Daily Celestial Challenge: Saturday- Agriculture
A big thanks to my mentor @sirknight for initiating this challenge.
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The Battery Cage system
In the cage system, the birds are housed in individual cages, each accommodating a limited number of birds, mostly one or two. This individual cage compartment is the basic component unit of the cage system and it is essentially a laying nest with a sloping floor, and feed and water troughs.
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It is constructed to permit ventilation from all sides. Usually the sides, top and floor are constructed with heavy galvanised iron.
The cages vary in their degree of automation. On the one hand, all operations may have to be performed manually, while at the other extreme, practically all the various operations, including manure removal may be automatic.
The poultry droppings fall into a pit(a shallow duct) and are cleansed off with a mechanical scrapper. Under skilled management, the battery system of housing has proved to be the best in regard to egg production, efficiency of food conversion and reduction in mortality.
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