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The present book include information regarding increase in biotechnology, increase in mass production, economical products and year-round availability of products. More contract and integrated production, and fewer and bigger investigrators. Increase in laborsaving devices and mechanization, Improved housing and environmental control, information regarding sustainable agriculture will be in vogue, increase attention to poultry behaviour and welfare, increase food saftey, improved quality of products and increased consumption of poultry products and increase in business acumen. About the Author Dr. M e Ensminger is President of Agriservices foundation, a nonprofit foundation serving world agriculture. Also, he is adjunct professor, california state university-fresno; Adjnct professor, the university of Arizona-Tucson; distinguished professor, University of wisconsin-River falls; Callaborator, U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Honoarary Professor, Huazhong Agriculture college-wuhan, People's Republic of china. Dr. Ensinger (1) grew up on a missouri farm; (2) completed B.S. and M.S. derees at the University of Missouri, University of minnesota, and washignton state university; and (4) served as consultant, general electric company, nucleonics department (Atomic energy commission). Dr. Ensminger's honors and awards are: Distinguished teacher award, American Society of Animal Science; washington state university named and dedicated the ensminger beef cattle Research Center, in recognition of his contribution University; and an oil portrait of him was placed in the 300-year-old gallery of the famed saddle and Sirlion Club, which is recognized as the highest honor that can be bestowed on anyone in the livestock industry. Table of Contents The poultry industry Avian anatomy and physiology the Egg Incubation and brooding Poultry breeding Feeds and additives Fundamentals of poultry nutrition Poultry feeding standards, ration formulation and feeding programs Poultry management Poultry behavior and envrionment Poultry health, diseases prevention and parasite control Poultry houses and equipment Layers Brioilers (fryers), roasters, and capons Turkeys Ducks, Geese and miscellanceous poultry marketing poultry and eggs Business aspects of poultry production Feed composition tables Appendix Index