Characterization of broiler poultry production system in Rwanda

Abstract

A study was conducted on 37 randomly selected broiler poultry farmers in Rwanda to characterize the production system using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires. The data were processed in SPSS and presented as means, percentages and ranges in tables and text. All respondents kept Cobb breed and young stock was mainly (73 %) imported from abroad. The majority of respondents were males (68 %) and most farmers had attended only primary level of education (40.5 %). Most of the farms were in the peri-urban (48.6 %) and urban (37.8 %) areas and hired male youth (62.2 %) mainly aged 19-35 years. The majority of respondents (68 %) kept less than 500 birds per batch. Recordkeeping was well practiced (91.9 %) and (62.6 %) had permanent poultry houses and all farmers used deep litter system. Purchased feedstuffs were reportedly (92 %) mixed at farm level as the main feed resource. Maize bran was reported (97.06 %) the main, basal feedstuff. The mortality rates of chick and growers were 12.3 and 9.4 %, respectively. The slaughter age was reportedly 60 days with an average dressing percentage of 75.67 %. The main challenges reported were scarcity and unaffordability of quality feeds (59.5 %), lack of market access (45 %) and lack of credit (21 %). The farmers had various views on improving broiler production in Rwanda ranging from establishing feed processing industries 62.2 %, improving marketing facilities 35.1 %, increasing availability of day-old chick and access credit 27 %, to intensification of farmer training 16.2 %.

Caractérisation d’<em>Escherichia coli</em> résistant aux antibiotiques dans différents systèmes avicoles de la province de l’Est et de la ville de Kigali au Rwanda

“…Although the poultry industry is rapidly evolving in Rwanda as in other East African countries, knowledge and skills related to biosafety management in poultry production are still low among farmers (Omulo et al, 2015;Mbuza et al, 2016;Mbuza et al, 2017). We noticed that resistance of E. coli isolates to doxycycline was significantly higher in the farms which used antibiotics for their poultry than in those which did not use them.…”

“…Unfortunately, since the use of antibiotics in animals is poorly regulated in Rwanda (Ndayisenga, 2009) and poultry farmers lack trainings on animal health management (Mbuza et al, 2016;Mbuza et al, 2017), antibiotic resistance could emerge from poultry farms.…”

Analisis Rantai Nilai Berbagai Skala Usaha Ayam Broiler di Kabupaten Jombang, Jawa Timur

“…Kondisi ini diperburuk dengan infrastruktur yang kurang memadai, kesenjangan informasi antar pelaku usaha, dan tingginya ketidakpastian permintaan dan penawaran (Nathan Associates, 2013). Mbuza et al (2017) menyatakan bahwa tantangan utama industri ayam broiler adalah kelangkaan dan tidak terjangkaunya pakan berkualitas (59,5%), kurangnya akses pasar (45%) dan kurangnya kredit (21%).…”

Constraints facing poultry producers in Iraq

“…It happen due to a combination of improper feeding practices, ignorance of management needs, poor distribution of vaccines, presence of diseases, and bad weather condition ( Addis et al,2014;Islam et al, 2014) . High mortality rate is a common problem in most countries including Iraq (Anang et al, 2013;Food and Agriculture Organization, 2014;Sharif et al,2014;Akbay and Azeez, 2016;Kraidi et al,2016;Yemane et al,2016;Mbuza et al,2017;Osti et al, 2017). Poultry producers in Babylon province suffer from high mortality rate and thus ranked it as third most important.…”