The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of Arab descendants with Arras Chicken (Ayam Ketarras) age 2-12 weeks. This research has been conducted for 6 months, starting from 25 June to 25 December 2016 in CZAL. The treatments were chicken type with P0 = Ketarras chicken and P1 = Arabian chicken. This study used t test analysis with 2 treatments 15 replications. Each replication used 2 chickens, so each type of chicken required 30 tails. The variables observed were, consumption of ration, growth, and conversion of rations. T test results showed that the cumulative feed intake during the study for both types of chicken had no significant effect (t t table). The consumption of cumulative chicken ration at age 2-7 and 2-8 is higher than Ketarras chicken. Cumulative feed consumption at the age of 2-12 weeks of chicken feed consumption of Arab chicken (3474.70 g) was not significant compared to Ketarras chickens (3453.30 g). The mean weight gain during the study of the two different types of chickens was not significant (t count t table) except at age 2-3, and 2-8 weeks. However, weight gain during the age of 2-12 weeks at the Arab chicken was significantly higher than Ketarras chicken, that chicken Arab (718.83 g) and Ketarras chicken (645.07 g). Cumulative feed conversion both types of chicken had no significant effect (t

Competitiveness of layer business was determined by the level of efficiency, which was influenced by the level of technology adoption, production costs, and economy of scale. This study was carried out from April to July aim to analyse the performance of small-scale layer poultry farming. The study site was in the layer production centre, namely in Payakumbuh West Sumatera, Blitar East Java and Sidrap South Sulawesi. Primary data were collected through interviews with 50 farmers and 12 poultry shops at all study sites. Analysis of the efficiency level is using DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) software and business feasibility using financial analysis. The following were the main research findings: (1) the development of layer farming technology had not been responded well by farmers so that the production level and mortality of chickens were still below standard; (2) relatively, the level of layer poultry farming efficiency in Sidrap and Payakumbuh was better than in Blitar with a value closer to one, where the inefficiency was due to the use of excessive inputs; and (3) small-scale layer poultry farming was financially feasible, where the determining factors were feed and eggs price. The study recommended the need to add both technical service staff from poultry shops and local agricultural extension workers. Feed costs should be reduced by IDR 1,000 in Blitar and IDR 57 di Sidrap per kilogram of eggs produced per period. In addition, an accurate and better allocation of corn for feed was needed to optimise the ratio of feed and egg price optimal.