Information,Scope and Importance Of Poultry Broiler Farming.
Introductory Information.
Poultry meat is an important source of high quality proteins, minerals and vitamins to balance the
human diet. Specially developed varieties of chicken (broilers) are now available with the traits of
quick growth and high feed conversion efficiency. Depending on the farm size, broiler farming can be
a main source of family income or can provide subsidiary income and gainful employment to farmers
throughout the year. Poultry manure is of high fertilizer
value which can be used for increasing yield of all crops.
The advantages of broiler farming are
a) Initial investment is lower than layer farming
b) Rearing period is 5-6 weeks only
c) More number of flocks can be taken in the same
shed
d) Broilers have high feed conversion efficiency i.e. the amount of feed required for unit body
weight gain is lower in comparison to other livestock
e) Faster return from the investment
f) Demand for poultry meat is more compared to sheep/goat meat.
Scope for broiler farming and its national importance.
India has made tremendous progress in broiler production during the last three decades and the broiler
population in the country during 2011-12 stood at 2300 million. Today India is the fifth largest
producer of broiler meat in the world with an annual production of 2.47 million MT. Despite this
achievement, the per capita availability of poultry meat in India is only 2.96 kg which is way below
the ICMR recommendation of 11 kg meat per capita per annum.
The growth of the poultry sector is mainly attributed to the interventions of the corporate sector with
an enabling policy environment provided by the Government of India / State Governments from time to time. The activity provides huge employment opportunities for the rural poor either under Backyard
poultry production system or under small scale commercial broiler farming units. Over 5 million people are engaged in the poultry sector either directly or indirectly.
Owing to the considerable growth in broiler industry, high quality chicks, equipment, vaccines and medicines, technically and professionally competent guidance are available to the farmers. The management practices have improved and disease and mortality incidences are reduced to a great
extent. Many institutions are providing training to entrepreneurs. Increasing assistance from the Central/ State governments and poultry corporations is being given to create infrastructure facilities so that new entrepreneurs are attracted to take up this business. Broiler farming has been given considerable importance in the national policy and has a good scope for further development in the years to come.
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