Status of Indigenous Chicken Rearing in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

Backyard poultry plays an important role in the livelihood of rural families in developing countries as a source of ready cash income alongwith satisfying social needs. This paper is based on a study conducted in eight villages from Nuzvid division of Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh to assess the status of backyard poultry rearing. The survey indicated the existence of desi birds in the study area with an average flock size of 4-9 birds per household with little or negligible supplementary feeding. High mortality, poor productivity was reported by majority of the respondents which might be due to lack of awareness about improved backyard varieties and poultry related government schemes. Appropriate institutional support in terms of provision of improved backyard varieties, disease control strategies, training and awareness programmes can promote this remunerative enterprise in the region keeping in view of raising demand for backyard egg and chicken.

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Training Offered to Smallholder Scavenging Chicken Farmers in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

“…For instance, scavenging chickens thrive mainly on the scavenging feed resource base (SFRB). This includes kitchen waste, crop residue, insects and other unconventional feed resources, the availability of which is difficult to access, and is generally observed to be low in both quality and quantity [10,[52][53][54][55]. A scarce SFRB is likely to influence the production performance of scavenging chickens, as improper dietary intake affects their growth and constrains optimum body development in terms of weight and size.…”