scholarly journals The strategic management of backyard poultry farming: The scenario in rural India

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Banerjee ◽  
B. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Backyard Poultry ◽  
Poultry Farming

scholarly journals Backyard Chicken Farming Role in Supplementing Household Economy of District Quetta, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 568
Author(s):  
Kamran Baseer Achakzai ◽  
Muhammad Abbas Shah ◽  
Ramla Achakzai ◽  
Ghulam Hussain Kakar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Cash Income ◽  
Household Economy ◽  
Backyard Poultry ◽  
Poultry Birds ◽  
Backyard Chicken ◽  
Meat And Eggs ◽  
Poultry Farming

Backyard chicken farming is as an effective tool for poverty reduction in rural areas, by providing living to resource poor communities; it is an important source of extra cash income other than eggs and meat for family consumption. The present study was carried out to assess the role of backyard poultry farming in supplementing household economy of rural farmers dwelling in district Quetta, Pakistan. Information from ninety-nine randomly selected female backyard poultry farmers were gathered during November 2016 to March 2017. Owing to previous government and non-government interventions backyard poultry keeping was found as an established practice. Women were found the main custodian of backyard poultry birds and consequently were the main beneficiary of the activity. Poultry birds of Fayoumi and Golden / Rhode Island Red (RIR) breeds were the main types. Majority of the farmers reared these birds under scavenging conditions in combination with feeding on household left over dry bread (52%); most of the respondents (62%) were taking care of the birds by themselves which resulted in overall low production cost. Income included the earning received from sale of birds, eggs and the home consumption of poultry meat and eggs. Net income per annum per household was estimated as Pakistani Rupee (PKR) 79290/- (US$ 566). The estimated Rank Based Quotients (R.B.Q) based on farmers perception disclosed backyard poultry keeping as an important domestic source of meat and eggs with almost no or very little capital investment, ranked (I, 80%) followed by a substantial source of supplementary income and was ranked (II, 79%). Amongst the problems, disease outbreaks were the most prevailing problem (I, 90%) followed by unavailability of vaccines (II, 85%). The backyard poultry farming generated subsistence income and provided high quality valuable food that improved household nutrition.

scholarly journals Outbreak of avian botulism in a backyard poultry farming / Surto de botulismo aviário em criação de aves domésticas

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 5663-5668
Author(s):  
Ana Lívia Vasconcelos De Sousa ◽  
Nathálya Lima Duarte ◽  
Diogo Mendonça Barth Pacini ◽  
Fernanda Campos Ilorca ◽  
Ana Maria de Souza Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Botulinum ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Elisa Test ◽  
Backyard Poultry ◽  
Intestinal Contents ◽  
Type C ◽  
Microscopic Findings ◽  
Avian Botulism ◽  
Poultry Farming

The purpose of this study is to report an outbreak of avian botulism in backyard poultry farming. In 2019, a botulism outbreak in a flock of laying hens was investigated in Brazil. In the flock of 30 hens, clinical signs of botulism occurred after they ate decaying vegetables. A type C botulism outbreak was confirmed using the mouse lethality assay for detection of botulinum toxin in serum and ELISA test to detect Clostridium botulinum in intestinal contents and serum. Botulism in laying hens has rarely been reported. The chickens developed cyanotic comb and wattle, dyspnea, different degrees of flaccid paralysis in the neck, and detachment of feathers. No macroscopic lesions were observed, as were microscopic findings. The chicken's serum was neutralized by C antitoxin, confirming the botulism diagnosis, and also toxin was detected in intestinal contents.

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