Documentation of the management practices in raising Kabit chicken under the dispersal program of the Department of Agriculture in Cavite / by Eugene V. Lucero.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : 2005. Cavite State University- Main Campus,Description: vi, 43 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
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- 636.5 L96 2005
- College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)
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Thesis (B.S.A.--Animal Science) Cavite State University
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College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)
LUCERO, EUGENE V. Documentation of the Management Practices in Raising Kabir Chickens Under the Dispersal Program of the Department of Agriculture in Cavite. BS Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Animal Science. Cavite State University. Indang, Cavite. April 2005. Adviser: Dr. Magdalena N. Alcantara.
A study was conducted from October 2003 to January 2004 in the province of Cavite to document the management practices employed in the production of Kabir chicken under the dispersal program in the province of Cavite. The study aimed to identify the problems encountered by the raisers which is essential to the formulation of solutions to solve such problems. A total of 28 raisers were respondents of the study. The farmers were among the beneficiaries of the provincial government's poultry dispersal program last May 2003. The average age of the raiser-respondents was 52 years, most were male and married. All of the respondents attended formal schooling. However, only two respondents attended training in poultry farming. All of the poultry raisers practiced backyard raising. The initial number of Kabir chickens averaged at five chickens per farmer-family. Few of the raisers were able to multiply the number of their stocks. Others maintained the number of their stocks while some depleted their stocks by using them for family consumption. Almost all of the raisers provided shed—type housing with facilities for brooding, growing and laying. Kabir chickens were fed ad libitum twice a day with a combination of commercial feeds and feed supplements.
The respondents installed carton board or kaing lined with rice straws for laying and most practiced using natural method of hatching the eggs. The housing facilities were disinfected on a weekly, bi-monthly and monthly basis.
The Kabir chickens were not given immunization, thus, a significant number of respondents reported having encountered diseases such as fowl pox, common respiratory disease (CRD) and cold in their flock. The raisers used water soluble additives such as Vetracin, Baxidil, and Chloramphenicol to prevent and cure common diseases. The respondents encountered problems in raising Kabir chickens which include prevalence of diseases, presence of predators, cannibalism, stolen chickens and difficulty in feeding. Findings of the study led to the formulation of the following recommendations: raisers of Kabir chickens should at least undergo formal training in poultry raising to make them better poultry raisers; the ranging area should be enclosed to prevent predatory attacks and stealing; and the chickens should be vaccinated or immunized against common diseases to minimize susceptibility to fowl diseases.
Submitted to the University Library 07/18/2007 T-3014