HOUSING, FEEDING AND BREEDING PRACTICES OF BACKYARD POULTRY PRODUCTION IN CHHATTISGARH, INDIA
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 48
Abstract
The current study was carried out in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh with the specific objective to assess existing housing, feeding and breeding practices related to backyard poultry production of desi birds. A total of 120 poultry rearers (12 respondents from each village) were randomly selected from two blocks (Bakawand and Jagdalpur) of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. The data was composed from selected poultry rearers through a semi-structured interview schedule after initial pretesting. The findings of the study revealed that 68.33 per cent poultry owners constructed separate small houses with locally available materials viz., bamboo, mud, wood, net, jute stalk, tiles, tin, straw etc., with a average height of 2.24±0.07 feet’s in order to avoid disputes with neighbours and attack of predators. Feeding practice involved left the birds for scavenging on insects, worms, grasses, seeds and flowers in the morning. In the evening birds were offered kitchen waste, broken rice, and boiled rice to supplementary feed ingredients at average of 50.29±0.87 grams per birds per day. About breeding practices average incubated eggs per birds per year were 18.31±0.24 for breeding with average hatching of 65.76±0.46 per cent. Overall housing, feeding and breeding practice indicated that scientific practices were not followed in tribal areas of Chhattisgarh.
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AJAY KUMAR CHATURVEDANI
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