Comparative analysis of production system and marketing pattern of commercial desi chicken farming venture and backyard poultry farming in Tamil Nadu

R BABYUSHA; K M SAKTHIVEL; N NARMATHA; V UMA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v91i11.118153

Authors

R BABYUSHA Puliyankurichi, Salem, Tamil Nadu
K M SAKTHIVEL Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
N NARMATHA Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
V UMA Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v91i11.118153

Keywords:

Backyard poultry, Commercial desi chicken venture, Desi chicken management, Desi chicken marketing, Desi chicken production

Abstract

A study was taken up to evaluate the production system and marketing pattern of commercial desi chicken farming venture in relation to backyard poultry farming in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. The findings revealed that the farmers of commercial desi chicken farming venture differ significantly (from backyard poultry farmers with respect to management, production and marketing aspects, viz. type of housing, provision of drinker and feeder, feeding practices for different age groups, feeding of kitchen waste, type of brooding, use of disinfectant and adoption of vaccination, deworming and delicing. The use of litter material and method of incubation also differed significantly between farming methods. The production performances like body weight at eight and 12 weeks of age, annual egg production, number of clutches per year, hatchability of eggs, livabilty of birds and marketing age of the birds were also significantly different between the two methods of desi chicken farming.

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