A STUDY OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF BROILERS IN HANAMKONDA MANDAL OF WARANGAL (Dt.)(A.P.)
Loading...
Files
Date
1999
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University
Abstract
The present studywas undertaken inand around Hanamkonda mandal to findoutthefactorswhichinfluenceproductionandmarketingofbroilers. The studywasundertaken through survey method by selecting 40 broiler farms,representingsmall(upto6000birdsperyear)medium(6001-12000birdsper year)andlarge(12001andabovebirdsperyear) The average number ofbroiler birds per farm were 3,735, 9,043.8 and 14,7416insmall,mediumandlargefarmswithanaverageof8,173.12birdsforthe sampleasawhole.Theaveragesizeofthefamilywas4.47forallfarms.50percent ofadultmaleswereengagedinbroilerfarmingwhilefemalesaccountedto33percent children17.5percent.Only5percentwereilliterates,remainingwereeducated'upto primary(27.5%),secondary(42.5%)andcollegelevel(25.0%).Broilerfarmingwas consideredasmainoccupationby55percentofthesampledfarmerswithanaverage landholdingof2,76ac.Majorityofthefarmersstartedthebroilerfarmswiththeir owncapital. Majorityofthefarmersselectedvencobbstrainandindicatedthatthe feedefficiencyasthemostimportantdecisivefactorisselectionofastrain.Lessthan 1/4 oftherespondents indicated mortalityasadecisive factorinthe selection of broiler strain followed by timely availabilityofthe strain and price ofthe strain. Majorityofthefarmersadoptedall-in—alI—outsystemoffarmingfollowedbymonthly andfortnightlyrotation.
CapitalinvestmentperbirdwasRs.6.15andisdirectlyrelatedtothesizeofthefarm.Productioncostsperbirdwasinverselyrelatedtosizeofthefarm.Feed constitutedthemostimportantiteminproductionfollowedbychickcost.TheFeed EfficiencyRatio, PerformanceEfficiencyFactoraredirectly relatedto farm size. Grossreturns,netreturns,input-outputratioalsoindicatedadirectrelationshipwith farmsize. Theregressionanalysisrevealedthatfeedcostand flocksizewerethemostin fluencingfactorsindecidingtheprofitabilityofthebroilerfarming. Benefitcost ratioincreasedwiththesizeofthefarm. Marketed surplusalsoshowed adirect relationshipwithfarmsize.Themaximumshareofmarketedsurpluswasdisposedoff throughwholesalers.Itwasfoundthatinthethirdchannel(P-C),theproducersshare inconsumer'srupeewasthehighestfollowedbyProducer-Retail—Consumer(P—R-C) andProducer—Wholesaler—Retailer—Consumerchannel(P—W—R—C). Fromthestudyitwasfoundthattheforemostproductionprobleminbroilerfarming waspoorqualityofthechickswithhighmortalityratefollowedbyfeedandcostofchicks. Lackoforganisedmarketing, delayinliftingofbirdsbythewholesalersorretailersweretheimportantproblemsinthemarketingofbroilers.Thereisneedfor greater integration ofbroiler industry with active government participation by providingsubsidiesonfeed,feedingredientsetc.resultinginawiderchoiceofinput utilisationandtherebyresultinginrapiddevelopmentandexpansionofbroilerfarm industry.
Description
Keywords
null
Citation
D5717