DVS Launches Five Poultry Farming Guidebooks

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) today launched five latest-edition (2025) poultry farming guidebooks covering village chickens, broiler chickens, layer chickens, ducks and quail to strengthen the delivery of technical information and improve farm management efficiency among farmers and industry players.

In a statement today, DVS said the five guidebooks were produced through collaboration between the public sector, academia and industry, combining technical expertise with practical field experience to provide an easy-to-use reference for technical officers, farmers and operators.

“The five guidebooks provide comprehensive and practical technical references covering breed selection, open- and closed-house management, nutrition including alternative feed sources, health and vaccination programmes, as well as farm biosecurity.

“They also cover economic analysis and project viability, including Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Gross Margin, enabling them to serve as references from the planning and rearing stages through to marketing,” the dpartment said.

The guidebooks  were launched today in conjunction with the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2026 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), with the launch officiated by Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) deputy secretary-general (Development) Datuk Luqman Ahmad.

DVS said all five guidebooks are also available digitally via QR codes and its official portal, making them accessible to farmers, technical officers, operators and the public at any time.

The department said the guidebooks come at an appropriate time for the industry, helping to strengthen Good Agricultural and Husbandry Practices (GAHP/MyGAP), improve biosecurity, enhance livestock health management and ensure farm performance can be monitored more systematically and effectively.

-- BERNAMA