Department of Animal Production and Technology, Woldia University, Mersa, Ethiopia.
College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Poult Sci. 2019 Nov 1;98(11):5452-5455. doi: 10.3382/ps/pez343.
The study was conducted to evaluate the current status and constraints of chicken production among poultry producers in the study area. A high percentage of poultry producers were male (69.2%) and married (53.8%). More than half had at least a tertiary education (53.8%) followed by those with secondary schooling and a primary education. The average age of poultry producers was 33.2 ± 11.0 years and this ranged from 16 up to 65 yr of age. Among all the producers' samples, 36.5% reared chicks while hens were the largest flock type followed by pullets, chicks, cockerels, and cocks. A large proportion of producers (94.2%) provided supplementary feed to their birds and most (82.7%) of them utilized commercial ration. Mostly, 38.5% of poultry producers provide supplementary feed any time depending upon the amount of feed left in the feeding trough. The 3 biggest challenges to producers were sudden outbreak of disease, the cost of commercial feed, and the lack of availability of day-old chicks.
本研究旨在评估研究区域内家禽养殖户的当前现状和制约因素。研究对象中，男性养殖户（69.2%）和已婚养殖户（53.8%）的比例较高。超过一半的养殖户至少接受过高等教育（53.8%），其次是接受过中等教育和初等教育的养殖户。养殖户的平均年龄为 33.2 ± 11.0 岁，年龄范围为 16 至 65 岁。在所有养殖户样本中，36.5%养殖小鸡，而母鸡是最大的禽类群体，其次是育成鸡、小鸡、公鸡和种鸡。很大一部分养殖户（94.2%）会给禽类提供补充饲料，其中大多数（82.7%）会使用商业饲料。大多数养殖户（38.5%）会根据食槽中剩余饲料的数量随时提供补充饲料。养殖户面临的 3 大挑战是疾病的突然爆发、商业饲料的成本和雏鸡的供应不足。
