INTEGRATION IN POULTRY INDUSTRY - A STUDY OF BROILER PRODUCTION IN CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
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2019-12-03
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
Abstract
The present study was conducted in Chintamani taluk of Chikkaballapur district of
Karnataka to analyse the management practices in broiler farming; backward and forward
linkages in broiler farming; financial viability of broiler farming; and production and
marketing constraints in broiler farming. The primary data for the study was collected from
30 contract broiler farmers. All the farms followed all-in all-out system of rearing of birds
and deep litter system of housing in the study area. The average flock size was 12,383 birds
per batch. The live weight per bird was found to be 2.26 kg with a FCR of 1.74. The
integrator provided major essential inputs, namely, chicks, feed and veterinary care
required for broiler production in the study area while the rest of the inputs were managed
by the farmer himself. The total cost incurred and the gross returns realised per batch for
rearing a flock size of 12,383 birds was Rs. 1,32,627.28/- and Rs. 1,51,101.67/-,
respectively, resulting in a net return of Rs. 18,474.37/-. Rearing charges paid by the
integrators to the farmers accounted for about 70 per cent of the gross returns followed by
sale of manure (29.60 %), sale of feed bags (3.45 %). At 12 per cent discount rate, the
NPW, BCR and IRR were found to be Rs. 30,64,889/-, 1.54 and 39.95 per cent,
respectively, indicating the financially viability of broiler farming. High mortality of birds
was the major production constraint while price fluctuation was the major marketing
constraint