Characterization of urban production of roadrunner (indigenous) chicken in Harare, Zimbabwe.

IF 1.7 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Pride Hodzi, Takudzwa Charambira, Takudzwa Mafigu, Blessed Masunda, Rumbidzai Nhara
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In many developing countries, Roadrunner (Indigenous) chicken production in urban areas offers multifaceted opportunities. However,Plea this local enterprise also has some potential hazards and constraints. The research aimed to characterize Roadrunner chicken production in Harare. A descriptive survey was conducted whereby 107 respondents were identified using a multistage sampling approach and were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents comprised 52% men and 48% women. Roadrunner chickens were kept either for sale only (58%) or both household consumption and sale (42%). All the respondents (100%) were not registered as poultry producers. The Roadrunner chicken breeds kept were the Boschveld (41%), Koekoek (21%), Autralorp (20%) and non-discrete native strains. The average flock size was 125, ranging from 25 to 715 birds and the average stocking density was 7 birds/m2. Only 8% of respondents practiced the free range system with supplementation and the rest (92%) provided feed to the chickens. Sixty-two percent (62%) of the farmers vaccinated their chickens against common poultry diseases. The average mortality rate was 7%, being caused by diseases (99%) and unknown (1%). Bio-security was achieved through cleaning, disinfection and restricted entry. The most preffered age at sale was 18-24 weeks. An informal market system was mainly used (95%) and the average selling price per bird was $8 (ranging from $6-$11). The most commonly reported challenges were unreliable customers, lack of capital, few markets, theft, and insufficient feeds. Adressing these challenges could improve urban production of roadrunner chickens and have a positive impact on Zimbabwe Poultry Industry.

津巴布韦哈拉雷城市路跑鸡(本土)生产的特征。
在许多发展中国家,城市地区的土鸡生产提供了多方面的机会。但是,央求这个地方企业也存在一些潜在的隐患和制约因素。该研究的目的是表征哈拉雷的路跑鸡生产。进行了一项描述性调查,使用多阶段抽样方法确定了107名受访者,并使用半结构化问卷进行了访谈。受访者中男性占52%,女性占48%。路跑鸡要么只供销售(58%),要么供家庭消费和销售(42%)。所有应答者(100%)均未登记为家禽养殖者。饲养的路跑鸡品种为Boschveld(41%)、Koekoek(21%)、Autralorp(20%)和非离散本地菌株。平均群数125只,25 ~ 715只,平均放养密度7只/m2。只有8%的回答者采用添加饲料的放养系统,其余(92%)为鸡提供饲料。62%的农民给鸡接种了预防常见家禽疾病的疫苗。平均死亡率为7%,由疾病(99%)和未知原因(1%)引起。生物安全是通过清洁、消毒和限制进入来实现的。最受欢迎的销售年龄是18-24周。主要采用非正式市场体系(95%),每只鸡的平均售价为8美元(范围从6美元到11美元)。最常见的挑战是客户不可靠、缺乏资金、市场少、盗窃和饲料不足。解决这些挑战可以改善城市路跑鸡的生产,并对津巴布韦家禽业产生积极影响。
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Tropical animal health and production
Tropical animal health and production 农林科学-兽医学
CiteScore
3.40
自引率
11.80%
发文量
361
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Tropical Animal Health and Production is an international journal publishing the results of original research in any field of animal health, welfare, and production with the aim of improving health and productivity of livestock, and better utilisation of animal resources, including wildlife in tropical, subtropical and similar agro-ecological environments.
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