Assessment of Indigenous and Exotic Chicken Production Performance and Production Constraint at Aneded District of East Gojam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Mariye Melkam Taye

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Assessment of Indigenous and Exotic Chicken Production Performance and Production Constraint at Aneded District of East Gojam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Mariye Melkam Taye

Published in American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 11, Issue 3)

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A structured survey was conducted in Aneded district, North West Ethiopia to assess the production performance of existing village chicken and exotic breeds. A formal structured survey was used to collect all the relevant data, using a multi-stage sampling technique. Six farmer administrative district (three peri urban and three from rural area a total of 60 village chicken owner households were considered for the study. The result revealed that the dominant (60.9%) chicken production system was an extensive/traditional type of production, using scavenging with supplementation of homemade grains and household food leftovers. And average age of cockerels at first mating and pullets at first egg laying were 6.4 and 6.05 month respectively for local chickens 4.74 month and 5.5 month for exotic breed respectively. The average number of total clutch periods/hen/year was 2.88 (ranged 2 - 6) for locals chickens and annual egg production performance of local hen was 64.2 eggs/hen and 137 egg/hen/year for exotic chickens under farmer’s management condition. The result revealed that majority of interviewed chicken owners experienced chicken disease problems, mainly Newcastle disease (93.3%). The major constraint of production system were disease, feed shortage, and breed distribution, predator and market access. The present study ensured that there is a strong desire to increase existing village chicken production and productivity by using indigenous chicken and exotic breeds in a highly organized and intensive manner. Generally ensuring sustainable exotic chicken distribution, veterinary service and giving training in the district is important to make small holder farmers capable in better poultry production.

Published in	American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajaf.20231103.14
Page(s)	98-104
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Ethiopia, Exotic Chickens, Indigenous Chickens, Production Performance

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Mariye Melkam Taye. Assessment of Indigenous and Exotic Chicken Production Performance and Production Constraint at Aneded District of East Gojam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Am J Agric For. 2023;11(3):98-104. doi: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20231103.14

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