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Village chicken production in Myanmar – purpose, magnitude and major constraints

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2007

J. HENNING ,
R. PYM ,
T. HLA ,
N. KYAW  and
J. MEERS
J. HENNING*
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia
R. PYM
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia
T. HLA
Affiliation:
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Insein 11011, Yangon, Myanmar
N. KYAW
Affiliation:
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Insein 11011, Yangon, Myanmar
J. MEERS
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia
*
*Corresponding author: j.henning@uq.edu.au
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Abstract

The main objective of this work was to describe the characteristics of and major constraints to village chicken production in Myanmar. Data on village chicken production, health, husbandry and marketing were collected in 296 households in 10 villages in the Yangon division of Myanmar in November 2003. The average flock size in the study area was about 30 birds, comprising 12 chicks, 12 growers, 4 hens and 2 cocks. Disease as a cause of mortality was more prominent in growers and adults, while predation and exposure to unfavourable environmental conditions were major causes of mortality in chicks. The main predators identified were: birds, rats, snakes, dogs and cats in 32, 31, 17, 15 and 3% of households respectively. Two main strategies were identified to improve village chicken production: vaccination as a means of protecting birds against Newcastle disease and confinement rearing and supplementary feeding of chicks, as a means of reducing the attrition rate of young chicks. This is the first survey conducted describing village chicken population structure and productivity in Myanmar.

Keywords

village chickensscavengingMyanmarNewcastle disease
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Regional Report
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 63 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 308 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2007

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