Family Poultry Research and Development in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries: Approaches and Prospects

Abstract

Family poultry (FP), which are still important in low-income food-deficit countries, represent an appropriate system for supplying the rapidly growing human population with high quality protein and providing additional income to resource-poor small farmers, especially women. Although requiring low levels of inputs, FP contribute significantly to food security, poverty alleviation and ecologically sound management of natural resources. FP are also valued in the religious and sociocultural lives of local communities. However, constraints facing FP production systems are related to high mortality (mainly due to Newcastle disease), housing, feeding, breeding, marketing, training, credit and information. Appropriate research and development programmes are those that adopt participatory, holistic and multi-and transdisciplinary approaches. Improvements, which should take sociocultural and economic circumstances into account, must be introduced gradually.

Antibiotic resistant <i>Salmonella</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolated from indiginous <i>Gallus domesticus</i> in Nairobi, Kenya

“…This should be explained from the view that indigenous poultry are usually raised together with other domestic animals (e.g. monogastric species such as pigs and rabbits, small and large ruminants) and in some cases with fish (19). The isolates were from Bomet where we have intense rearing of domestic animals.…”

“…A study by Zahraei et al (27) showed, Salmonella isolates from chicken, showed resistance to Kanamycin (34.6%), Tet, Amp. Trim, Nal (20.7%) (19,27). Most of the latter antibiotics are commonly used in Kenya both in the public health and veterinary.…”

Studies on Thermo stability of Newcastle Disease Virus (Local Isolate) for Preparation of Vaccine

“…The results showed that the infectivity titre of the virus was remained good at the end of the first thermal cycle i.e. the HA titre i.e., 2 8 countries in SEA, Africa and Austria [11]. In this context, thermostable strains should be better for local field and use for vaccine preparation that may be more effective against Newcastle disease.…”

“…ND or Ranikhet disease or avian pneumoencephalitis or pseudo fowl pest constitutes the most serious epizootic poultry disease throughout the world, particularly in developing countries [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

Anthelmintic activity of Cassia occidentalis L. methanolic leaf extract on Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum and its acute toxicity

“…1 Rural poultry require low levels of inputs and contribute significantly to food security and poverty alleviation. Chicken, which make up around 80% of poultry stocks in many developing countries of Africa and Asia, are also highly valued in the religious and socio-cultural lives of local communities and provide employment to many rural folk.…”