About Poultry
| Nutritional value of Egg per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 647 kJ (155 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 1.12 g |
| Fat | 10.6 g |
| Protein | 12.6 g |
| Tryptophan | 0.153 g |
| Threonine | 0.604 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.686 g |
| Leucine | 1.075 g |
| Lysine | 0.904 g |
| Methionine | 0.392 g |
| Cystine | 0.292 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.668 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.513 g |
| Valine | 0.767 g |
| Arginine | 0.755 g |
| Histidine | 0.298 g |
| Alanine | 0.700 g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.264 g |
| Glutamic acid | 1.644 g |
| Glycine | 0.423 g |
| Proline | 0.501 g |
| Serine | 0.936 g |
| Water | 75 g |
| Vitamin A |
140 μg (16%) |
| Thiamine (Vit. B1) | 0.066 mg (5%) |
| Riboflavin (Vit. B2) | 0.5 mg (33%) |
| Pantothenic acid(B5) | 1.4 mg (28%) |
| Calcium | 50 mg (5%) |
| Iron | 1.2 mg (10%) |
| Phosphorus | 172 mg (25%) |
| Potassium | 126 mg (3%) |
| Zinc | 1.0 mg (10%) |
| Choline | 225 mg |
| Cholesterol | 424 mg |
Poultry plays an important role in India as egg and meat are rich source of proteins, vitamins and minerals. Egg not only is the rich but also the cheapest source of energy, vitamins, proteins and minerals. In last two decades poultry has made tremendous strides particularly in the private sector with the result that India is now self sufficient with regard to requirement of high quality breeding, stocks, modern poultry equipment, availability of medicines and vaccines and technically skilled manpower. With the annual growth of 7-8% percent in the egg industry India stands 3rd in the world with the annual production of 63 billion eggs approximately. The broiler industry is growing at a rate of 10-12% with the annual meat production of 2.8 million tonnes .The poultry industry as a whole provides employment to 5 million people directly or indirectly. Having a per capita egg consumption of 52 eggs & meat consumption of 2.8 Kgs India still stands much below the figures recommended by The National Committee Of Human Nutrition (per capita egg consumption of 180 eggs & per capita meat consumption of 10.8KGS).With the growing demand and consumption poultry industry is having a good future waiting for it.
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Total poultry population(Laying) |
22 crores approx. |
|
Total Egg Production |
17 crores approx. |
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Employment provided |
5 millions approx. |
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Per capita egg consumption |
52 eggs approx. |
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Per capita meat consumption |
2.5 KGS approx. |
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Per capita world egg consumption |
124 eggs approx. |
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Per capita world meat consumtion |
5.9 KGS approx. |
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Value of poultry industry |
75000 crores approx. |
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Broiler Production |
2.8 Million Tonnes approx. |
