bothering them most. This course helps the intern
student to identify the problem what farmers face and provide possible solution by their
academic knowledge to improve the livestock situation in the village.

Objectives of the internship programme:

Since internship programme provides us lots of benefit like opportunity to work in career
related or professional environment, provide career awareness for the students, gives the
students the chance to evaluate, reflect upon and try a Career field, provide valuable
experience that helps secure future employment, can earn money or credit, provide
professional networking contacts, make classroom learning more interesting, help the student
to develop job search skills, develop self-confidence as they identify skills, abilities and
talents. Therefore, considering overall situation, internship is very important and Very helpful
to complete our B.Sc. A.H. (hons) degree successfully. To make successful internship
programme, there might need well co-ordination, good accommodation and transportation
facilities at the Internship venue as well as personal motivation. It is always helpful to
expand view point by learning from new perspective.

Considering the need of the modern livestock industry the internship programme was
arranged with the following major and specific objectives.

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Major Objectives:

The major objective of the internship programme is to produce technically skilled and
competent Animal Husbandry graduate by providing pre-service professional training to
undergraduate students by addressing the need of the industry and science.

Specific objectives:

The specific objectives of the internship programme are

To update academic knowledge, gain skill and practical experience in modern livestock and
poultry husbandry practices though learning by doing.

To provide opportunities for hands in hands experience in various farm activities for
optimizing livestock and poultry production and to get the maximum output and profit

To understand the constraints of livestock and poultry production which have been facing by
the commercial entrepreneurs, government and Non-Government Organization to explore
appropriate measures to be taken to overcome the situation.

To build up capacity and develop self-confidence on agribusiness, communication skill,

planning, execution and efficient management of commercial livestock and poultry industries.

To accomplished a complete livestock and poultry census (details down with species, breed,
production system, feeding and management system, breeding system and their performance
record of each animal or bird) through farm and home visit.

To improve the basic statistical analysis knowledge using Microsoft excel.

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 CHAPTER 2
METHODOLOGY

In B.Sc. in A.H. (Hons.) course, total credit is 192 and we have passed these credits in 4 years
from 8 semesters. There is an additional semester that is internship semester and it provides
us 12 credits. Total internship semester is divided into two sections. They are Household Data
Collection and Industrial Attachment. In household data collection, we collect data from 100
household at our own area/village under the help of the ULO of the respective Upazila from
01 March, 2022 to 10 April,2022. Later we attached into the several industries called
Industrial Attachment from 18 April, 2022 to 31July, 2022. For the purpose of completion of
our internship semester all students are divided into different groups for Industrial
Attachment on the basis of our choice of field. One teacher was assigned as supervisor
teacher for each of the students who gave us the guidelines and monitored our work at regular
basis.

2.1. Inauguration Program

Our inauguration program of internship was held on March 10, 2022 at BAU Sayed Nazrul
Islam Auditorium. It was a valuable program to guide us for our internship days. In that
program, Vice-chancellor of BAU, Professor Dr. Md. Lutful Hassan was the chief guest and
Former Dean of Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Professor Dr. Md. A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan
and all of our honorable teachers were present in that program. Our teachers guided us on
how to do work in internship venue, what should be our expression, etc. Before that program,
we were informed about our prescribed venue. Head sir of distinct department supervised us.
A presentation was also presented by Md Abid Hasan Sarker, Assistant Professor,
Department of Dairy Science about our internship. From this presentation, we gained
knowledge about sub -division of internship credit and importance of attendance in
prescribed venues.

2.2. Grouping System

We were total 147 students including section A and B. At the Household Data Collection, we
all 147 students collect 100 household data from our own area/village with the help of the
ULO of our respective Upazila.

In the Industrial Attachment, 04 students wanted to complete their internship semester in

abroad. So, we 143 students completed their internship successfully in home in 19 different
venues. The students were divided into 19 groups on the basis of our choice, where male and
female students were divided separately. Each group consists of 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10
students according to the declaration of director of prescribed venue. I was in group "D".
There were 08 students in our group during Industrial Attachment.

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2.3. Name of Venue(s)

There were 19 venues for 143 students. The 17 Venues for our internship program within

Bangladesh are

1. Army Farm 12. EON Dairy

2. Kazi Farms 13. EJAB
3. PKSF 14. Central Cattle Dairy Farm
4. Aman Group 15. Rural Development Academy.
5. Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Bogura
6. AG Agro Limited 16. RENATA
7. BRAC 17. Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Limited
8. CP 18. American Dairy Limited (ADL),
9. ACI Agro Industries Gazipur
10. Milk Vita 19. Bangladesh National Zoo
11. Nahar Agro
Among the above venues I was involved in the Nourish Poultry and Hatchery under
Department of Poultry Science, BAU

2.4. Duration
During the Household Data Collection, I collect 100 household data from my own Upazila
under the supervision of Dr. Habibur Rahman, ULO (In-Charge), Upazila Livestock Office,
Sarishabari, Jamalpur. This course started from 12 March, 2022 to 10 April, 2022 which
about 32 days.

Then we started our Industrial Attachment at Nourish Poultry and Hatchery from 18 April,
2022 to 31 July, 2022 which about 92 days.

Table 2.1: My Internship Venue and Duration

Sl No Venue Duration Working days

Household data collection
01 Upazila Livestock Office, 01 March,2022 to 40 days
Sarishabari, Jamalpur 10 April,2022
Industrial attachment
02 Nourish poultry and hatchery 18 April,2022 to 92 days
A. Nourish hatchery project, 31 July,2022
Sreepur, Gazipur
B. Nourish layer breeder farm,
Sagordighi, Ghatail, Tangail

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2.5. Source of Funding

The Ministry of Education, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh issued an

order to sanction required funds by the Ministry of Finance through the University Grants
Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh to the University.

2.6. Household Data Collection activities

2.7 Name of Venue: Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Ministry of

Fisheries and Livestock, Dhaka

DLS is a Bangladesh government department under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
responsible for Livestock industry in Bangladesh. Dr. Manjur Mohammad Sahjada is the
Director General of the Department of Livestock. We have done our 40 days internship
fieldwork under the Upazila Livestock Office of Sarishabari, Jamalpur through DLS.

Location: Upazila Livestock Office, Sarishabari, Jamalpur

Duration: 01 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

Methods of Learning:

 Lecture
 Observation
 Hands on practice

Lecture

 Safety guidelines
 Take idea about Questionnaire
 Problems solve of questionnaire
 Field work update
 About excel data entry
 About report writing

Observation

 Household condition
 Economic condition of farmers
 Farming knowledge of farmers
 Livestock and poultry status
 Breed preference
 Production parameter

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  Management system
o Feeding practices
o Watering practice
o Animal health practice
 Reproduction and breeding
 Training and skill
 Availability of Livestock Extension Service

Hands-on practice

 Develop communication skill

 Communication with farmers
 Communication with ULO
 Data collection
 Data entry though Microsoft Excel
 Data analysis
 Visit local cattle market

2.8: Industrial Attachment

Name of Venue: Nourish Poultry & Hatchery Limited

It is an Agro-based company belongs to Nourish Poultry group, subsidiary Khaled Group of

Companies, engage in producing poultry products like Day Old Chicks(DOC), Broiler, Layer
and fish feed etc.

On the arrival day, we are 08 students who are attached in the Nourish Poultry and Hatchery
went to Zonal office at Kahalgaon-04, Fulbaria, Mymensingh where the General Manager of
Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited warmly greeted us and arrange a meeting for our
reception. He briefly discusses about the production sector of the company and gave us
directions about our activities in the Nourish Poultry and Hatchery. He told us to learn by
hand and to observe all the activities of the firm. He also lectured about leadership ability,
official decorum, short briefing of their activities, and a brief description about their working
department. He explained about how leadership ability is born, how to maintain firm
personnel and how to treat them. At the end of the meeting he divided us into 04 groups and
assigned two venues each of the group.

2.8.1 First venue

My first station was in Hatchery project where I observed all the activities related to a Broiler
DOC production.

 Location: Sreepur, Gazipur

 Accommodation: We stayed at the quarter of the farm.
 Duration: 18 April,2022 to 06 June,2022

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Methods of Learning:

 Lecture
 Observation
 Hands on practice

Lecture

The Deputy Manager (Hatchery) gives us a lecture on the principle of hatchery, flow chart of
the hatchery, hatching egg grading and management, labor management, setter and Hatcher
machine layout and their function, chick grading etc. with the help of PowerPoint
presentation. He also provides a lecture about the QC parameter to determine the chick’s
quality and procedure to calculate this parameter. We also discuss with him about the past
scenario of the hatchery and the present condition. He also provides some direction how we
develop our career in the poultry industry.

Observation

 Observed the egg grading procedure

 Observed the fumigation process in the hatchery
 Observed the setter and Hatcher machine layout
 Observed the egg storage procedure
 Observed egg setting and rotation of the trolley in the setter
 Observed candling and transfer process in the hatcher
 Observed pulled out and chick grading
 Observed vaccination of the Sonali chicks
 Observed feather and vent sexing of the DOC
 Observed necropsy to determine management fault
 Observed the record keeping of the hatchery

Hands on Practice

 Make a layout of the hatchery

 Eggs grading
 Take temperature on 14th day at the setter
 Chicks grading after pull out
 Vaccination of the Sonali DOC
 Feather sexing of the DOC
 Necropsy of the DOC
 Measure various QC parameter of the DOC

2.8.2 Second station

My second station was in layer breeder project (Sagordighi-01) where I observed all the
activities related to a layer breeder bird management.

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  Location: Sukterbaid, Sagordighi, Ghatail, Tangail
 Accommodation: We stayed at the quarter of the farm.
 Duration: 06 June,2022 to 31 July ,2022

Methods of Learning:

 Lecture
 Observation
 Hands on practice

Lecture

The Assistant Farm Manager gives us a lecture on the different management system such as
Cleaning and disinfectant Management, Litter management, brooding management, lighting
management, feeding management, male management, production management etc. We also
discuss with him about the past scenario of the poultry industry and the present condition. He
also provide some direction how we develop our career in the poultry industry.

Observation

 Observed the litter treatment of the farm

 Observed DOC reception
 Observed the brooding management
 Observed the feeding and watering management
 Observed the vaccine storage protocol
 Observed the chain feeding system
 Observed the uniformly measurement of the flock
 Observed lighting management of the bird
 Observed the vaccination medication procedure to enhance production
 Observed biosecurity of the bird
 Observed farm waste disposal procedure
 Observed the record keeping of the farm

Hands on Practice

 vaccination of the bird

 weighing of the bird to determine uniformity
 feeding of the bird
 Debeaking of the bird

At the time of our attachment to the layer breeder farm, the brooding period is continued. So,
we can’t hand on practice about the production management such as egg collection, egg
sanitation, egg storage and so on.

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2.9. Evaluation & evaluation committee

Evaluation of both Household Data Collection and Industrial Attachment is done by viva
voce. Our venue coordinator and Internship Management Cell (IMC) both evaluated us on
some criteria such as personal qualities, leadership qualities, technical skills and viva voce.
For the evaluation purpose, the chairman of Internship Management Cell form some viva
boards and assigned students randomly. There are different evaluation board for Household
data collection and Industrial attachment.

Evaluation Committee

Internship Management Cell

Professor Dr. Shajeda Akter; Honorable Dean, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Chairman,
Internship Management Cell.

Professor Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin, Department of Animal Science and Co-Ordinator, Internship
Management Cell

Professor Dr. Md. MAM Yahia Khandaker; Head, Department of Animal Breeding &
Genetics

Professor Dr. Muckta Khan; Head, Department of Animal Science

Dr. Rakhi Chowdhury; Head, Department of Animal Nutrition

Professor Dr. Sohel Rana Siddiki; Head, Department Of Dairy Science

Professor Dr. Md. Shahidur Rahman; Head, Department Of Poultry Science

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 CHAPTER 03
LEARNING AND ACHIEVMENT

3.1. Household Data Collection

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF SARISHABARI UPAZILLA:

Sarishabari Upazila (Jamalpur district) area 263.48 sq km, located in between 24°34' and
24°50' north latitudes and in between 89°43' and 89°56' east longitudes. It is bounded by
madarganj and Jamalpur sadar Upazila on the north, bhuapur Upazila on the south, Gopalpur
and' dhanbari 'Upazila the east, sariakandi, kazipur and Sirajganj sadar Upazila on the west.

Fig 1: Upazila Livestock office, Fig 2 :Upazila Map of Sarishabari

Sarishabari, Jamalpur

3.1.1. INTRODUCTION OF DLS

Department of Livestock Services (DLS) is a Bangladesh government department under the

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock responsible for Livestock Industry in Bangladesh. Dr.
Manjur Mohammad Sahjada is the Director General of the Department of Livestock.

Department of Livestock traces its origin to a veterinary unit formed for the British Cavalry
during the colonial era in 1795. In 1883, it became the Civil Veterinary Department formed
by the British Raj. It was headquartered in Kolkata but was moved to Comilla in 1947. After
the partition of India, it was renamed to Directorate of Animal Husbandry, East Pakistan. It
was renamed to Directorate of Livestock Services in the 1960. After a number of reforms and
name changes, it was renamed to Department of Livestock Services. Currently the location of
DLS is Krishi Khamar Sarak, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Department of Livestock Services has offices in every Upazila in Bangladesh from where
citizens get livestock services and veterinary services.
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VISION
DLS a government Department is responsible for providing veterinary coverage,
development and extension services to enrich the amount of egg, milk and meat production to
meet the protein requirements so that an intelligent, healthy and glorious nation can be built
and secured. Another vision is to earn huge amount of foreign currency by exporting leather
and leather goods.

MISSION

DLS is engaged to deliver sustainable development through innovation and practices. The
academy contributes to:

 Improve the livelihood and ensure food security through creation of an enabling
environment and ensuring sustainable natural resource management;
 Create employment opportunities through rearing livestock and poultry;
 Improve marketing and product processing systems;
 Promote gender parity and women’s empowerment, and;
 Promote climate change resilient development.

OBJECTIVES OF DLS

 Amplifying the production of egg, milk and meat;

 Reducing poverty and increasing employments;
 Developing cattle breeds through increasing the extension work of artificial
insemination;
 Using modern technologies as part of digitalization;
 Enacting rules and regulation for livestock sector to ensure animal welfare;
 Providing proper drugs and veterinary treatments for livestock and poultry;
 Preventing emerging and re-emerging diseases;
 Ensuring food security and food safety, and;
 Bringing diversity of animals to the national zoo.

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3.1.2. Organogram of Upazila Livestock Office:

Upazila Livestock Officer

Veterinary Surgeon Veterinary Field Assistant

Office Assistant
Veterinary cum Computer
Compounder Operator

Field Assistant (A.I.) Peon

Dresser

3.1.3. Activities of Upazila Livestock office:

Treatment of livestock:
Upazila livestock office provides treatment to sick animals. In that office, Upazila livestock
officer and veterinary surgeon provide the treatment. Farmers bring their livestock to hospital
for taking veterinary services.
Vaccination of livestock:
Upazila livestock office generally arrange vaccination programme to decrease mass FMD
vaccine for cattle, Newcastle disease vaccine for chickens and Fowl cholera for duck.
Artificial insemination of cattle and goat for breed development:
Artificial insemination is perform to produce progeny from high yielding animal. AI helps to
develop breed characteristic and increases the production and performance parameter of the
animal. Generally, local breeds are cross with high yielding breeds to increase the
productivity of the animal. For example SW, HF semen are highly used for artificial
insemination.
Free veterinary Campaign:
Every month Upazila Livestock office provides free veterinary services without any cost in
different villages.
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Give valuable information to rear livestock:
ULO and VS generally gives valuable information to the farmer for rearing livestock.
Technology Transfer:
Modern technologies are introduced for scientific rearing of livestock, which increase the
production of animal.
Consultancy:
Upazila livestock office suggest the farmer for establishment of farm (poultry, dairy,
Beef and Goat Farm) and gives the overall consultancy of livestock rearing (Feeding,
Breeding, Care and Management)
Fodder Cultivation:
Extension of Fodder Cultivation throughout the Upazila, they teach people how to cultivate
fodder.
Collaboration with farmers and DLS

3.1.4. Data Collection of Household Livestock & Poultry Census

As a part of my internship programme, household data collection is the main part to gather
practical knowledge about present scenario of livestock status and method of livestock
rearing in field level.

Data Collection Definition

Data collection is defined as the procedure of collecting, measuring and analyzing accurate
insights for research using standard validated techniques. A researcher can evaluate their
hypothesis based on collected data. In most cases, data collection is the primary and most
important step for research, irrespective of the field of research.
The approach of data collection is different for different fields of study, depending on the
required information.
Household livestock means any livestock in a domesticated state or under the control of
humans, regardless of whether livestock of its species are categorized at common law as
being of a tame or domestic nature.
Domestic livestock means any of the large or small livestock, including, but not limited to
horses, cattle, mules, donkeys, burros, swine, goats, sheep, and fowl, including, but not
limited to, chickens, guinea hens, ducks, turkeys, geese, quail, or
pigeons.

Objectives of household data collection

-To know the present scenario of livestock production.
-To know the method of rearing livestock.
-To know the production parameter of animal.
-To know the disease condition of the animal available in my village.
-To create a bridge between the farmers and Upazila livestock office
-To learn extension work
-To gather practical knowledge.
-To know about questionnaire, data collection and analysis

Duration of data collection: 1 March 2022 to 10 April 2020

Data collection method: In-Person Interviews

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I visited Barbaria village, Kamrabad union under Sarishabari Upazila. Though it was a
remote area every household had livestock or poultry in their houses. During this census, I
followed questionnaire method for data collection.

The following data were collected from farmer’s interview:

- Farmers information
- Household & Farm Assets
-Information of household livestock & poultry
- Management practices
-Feeding & watering practices
-Animal health practices
- Reproduction & breeding
- Training & skills of farmers

3.1.4. 1.. Farmers Information:

During collection of data in household, I have to interview the farmer and knowing about his
family status, family member, education level, primary activities and farming experiences
and so on.
Most of the farmers are middle aged; they have less experience and knowledge about
scientific method of livestock rearing. Despite of scientific method, they are following
ancient method for rearing livestock in their house.
Most of the farmer rear fewer numbers of cattle and poultry in their house. Less number of
farmer rear goat, duck, pigeon in their house. They have not any sheep, pig, horse in their
house, as they do not get any interest to rear this species.

General information of farmers:

 Majority of farmers are associated with livestock production are of middle aged.

 Most of the farmers in our area are illiterate.

 Illiterate farmers are rearing cattle with semi intensive system .

 Along with cattle farming many farmers work in others farm.

3.1.4.2. Household & Farm Assets

Most of the people in the village are lower middle class and they are live hand to mouth.
The assets that they have in their house are shown below through the pie chart. To show
the percentage of household and farm assets, I have selected 10 household data randomly.

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 Fig 3: chart of farm assets

3.1.4. 3.. Information of Household Livestock & Poultry

I visited Barbaria village, Kamrabad union under Sarishabari Upazila. Though it is a remote
area, every household had livestock or poultry in their houses. Here is the given number of
household livestock & poultry from 100 Household Data Sheet to find out the number of
household where livestock or poultry are reared:

Fig 4: Bar diagram of 100 household rearing livestock and poultry

The most reared livestock & poultry in this union are cattle, chicken, goat and duck. Buffalo,
sheep, donkey, pig are not reared at all.

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3.1.4.4. Livestock Management Practices
A program that focuses on the application of biological and chemical principles to the
production and management of livestock animals and the production and handling of meat
and other products. Includes instruction in animal sciences, range science, nutrition sciences,
food science and technology, biochemistry, and related aspects of human and animal health
and safety.
Types of management practice-
Intensive (mainly stall feeding), Semi-intensive (stall-feeding as well as grazing) ,
Extensive (only grazing)

Fig 5: Livestock management system

3.1.4.5. Feeding & Watering Practices

Most of the farmers of our locality are from lower-to-lower middle class. They could not
afford the balanced diet which one animal should get for their health, management and
production. Straw is main feed for cattle in our region besides straw, they fed green grass,
bhushi, khuder Bhat etc. For goat, they fed green grass, tree leaves, bhushi, and khuder Bhat
mainly. In case of chicken & duck, they rear them in traditional way. They are given some
rice grains /left over rice/khuder Bhat/kitchen wastes.

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 Fig 6: Feeding system of livestock

3.1.4.6. Animal Health Practices

Most of the household owner does not practice any animal health practice. They only go to
doctor’s place if their animals get sick. Some families also apply home remedies on their
animals. For cattle, they do not vaccinate, treatment of sick animal, preventive method
(deworming, hygiene management, clean water supply) etc. are done both cross & desi cattle.
In case of goat these types of practices are followed vaccination & treatment of sick animal.

Fig 7: Disease occurrence in the village

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3.1.4.7. Reproduction & Breeding
Most of the farmer follow natural and artificial insemination for reproduction and breeding
for cattle. In case of duck and chicken natural uncontrolled breeding method is followed, but
natural controlled breeding method is followed in goat.
For cattle, most of the farmers use artificial insemination (AI) for breeding. For ethical view,
some people do not follow AI method for breeding. The price of per AI varies 350 -500 tk,
in case of natural breeding 100 taka is needed per breeding. For goat, most of the farmers
follow natural control breeding method, which cost 60-100 taka per goat.

Breeding Purpose

Artificial

Natural

0 10 20 30 40 Breeding
50 Purpose
60 70 80 90

Fig :8,9 :Breeding system and problem of AI

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3.1.4.8. Training & Skills
My village is situated far away from Upazila Parishad, there is less chance of taking training
of the farmers but they are interested to trained themselves.

3.1.4.9:Livestock Extension Service Provider

The farmer is totally dependent on quack. There is less Govt service,ngo,and private
practitioner.

Fig10,11; Training require & Livestock Extension Service provider

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3.1.4.10. Implications

After finishing of 42 days household data collection for livestock and poultry I acquired
much more practical knowledge about field level work. I firmly believe that it was an
effective training for me in the competitive job sectors. But there were some hindrances in
data collection as some farmers were not cooperative. So, I found it very hard to
communicate with them sometimes. Apart from few problems I found the work very
interesting and educative.

3.2: Industrial attachment

3.2.1 Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited

Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited is an Agro-based company belongs to Nourish Poultry
group, subsidiary Khaled Group of Companies, engage in producing poultry products like
Day Old Chicks (DOC), Broiler, Layer and fish feed etc. Since its inception in 1999, Nourish
Poultry and Hatchery Ltd has ensured customer satisfaction by providing high quality DOC.
High demand for the quality poultry feed has encouraged Nourish to step further into the
poultry feed operations in 2001. Nourish feed has made a tremendous impact on poultry
farmers since its inception. Its high and consistent FCR has influenced a wide segment of
rural people to take part in the poultry businesses. Now Nourish appear as a brand name to its
customers by steady and consistent market growth and for its premium quality. Other group
associates like Nourish Feeds Limited, producing poultry and aqua feeds; Nourish Agro
Limited Primarily Breeder DOC and Breeder feed manufacturing unit with integration farms,
Research and Development unit as well as large scale commercial broiler farming; Nourish
Grand Parents Limited a parent stock producer of world-famous Cobb-500 were established
in the year 2001, 2007 & 2011 with the aforementioned sequences. It was established in
1999. The founders of Khaled Group of Companies have introduced Nourish Poultry &
Hatchery limited. From the very beginning, the mission of Nourish is to create the strongest
brand value in agro-industrial sector by ensuring, consistent quality, accessibility,
competency and affordability.

Purpose:

 To eliminate the malnutrition problems

 To create vast employment facilities
 To ensure sustainable Poultry & Fishery rearing System
 To contribute the nation to a new preference in food habit
 To provide quality chicks & feeds

Mission, vision, values of nourish poultry & hatchery limited:

From the very beginning, the mission of Nourish is to create the strongest brand value &
brand equity in agro-industrial sector by ensuring consistent quality, accessibility,
competency and affordability of our products or services to make our customers more
capable, committed & sustainable with the vision of nourishment of People, Place and Planet.
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Nourish endears to add a defined value of quality, innovation, transparency, honesty, social
bonding and mutual respect. Each of these values is complemented by binding principles,
which explain how they are implemented in our day-to-day business.
For an active human life access to a balanced food basket is the prerequisite. Nourish is
committed to excel the quality of human capital (i.e. people) by providing more balanced &
accessible food basket. Achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving
poverty to 26.5 percent by 2015 will require a higher growth & income equality in rural
areas. Nourish believes that through development of poultry & fishery industry, the rural
revitalization goal can be achieved. It also helps rural women by opening up avenues to
participate in the economic activities without creating any conflict between socio-religious &
financial responsibilities.
Nourish believes the nourishment of people & places is important but not at the cost of our
planet. The least environmental hazard is a prerequisite for the sustenance of our planet. To
materialize this vision, Nourish has introduced environment friendly technologies and has
preferred micro-ingredients that come from organic source which are self-degradable and less
hazardous to our environment or in broader sense to our planet.

Key Success Parameters of Nourish Poultry & Hatchery Limited

Accessibility Highly accessible products with minimum cost

Affordability Perfectly matched prices with product performance
Sustainability Products with sustainable profit performance
Competency Service with highest personal & professional competence
Consistency Consistent Quality of products & services
Transparency Business dealings with utmost transparency

Training:

Our aim is to educate the farmer in every aspect of management. Our technical team always
seeking for farmers to give their management training like brooding management, feeding
management, management during winter & rainy season, litter management, layer chicken
management etc through conducting small meeting and seminar. We firmly believe that
through activities our farmers will be really benefited and eventually our livestock sector will
be flourished and enriched.

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3.2.2 ORGANOGRAM:
General Manager

Senior DGM

Director General Manager

Junior DGM

Senior AGM

Assistant General Manager

Junior AGM

Zonal Manager

Senior Manager

Manager

Deputy Manager

Assistant Manager

FEO

Management Trainee Officer

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3.2.3. Different Activities & Observation in Nourish Poultry & Hatchery
Limited: -

3.2.4. Hatchery:

We are firstly assigned in the Nourish Sreepur Hatchery project which established in 2000. It
is very first project of Nourish.

 Project Name: Nourish Hatchery

 Location: Sreepur, Gazipur
 Total setter machine :06(Capacity 1,15,200 pcs)
 Total Hatcher machine :06(Capacity 19,200pcs)
 Manufacturing company: Petersime Vision
 Hatchery capacity: 2,30,400 pcs/per week (57,600 chicks’ hatch/day)
 Hatch day: 04 days (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)
 Strain Name: Arbor Across, Indian River, Sonali etc

Fig 12; Satellite view of Nourish Hatchery Fig 13 :Layout of Nourish Hatchery

Hatchery area is isolated from the breeder farms and maintain 2 step bio security systems
maintaining in the hatchery premises that help producing disease free premium quality
Chicks.

3.2.4.1 Principles of Hatchery

Temperature: Temperature is important for the development of embryo. Ideal temperature

for hatching eggs should be maintained at 99.5°F. Excess temperature cause embryo death
and inadequate temperature retard the embryo growth.

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Humidity: Humidity helps to maintain ideal air sac which determines chick size. Ideal
humidity should be maintained at 70%. Low humidity cause to loss the weight of egg which
result increase air sac and so chick size is smaller. Again, high humidity cause decreases the
size of air sac which result large chick size but small air sac affects the respiration, chick
movement and break the shell.

Turning: Turning is done every one-hour interval. It provides uniform temperature to all the
eggs and prevents the attachment the embryo with the shell.

Ventilation: Ventilation is most important factor for the setter and Hatcher machine. It helps
to maintain optimum temperature and humidity as well as provide Oxygen for the embryo.

3.2.4.2 Hatchery operation flowchart:

Egg receiving

Egg Grading

Egg Storage

Pre-Heating

Fumigation

Setting in Setter machine

Candling & Transfer

Setting in Hatcher machine

Hatch out

Chick Grading & Boxing

Delivery
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3.2.4.2.1. Bio security
In hatchery, biosecurity is strictly maintained. It is mandatory to change dress and take
shower and wear farm dress before entry in the hatchery.
Inside the hatchery, Vircon S or TH4 is sprayed three times daily. Timsen is only used in
setter inside. Floor of the hatchery washed with wheel powder & bleaching powder two times
every week.

Outside the hatchery formalin is spraying 1 time daily. Surrounding of the hatchery washed
using CaCO3 & bleaching powder 2 times every month.

3.2.4.2.2. Egg Receiving

Hatching eggs comes from nearby breeder farm (Breeder-04), which are transported by
temperature-controlled egg delivery truck. These eggs are unloaded carefully with some
labors immediately after arrival of egg delivery truck.

3.2.4.2.3 Primary Fumigation

Just after receiving eggs from breeder farm, primary fumigation of eggs is done. Fumigation
process is done with formalin and potassium per manganate at the ratio of 2:1.

3.2.4.2.4 Egg Grading

After receiving eggs are graded immediately. These eggs are graded on the basis of size,
shape, etc. Broken eggs, misshaped eggs, hairline cracked eggs, underweight eggs are
rejected from hatching eggs & these are used for table purpose. The grading of eggs at
Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited is

A Grade = 58 gm to above

B+ Grade = 53 gm to 57 gm

3.2.4.2.5 Egg Storage

After grading eggs are stored in air-conditioned egg store room. Normally eggs are stored for
3 days. Temperature & RH% are 19-21ºC & 70-80% respectively. The thumb rule for storage
is “Increasing the storage time, decreasing the temperature”. After 7 days the hatchability of
eggs is decreased. If the eggs is stored for long tine with improper temperature then it will
cause early Mortality and infertility of eggs.

3.2.4.2.6 Pre-heating

Eggs are kept for 8-10 hours at 25-27°C temperature. During cold storage cell Division is
stopped. If eggs are setting direct in the setter than the embryo face temperature shock. To
prevent this shock, pre heating should be done. Eggs may become wet during preheating, so
that it should be dried properly to reduce the risk of microbial contamination.

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3.2.4.2.7 Fumigation
Eggs are fumigated with paraformaldehyde (5-10 gm/m3). It takes usually half an hour.
Fumigation room is tightly sealed during fumigation time.

3.2.4.2.8 Egg setting in setter machine

Petersime machine is used for hatchery operation. After fumigation I set eggs gently in setter
machine. Eggs stayed here for 18 days. In setter machine following factors are maintained:

Table 3.1: Setter Machine Operation set point

Factors Set point

Temperature 99.5 F
Humidity 50-55%
Ventilation 25-100%
Turning Every hour(45o)

 In setter corridor air pressure must be positive and at 5 Pascal. And corridor
temperature should be 24-26ºC.
 Effect of high temperature: Early hatch, abnormality in eye, legs etc. and dehydration
problem
 Effect of low temperature: Late hatch, omphalitis, swollen belly
 Ventilation should work properly. If failed, the level of CO2 will be increased.
 Effect of improper turning: Sticky chicks, embryo attached with shell membrane,
reduce hatchability, abnormal chick

.3.2.4.2.9. Candling & Transfer

Candling is a method used in embryology to study the growth and development of an embryo
inside an egg. The method uses a bright light source behind the egg to show details through
the shell, and is so called because the original sources of light used were candles.

After 18 days, eggs are transferred into Hatcher machine. Before transfer, candling is
performed in order to remove infertile eggs and early mortality from setter tray through
passing lights. Another reason for candling is to sort out the gas eggs to prevent
contamination of chicks. Before candling, egg weight is measured to calculate weight loss.
Standard weight loss is between 11 -14%.

Candling process was done by manual system and during transfer, the room temperature
should be between 24-27 ºC and humidity should be between 70-75%.

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3.2.4.2.10. Egg Setting in Hatcher Machine
Before setting egg in Hatcher machine, its inside is cleaned & washed & finally fumigated
using formalin & ppm. Eggs stayed here for 3 days. The temperature should be reduced and
humidity should be decreased than setter. In Hatcher machine following factors are
maintained –

Table 3.2: Hatcher Machine Operation set point

Factors Set point

Temperature 97.8-97.4ºF
Humidity 53%
CO2 0.50%
Ventilation 25-100%

From the time of 10% piping formalin is used at the rate of 50ml/m3 in every 6 hours (4
times per day). It is used to reduce the bacterial growth which occurs due to egg bursting & to
give yellowish color to DOC.

 Effect of high temperature: Early hatch, abnormality in eye, legs etc and dehydration
problem
 Effect of low temperature: Late hatch, omphalitis, swollen belly
 Effect of humidity is vice-versa of temperature effect
 Ventilation should work properly. If failed, the level of CO2 will be increased.

3.2.4.2.11. Hatch out

Hatch out was done 4 times per week. Chicks are removed from Hatcher machine &
primarily graded & boxed at early morning. Boxes are kept in chick room for final grading.
Infertile eggs, abnormal chicks, piped eggs and dead in shell are culled during hatch out
process.

3.2.4.2.12. Chick Grading & Boxing

Final grading of chicks was performed on the basis of size, body weight, navel condition, leg,
beak, wings and belly condition. Nourish poultry and hatchery ltd. usually makes 2 grades of
chicks mainly A & B+.

Grade A chicks – Body weight of chicks should be 38 gm or above, should have dry navel,
good body condition.

Grade B chicks- Body weight is 32 to 37 gm, comparatively smaller in size then grade A.

Chicks having broken leg, wet navel, black button, etc. are culled during boxing. Chick room
temperature 22-28ºC is maintained using cooling pad. Every box contains 50 chicks. 2%
chicks were given as free.

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3.2.4.2.13. Delivery
Seal of price, grade, and chick number is also done before delivery. After that chicks are
delivered using chick delivery truck to dealer or customer from 3.00- 6.00 pm.

3.2.4.2.14. Cleaning & Washing

Hatcher machine is washed after hatch out. After hatch & transfer setter & Hatcher tray &
trolley are properly and dipped using different disinfectants. Chick room after chick delivery
is also properly washed using different disinfectants. Such as, Vircon S, GPC-8, ATTAK,
KMnO4 etc.

3.2.4.3 Quality Control parameter of hatchery:

1.Hatchability

Hatchability is the proportion of eggs that survive to the end of incubation to produce chicks.

%of hatchability= x100

Farm control on hatchability

 Breeder nutrition  Correct male female body weight

 Disease  Egg sanitation
 Mating activity  Egg storage
 Egg handling
 Genetics
Hatchery control on hatchability

 Egg sanitation  Management of setter and hatcher

 Egg storage  Maintenance
 Egg damage  Ventilation

2.Hatch of fertile

Performance indicator of hatchery machine.

1. %of fertile egg = x100

2. HOF= x100

Breeder age(weeks) HOF(%)

25-33 >90.2
34-50 >91.8
51-66 >88.6
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3. Eggshell temperature

Optimum eggshell temperature 100.0 to 100.5°F for good hatch and good quality chick

4. Egg weight loss:

. Ideal Egg weight loss at transfer is 9.5 to 11.5%

Moisture loss= x100

Cause of moisture loss

 Relative humidity  Heat

 Damper  Ventilation rate
If moisture loss too low

 Air cell too small  Enlarge abdomen

 Chick larger than normal  Sticky chicks
 Red hock to the beak and leg
If moisture loss too high

 Chick pipped early  Chick smaller than normal

 Hatch early  Air cell too large
 Dehydrated

5. Yolk free Body Mass (%)

The recommended YFBM is more than 90%

YFBM= x100

6. Pasger Score

Aims to evaluate to overall incubation condition. The standard Pasger score is minimum 9.

Reflex: The chick gives reflex between 3 sec

Naval: The naval of chick should be well healed.

Abdomen: The abdomen of chick should be soft.

Leg: The leg should be free from dehydration and free from red hock joint.

Beak: The beak should be free from red point.

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7. Chick yield

Ideal chick yield is 67-69%.

Chick yield= x100

8. Egg CV

The variation (CV %) should be ≤6.58

CV=

9. Chicks CV

The variation (CV %) should be ≤7.88 To get uniform chick we must setting more uniform
egg in the setter.

CV=

10. Chick length

Breeder age(weeks) Cobb broiler Arbor acres/Indian river

26-35 19-21cm 18.5-19.5cm
36-45 19.5-21.5cm 19-20cm
>45 20-22cm 19.5-20.5cm

11. Egg breakout

I have done hands-on practice on egg break-out analysis where eggs were broken by hand to
determine the cause of unhatched eggs or the stage of mortality. Such as, %of infertility, %of
early mortality, %of mid mortality, %of late mortality, %of piped egg, %of gas eggs
occurrence is measured

Cause of infertile

 sterile male or select poor male  Wet litter cause foot problem
 Too many or too few males  Excessive beak treatment of male
 Inadequate feed and water allow  Excessive weight gain or loss
 Disease such as leg or joint  Seasonal effect such as decline
problem fertility in late summer and fall

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Cause of early mortality

 Chilling or overheat hatching egg  Lack of vitamin E in diet

 Incorrect setter temperature and  Faulty turning
humidity  Prolonged or improper egg storage
 Incorrect fumigation  Feed contamination
 Disease such as Newcastle disease,  Rough egg handling
infectious bronchitis and
salmonella
Cause of mid mortality

 too high or low temperature  Improper nutrition of flock

 Poor ventilation  Incorrect humidity of incubator
 Incorrect turning of egg
 Contamination
Cause of late mortality

 Incorrect setter and Hatcher  Disease such as mycoplasma

temperature  Contamination of gas eggs
 Incorrect humidity in the setter and  Nutrition such as vitamin
Hatcher deficiency of the flock
 Lack of proper ventilation  Eggs incubate upside down
 Faulty turning
 Prolong storage period and age of
eggs

Egg Break-out Analysis

I have done hands-on practice on egg break-out analysis where eggs were broken by hand to
determine the cause of unhatched eggs or the stage of mortality. Such as, embryonic death
occurrence is measured

3.2.4.4 Necropsy:

To determine the management fault or disease, we perform necropsy analysis and observe the
following organ:

Air Sac: Air sac is clear. If it is cloudy, then it is affected by mycoplasma

Heart: Heart is observed to determine the egg quality. If dirty/floor egg increase than blood
spot/white mark observe in the heart.

Liver: Discoloration and focal necrosis found in the liver due to salmonella.

Gizzard: 25% gizzard erosion is acceptable. More than 25% then it causes Runting
syndrome (Reduce growth)

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Yolk: Discolour of the yolk/Greenish colour due to Salmonella

3.2.4.5 Daily record:

Daily record should be maintained on the amount of setting egg, hatching eggs, saleable
chicks, A grade and B+ grade chicks, culls chicks, infertile eggs, gas eggs and dead in shell
eggs.

Fig 14; Daily report on hatchery production

3.2.5. Breeder farm

We are secondly assigned in the Nourish layer breeder farm project (Sagordighi 01) which
established in 2004.

 Project Name: Nourish Layer breeder farm project

 Location: Sukterbaid, Sagordighi, Ghatail, Tangail
 Total Shed: 04(11000 birds/shed)
 Strain Name: Shaver Brown, Bovans White etc.

Fig 15: Satellite view of nourish layer breeder Fig 16: Layout of Nourish layer breeder
Farm farm

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Breeder Farm:

To keep promise to the valued business partners in delivering quality Day Old Chicks (DOC),
Nourish established Layer Breeder Farm (Sagordighi-01) in Sagordighi, Ghatail, Tangail.
The bird accommodation capacity of this farm is 44000 Bovans white and Shaver Brown
Layer Parent Stock (PS). The parent stock come from Hendrix Genetics, France and is
equipped with most modern facility with Full fabricated Tunnel Ventilation Systems.

Activities:

 Rearing of Layer breeder day old up to culling

 Feed is purchased from own feed mill
 Culling of Layer breeder
 Selling of litter
 Delivering of hatching egg to own hatchery
 Table egg sell in local media

3.2.5.1. Bio security

Nourish maintaining all-in all-out system in chick housing. They also maintaining 3 step bio-
security and quarantine system for healthy bird rearing and producing disease free Hatching
Eggs. During my internship session in breeder farm, I maintained the following steps-

 Compulsory bathing before entering into the shed every time

 Complete dress changing
 Using foot bath
 Spraying savlon/TH4 solution
 Entrance into shed is restricted for unauthorized personnel, birds and wild animals
 Inside and outside is sprayed using TH4/Vircon S/GPC-8

3.2.5.2. Housing

Controlled house is used to rear broiler breeder. We observed all the shed and measured some
parameters. Some of the characteristics of controlled house that’s we are found are given
below:

 Length: 400ft (including 10ft control panel)

 Width: 40 (Slate-16.5ft*2 , deep litter- 17ft)
 Height: 10 (ground level to floor 2ft)
 Total area of a shed = 400*40 = 16000ft 2
 Total bird of a shed: 11000 (15% male)
 Thus, area per bird: 16000/11000=1.45 ft 2

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3.2.5.3. Equipment

We were introduced with all of the equipment and their function

 Slate: 2050/shed  Drum

 Flat bar: 247  Nest box
 Chain feeder  Egg collection tray
 Feed hopper  Hopper line
 Light tap  Egg collection machine
 Feeder  Silo
 Drinker  Thermometer
 Nipple drinker  Cooling pad
 Chick feeder  Exhaust fan
 Brooder  Litter
 Chick guard  Curtain
 Partition  Fire extinguisher
 Grill  Medicator
 Stand  Mug
 Light  Water fresher
 Bucket  Generator and
 Others

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3.2.5.4. Management during Brooding Period

Brooding House Preparation

Major activities for house preparation are given below

 Removal of equipment: All of the equipment’s were removed from the shed and kept at
open shed.
 Removal of liter: Litters were removed from shed and sold to dweller.
 Dry cleaning: Whole shed were cleaned.
 Scrabbling: It was not possible to remove litters which were adjacent to wall and floor
through dry cleaning. For that reason, litters were scrabbled so that whole shed can be
cleaned properly.
 Wet cleaning: For wet cleaning, 3 steps were followed-

1st Step: Washing of equipment

All of the equipment’s were washed by different chemicals.

Slate: NaOH, bleaching powder
Others equipment: NaOH, H2O2
Cooling pad: H2O2, bleaching powder
CID-20/Vircon/TH4+/Timsen/Virocid was sprayed during washing.

2nd Step: Washing of floor and ceiling

Floor and ceiling was washed using water with NaOH and Ca(OCl)Cl. Lime, Melatheione,
CuSO4 and Formalin was sprayed over the floor. After drying of the floor, the litter was placed
on the floor up to 2.5-3 inch. The litter was sprayed with Paraformaldehyde, Formalin, CuSO4
and water.

3rd Step: Fumigation

Fumigation was done at one week ago before arrival of the chick by following way-
Fumigation is done by the equipment named crock/chary
The chemical is used in Paraformaldehyde
At first, 1.5 kg paraformaldehyde and 300 ml water take into the crock by measuring balance
The crock is placed 20m far from another crock
21 crocks are used in the shed and two crocks are used in the service room.
All door and window are closed for two night and one day.

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Preparation of house before Chick Arrival

The key to successful rearing lies in an effective management program starting well before the
chicks arrive on site. The following measures I took-

 Placing chick guard

 Placing chick sheet paper over the litter
 Placing & gas brooder
 Supplying feeder 25/1000 chicks
 Supplying waterer 30/1000 chicks
 Checking temperature, humidity and electricity line

Chick Receiving

I received Shaver Brown DOC of parent stock from Hendrix genetics, France. I placed them with
the help of labors into brooding area. Firstly, I supplied glucose mixing with water to remove
stress & dehydrate condition. After that, water saline vitamin C, Electrolytes are supplied to the
DOC.

3.2.5.5. Brooding Management

During brooding period following activities are performed-

Fig 17:Brooding period

 Frequently monitoring house temperature (30°C) & humidity(60-70%)

 Provide deep litter which about 2-5 cm thick
 Replenishment of feed and water
 Providing maximum feed allocation
 Provide a chick guard for 1000 birds (0.36 sq ft)
 Expanding brooding guard gradually after 3 days
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  Removal chick guard after 8-10 days
 Provide 2.5-3% drinker and 2.5% feeder during brooding period
 Cleaning drinker and feeder regularly
 Checking feed, water temperature and RH.

Table 3.3: Stocking density during brooding period:

Age(days) Chick/m2
1-3 50-70
4-6 40-60
7-9 30-50
10-12 20-40
13-15 10-30
16-19 20

Table 3.4: Temperature of shed environment:

Age(days) Temperature(°C)
1 32-33
2 32-33
3 30-31
4 30
8 28-29
15 27-28
28 22-23
35 to last 20

3.2.5.6 Coccidiosis Management:

DOC must be vaccinated with Coccidiosis at the 1st days. This vaccine provides with drinking
water. This vaccine done at thirsty condition to ensure all DOC drinking the vaccinated water.
After vaccination, the spore of the micro-organism is out from the body with feces. In the
environmental temperature the oocyte grows and the chick must be eating their feces for oocyte
intake. This is a recycling process and must be continue 28 days. During these days, the bird
introduces with the Coccidiosis causal agent and growth antibody against this disease. If there is
no occurrence of Coccidiosis, then the Coccidiosis management is right. Coccidiosis can be
outbreak by improper vaccination and less humidity (<40%). The oocyte is killed if the humidity
below 20%. To maintain this humidity, spray fresh water with 1-1.5-hour interval. During this
management cycle, strongly prohibited the use of disinfectant which destroy the coccidiosis
oocyte.

There are 4 types of Coccidiosis strain:

 Emeria acervulena: found in the duodenum

 Emeria mixima: found blood spot/droplet in jejunum and illium
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  Emeria tenella: maximum occurrence. Found blood spot in the caecum
 Emeria necatrix: found blood haemorrhage from large intestine to rectum.

3.2.5.7. Litter management

Litter material should be supplied up to 3–4-inch height from deep litter floor.

When litter come from outside at first the litter should be sprayed with 10-liter water mixing with
240gm CuSO4, 50ml Fam30 and 50ml Actisep (Insecticides). Then 1 kg paraformaldehyde
mixing with 1200 kg litter material (rice husk) and keeps air tight condition for 24-48 hours.
When litter material enters into the shed before chick arrival the litter material should be
disinfected with 140-liter water mixing with 700 ml Fam30 and 3.5 kg CuSO4.

New litter should be added if the old litter is damp but never change 100% litter because it
breaks the Coccidiosis cycle. Beside the old litter have more water absorbing capacity. So,
always keeps 30-40% old litter during whole production cycle.

3.2.5.8. Ventilation

Tunnel ventilation system is followed. Ventilation is maintained by up and down system of side
curtain. We measured some parameters that’s are-

Cooling pad system:

 In front: 20ft + 20ft (10ft door)

 Side wall: 40ft*2 = 80ft
 Height = 6ft
 Width = 1ft
 Depth = 0.5ft
 So, area of a cooling pad = 3 ft3

Exhaust fan:

 In front: 8 in number
 Side wall: 2 in number both side
 Length =5ft
 Width = 5ft

3.2.5.9. Lighting

Lighting should be provided continuous for the first 48 hours following chick placement. It is
important for feed intake increase, hormone secretion and sexual activity activation. The light
intensity should be the maximum possible in a house, but a minimum of 25 lux, to ensure that the
chicks find feed and water.

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 Table 3.5: Recommended lighting program for rearing birds from 0-147 days:

Age(days)) Shaver Brown

Hours Intensity
0-3 22 20-40 lux
4-7 20 15-30 lux
8-14 19 10-20 lux
15-21 18 5-10 lux
22-24 18 5-10 lux
25-28 18 5-10 lux
29-35 17 5-10 lux
35-rest 17 5-10 lux

3.2.5.10. Debeaking:

Beak treatment has a net welfare benefit to prevent aggressive pecking. Aggressive feather
pecking can lead to skin trauma and may lead to cannibalism and death. Debeaked bird can eat
and drink normally. The tip of the beak of an individual bird can be trimmed to correct any
irregularities and to promote an ideal beak shape for the adult breeder chicken. Debeaking was
done at the age of 10 days. It was performed by electric debeaker (Lyion) at night. Before
Debeaking, birds are kept off fed for 6 hours. After Debeaking vitamin K, Calcium, vitamin B
complex, vitamin C were supplied through drinking water.

3.2.5.11. Feeding Management:

For the first 18 weeks male and female birds reared separately and provide feed according to
their recommended requirement. In the layer breeder farm, both male and female bird fed on ad-
libitum basis. Manual feeding should be done at 1-7 weeks. From 8-9 weeks chain feeding
should be done.

Table 3.6: Phase feeding of layer breeder

Weeks Phase feeding

0-4 Layer starter
5-10 Layer grower
11-15 Layer pullet developer
16-2%production Layer pre layer
2%production - 40 Layer breeder 1
41-60 Layer breeder 2

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 Fig 18:Manual feeding Fig 19 :Chain feeding

3.2.5.12. Drinker Management:

It is essential to provide easy access to fresh, clean water so that feed intake and growth are
maintained.

The main drinking system was nipple drinker. Nipple drinkers were installed at the rate of 8-10
birds per nipple. Birds should not have to travel more than 3 m (10 ft) to access water.

Nipple drinkers are a more hygienic water delivery system. Nipple drinkers wasadjusted as per
manufacturer’s recommendations.

Fig 20:Nipple drinking system

The water lines flushed with Acedol (300ltr/30ml) and Safe ward (300ltr/40ml) in the morning.
In night the water line should be flushed with water. Weekly flushed the water line with 8L H2
and 192L H2O in Saturday. Next week the line should be flushed with 2 kg Acetic Acid, 2 L
Citric Acid and 200L H2O. After flushing the water line turn off the light for 2 hours.

3.2.5.13. Grading & Uniformity:

A uniform Parent breeder flock will be easier to manage and will produce more chicks per hen
housed than an uneven flock. Good uniformity results from careful attention to detail.
Bodyweight grading helps to maintain flock uniformity if it is done correctly. Females can be
graded at different ages. First grading was done at 7 days of age. Grading was performed by eye

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estimation. Uniformity was measured by ± 10% body weight method. Weak, smaller sized, lame
birds were culled and transferred to medical zone for treatment.

3.2.5.14. Vaccination and Medication:

The main purpose of a vaccination program is to prevent losses from a specific disease. The
usual method is to provide immunity by exposure with a disease agent of less pathogenicity than
the field strains of the disease. The scheduling of a vaccination program should be such
that it allows any possible reaction to occur at an age in the flock’s life that will cause the least
economic loss. Vaccination is a necessary stress placed on the birds, therefore pay particular
attention to these flocks to help reduce this stress.

Table 3.7: Vaccination during at breeder farm: (up to 39 days)

Days Vaccine Dose Route

D-1 IB Ma5+4/91 .5ml E/D
D-5 Immucox - D/W
D-8 G+ND Killed, Clone-30 .25ml S/C, E/D
D-12 D-78 .5ml E/D
D-20 D-78 .5ml E/D
D-26 Ma5+Clone-30, VVND Killed .5ml E/D, S/C
D-30 IBH Killed .5ml S/C
D-39 Fowl pox and Reo-S1133 live .2ml W/W,S/C

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Fig 21: Vaccination schedule of layer Fig 22: Vaccination audit form

Breeder farm

Table 3.8: Medication used at breeder farm:

Name Purpose
Amprol Prevention and treatment of all
powder types of Coccidiosis
Cholestin Broad spectrum antibiotic
Sulphate

Florfenicol
Alphacal Ca deficiency

Cal Phis
Zn Liquid For zinc balance

Zinc Vet
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 Palmotil For the treatment of
Mycoplasmosis
Telmisin
Cevit Vet Vitamin C balance

Glu C
Renasol E Vit E balance
Nutrezyme For enzyme supplement

Qzyme

3.2.5.15. Cleaning and Disinfection:

Cleaning and disinfection is a routine process to prevent any contamination of disease in breeder
farm.

Table 3.9: Cleaning and disinfectant agent used at a breeder Farm

Sl Area of Disinfectant Dose Total water Frequency of Type 0f

cleaning and name requirement disinfections spray
no disinfection machine
1 Inside shed Timsen 1gm/2L 80L Once daily Manual
water spray
2 Service Timsen 1gm/2L 2L Every 6 hour Manual
room water spray
3 Shed TH4 5ml/1L 130L Every 6 hour
footbath
4 Main gate Timsen 1gm/2L 5L Every 6 hour
footbath water
5 Wheel bath Potash 1gm/5L 2000L Every 12
hour
6 Farm road Formalin 1L/9L 20L Twice/week Manual
spray
7 Feed Timsen 1gm/2L 2L Every 15 Manual
godown water days spray
8 Canteen Timsen 1gm/2L 2L Every 15 Manual
water days spray
9 Farm office Timsen 1gm/2L 20L Every 15 Manual
water days spray
10 Resident Timsen 1gm/2L 40L Every 15 Manual
quarter water days spray

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3.2.5.16. Separation of Layer and Non-Layer Birds

Table 3.10: Distinguishing characteristics between layer and non-layer birds

Parameters Layer Non-Layer

Comb Color Deep red Pale red
Distance between two pin bone At least 2 fingers Less than 3 fingers
Vent condition Moist Dried
Interest for mating More interest Less interest
Vocal sound Low Deep
loss of feather in the pelvic and Occurred Not occurred
thigh region

3.2.5.17. Male Management

We selected male for breeding on the basis of following characteristics:

 Straight and red comb

 Bright eyes
 Moist vent
 Avoid of lameness and any disease
 Alert
 Shiny feather
 Normal wing
 Flat breast bone
 Strong and spiny beak
 Flat footpad

Total number of birds in a shed should be divided into various pan for ensure proper monitoring
and ensure right male-female ratio for mating. At the age of 18 weeks 3-4% male added to each
pan and about 10% male should add at the age of 24 weeks and maintain this ratio up to end of
the production. About 5% male should be kept for replacement purpose. Before addition the
male towards female, the male must be treated with E-Cap(oral), Renamycin LA and Vit AD3
injection to enhance their sexual performance. After 2-3 months, the sexual performance
reduced. To increase their performance, Libid on should be mixed with their ration

3.2.5.18. Egg Collection, Grading, Weighing and Storage:

Eggs are collected 5 times a day during peak production. For the collection of the eggs, nest
boxes are provided. Nest box are provided at the age of 17 weeks. About 78 pcs nest box
provided per shed. After collection eggs, eggs are cleaned with vircon x solution (5g/litter)
solution and graded to separate hatching eggs from the table eggs. After that, eggs are placed in
egg box weighed with the egg box. Then, eggs are stored in the store room where 18 0C
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temperature was maintained and 70-75% humidity was maintained. After that, fumigation is
done to kill the external organisms which were adhered to the egg shell and on the surface of the
egg box.

Care of Hatching eggs

 Flock management should be perform to keep minimum floor eggs

 Nest box should be cleaned two times in a week with appropriate disinfectant
 Eggs collection should be done 4-5 times in a day.
 Floor eggs collect firstly and keep in separate colour tray
 Excess soiled egg should be cleaned with zero sand paper.
 After collection, hatching eggs should be stored immediately.
 If eggs are wet, then it should be dry before storage.

3.2.5.19. Daily record

Daily record should be maintained of bird’s number, culling bird, feed and water supply,
vaccination and medication used and daily egg production

Fig 23: Daily record of layer breeder farm

3.2.5.20. Implications

After finishing of 92 days of industrial attachment at Nourish Poultry and Hatchery I acquired
much more practical knowledge about industrial work about hatchery and layer breeder farm. I
firmly believe that it was an effective training for me in the competitive job sectors I found the
work very interesting and educative.
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 CHAPTER 04
DISCUSSION INCLUDING SWOT ANALYSIS
Both the household and industrial attachment, there are some problem and threats I found.
But in present they are more interested to adopt modern technology. In this section I make a
SWOT analysis for both Household and Industrial attachment on the basis of my observation

Table 4.1 SWOT analysis of household:

Strength Weakness

1. Desire for knowledge and change. 1, Inadequate communication of farmer and

Govt institutions.
2.Youth educated person are interested to
livestock rearing 2. Lacks of investment for livestock rearing.

3.Govt provide training to the farmer about 3.Insufficient flow of information of modern
modern technology technology

4.Availalability of HYV grass 4.Traditional method of livestock rearing

5.DLS continue various project to enhance 5. Inadequate knowledge about disease

livestock farming management.

Opportunity Threat

1.Gradully increase the demand of the 1.Expensive AI service

livestock product (meat, milk, egg)
2.Lack of technical person and depend on local
2.Good geographical and market location quack

3. Easy access to get loan for livestock farming. 3.Lck of training and scientific knowledge

4.Available fellow land for grass production 4.High cost of feed and lack of good quality
feed
5.Easy access to get information about
modern livestock by internet 6.Lack of knowledge about disease prevention
and vaccination
6. Great potential for farmer organization.
7. Lack of NGO or Livestock service provider
village and weak market channel.

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Table 4.2 SWOT analysis of industrial attachment:

Strength Weakness

1.Intensive use of modern technology 1.High feed cost

2.Great efficiency of the production 2.Majority of product in food service sector o

cheap input
3.Availability of the market
3.Scarcity of labor
4.Trained and skilled labor

5.Continuous observation under skilled

manager

6.Good accommodation facilities.

Opportunity Threat

1.Market growth 1.Disease outbreak

2.Employment the manpower 2.High-cost financing

3.Continuous development of modern 3.Fluctuation of prices

facilities
4.Interaction of local media
4.Global protein markets

5.Value added by product

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 CHAPTER 05
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The internship program is a systematic way of learning by doing own hand on the basis of the
theoretical knowledge achieved during the last four years under the course of B.Sc. A.H. This
program is an essential learning tool to complete the graduate degree in Animal Husbandry.
The main reasons behind starting this program were that without attending the practical
courses both at on-station and on-farm, the students learning will be incomplete. The other
reason was that this program has enabled us to be linked with the professional network. This
further allows visualizing the intern students on the prerequisite factor that need be achieved
to be successful in the professional life. Since Bangladesh is transforming from the traditional
family-oriented livestock farming to more commercial and market-oriented livestock farming, it
requires highly qualified AH graduate to be recruited. The internship program is a way to fulfill
this requirement. As a part of the internship program, we have been placed in two different
venues which are Household data collection at our own area and another is Industrial
attachment. At first, we work under Upazila Livestock Office, Sarishabari, Jamalpur under
Department of Livestock Services (DLS), where we collected household/farm data. Then, we
input those data in excel sheet in purpose of creating database and subsequent data analysis.
Then we started our industrial attachment at Nourish Poultry and Hatchery where we work in
the hatchery and layer breeder farm. The friendly welcoming staff and supple both ULO office
and Nourish they have created for a intern allowed me with full opportunity to learn and know

Department of Livestock Services (DLS) is a Bangladesh government department under the

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock responsible for Livestock Industry in Bangladesh. Currently
the location of DLS is Krishi Khamar Sarak, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Department of Livestock Services
has offices in every Upazila in Bangladesh from where citizens get livestock services and
veterinary services.
DLS is a government Department is responsible for providing veterinary coverage, development
and extension services to enrich the amount of egg, milk and meat production to meet the
protein requirements so that an intelligent, healthy and glorious nation can be built and
secured. Another vision is to earn huge amount of foreign currency by exporting leather and
leather goods.
The Nourish poultry and Hatchery is a agro based industry which produce layer and broiler feed,
fish feed, cattle feed, layer DOC, broiler DOC with the help of feed mill, hatchery and breeder
farm. Nourish has a various project throughout the country which produce quality product.
Beside they provide free training programme and medical service to their customer.
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During internship period. I have visited 100 household in Sarishabari Upazila, for others, in own
Upazila or town. Beside All of the activities that were performed in the industrial attachment,
we had got tremendous knowledge which in fact have implication on the development of
professional skill, network and future career path as well as expertise at IT sector like Microsoft
word, Microsoft excel etc. The internship program is to be continued but need to increase the
focus to more program oriented which are required by the livestock industry.

During the whole internship period I have learned a lot of things that are very much important
and related to our subject matter and also gained experience about local farmer, their livestock
rearing process, their problems, their knowledge about livestock, farm profit, local feed stuffs,
local livestock marketing channel etc. It was a chance to become familiar with the activities of
different non govt. organization also. Finally, this was an opportunity to develop and enhance
personal skills and competencies in career field which actually achieved.

In conclusion, I would express the deepest honor to the Faculty and Department of Poultry
Science to provide such an excellent opportunity to carry out practical and need based
programs related to livestock development and paves the way to develop the professional
network in the livestock subsector of Bangladesh. Based on my personal experiences and the
need of the practicality for the livestock sector development, I would recommend decreasing
the size of the group in outreach program. This will enhance the capacity of the interns as well
as will allow them to learn more intensively than now. The second recommendation would be
to make well coordination to ensure the sufficient facility regarding housing and foods and
other logistics. Finally, I recommend reducing the number of household (50 household) and
arranging a yard meeting with farmer to discuss their problem and how overcomes this
problem with association with ULO from the next internship batch. This will definitely increase
the leadership power, communication skill and help to find out the problems of farmers from
the root level. Beside reduce the questionnaire size which contains a lot of personal and
irreverent question. Relationship between Bangladesh Agricultural University and DLS should
be increased

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Recommendations
1. Reduce household number and assigned student to organize a yard meeting with
farmer

2. As an applied subject more practical course or credit should be introduced into the
curriculum rather than theoretical one.

3. Relationship between Bangladesh Agricultural University and DLS should be increased.

4. A seminar should be arranged about the internship program in the faculty by inviting
the trainers.
5. More updated scientific knowledge and technologies should be added to our
curriculum. The interaction between teachers and students should be increased.
6. Our departmental lab and farm should be updated, so that the students get the
opportunity to know about new technology, invented new equipment’s
And learn the technical and practical work.

7. Increase the venue in the industrial attachment under two department. This is help
students to hands on practice on various sector which makes him/her more competent.

Suggestions for Farmer to Improve Their Condition

1. Collect information from Upazila livestock office for rearing livestock.
2. Maintain communication with Upazila livestock office every time to get
information.
3. Animal disease prevention by vaccination, hygienic measure adopt and proper
deworming. Vaccination of animal in right time.
4. Follow proper Husbandry practices.
5. Take treatment from veterinary surgeon and Upazila Livestock officer. Do not take
treatment from the Quack.
6. Rear high yielding dairy breed instead of local breed.
7. Participate in free veterinary medical campaign, exhibition, yard meeting and
other training to increase their knowledge about livestock rearing.

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 ANNEXURE

SOME PICTORIAL VIEW OF THE ENTIRE INTERNSHIP PERIOD

HOUSEHOLD DATA COLLECTION

Fig24: Household data collection

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 Fig 25: Visit to local cattle market

NOURISH HATCHERY PROJECT

Fig 26: Egg grading Fig 27:Egg storage

Fig 28: Setter machine Fig 29: Hatcher machine

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 Fig 30: Chick grading Fig 31: Chick boxing

Fig 32: DOC Necropsy Fig 33: Sample collection for hygiene

NOURISH LAYER BREEDER FARM

Fig 34: Parent stock shed Fig35: Receiving of DOC

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 Fig 36: Brooding period Fig37: Layer grower

Fig 38: Control panel Fig 39: Vaccination

Fig 40: Male birds Fig 41: Last day at the venue

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