This study proposes to undertake participatory/action research to understand the challenges and limitations that constrain effective Newcastle disease (ND) control among village rural poultry in Uganda. Village poultry is one of those abundant assets for the rural poor in Uganda that could be utilized to eradicate poverty in the country addressing the needs of the underprivileged in society esp...

VILLAGE POULTRY PRODUCTION IN THE SUDAN. A survey form provided by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division was used to collect data on village poultry production in the Sudan. The production system in the households was based on scavenging indigenous domestic chickens, at times accompanied by pigeons, guinea fowls, ducks or turkeys. The average flock size was 18.8 birds and included 44.3% hens, 10% cocks, ...

a study was conducted at five villages of dzongu, north sikkim in india to identify various constraints faced by the farmers during poultry production. selection of respondents of poultry farmers was done on the basis of simple random techniques. the data were collected from each respondent through structured questionnaire as well as self observations. the study indicated that the input (82.25%...

Chickens have been in Papua New Guinea since the time of the Austronesian settlements some 2000-3000 years ago. In historical times, new types of poultry were introduced. Chicken keeping slowly spread but only recently into the highlands. From the late 1960s through the 1980s, serious attempts were made to improve village poultry production through the distribution of dualpurpose chickens and M...

THE NEED FOR A HOLISTIC VIEW ON DISEASE PROBLEMS IN FREE-RANGE CHICKENS. In contrast to modern poultry production, village-based poultry production is often characterised by a range of diseases occurring at the same time. Most often free-range poultry have sub-clinical infections with a high number of endoand ecto-parasites. The significance of these infections is not known in detail, but there...

This paper focuses on the role of scavenging poultry in integrated farming systems and is mainly based on previous studies and past research and development attempts to improve scavenging poultry in Ethiopia. Village poultry production is an integral part of a balanced farming system and has a unique position in the rural household economy, supplying high quality protein to the family. In this ...

The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency has initiated a coordinated research program (CRP) to improve family poultry production in Africa. The program assists 12 scientists working in National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) during a period of five years with research in the subject. Regular research coordination meetings bring together all participants involv...

IntroductIon Poultry meat and eggs provide affordable, quality food products that are consumed by most ethnic populations worldwide. Advances in knowledge and technology over recent decades favour the growth and intensification of poultry production in developing countries where there are increasing human populations and economic constraints. Issues related to the environment, human health and ...

The survey was conducted to examine poultry production and determine causes of poultry losses in a communal area of Zimbabwe. Qualitative data were obtained using participatory rural appraisal (PRA) techniques, while quantitative data were captured through a structured questionnaire administered to 416 households. The majority (68%) of the farmers in the study kept indigenous chickens and the r...

A framework for the impact assessment of disease control strategies for Newcastle disease (ND) is discussed. This includes linking epidemiological and economic data to predict the relative impact of different control interventions at different levels from farm to region. Epidemiological transmission models assume that village poultry are the reservoir of ND virus for other sectors. Simple model...