The study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Qaliobia governorates to describe the semi-intensive egg production system in Egyptian rural. The data was collected during period from June 2016 to December 2017. Samples of 157 individual producers were randomly chosen, through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires, to collect data through monthly visits. The results indicated that the flock size in semi-intensive egg production ranged from 300-750 with average 395.20 laying hens. However, males were the only owned of the flocks in the two governorates. The majority of producers (93.60%) used commercial rations to feed their flocks in Al-Sharkia and 87.50% in El-Qaliobia governorates. In the almost of producers (84.08%) tend to keep chickens on floor in home to minimize the costs. The producers under the semi-intensive egg production system purchasing pullets from local agents at 14.29 weeks of age. Under the semi-intensive egg production system the mean of egg production per layer in Al-Sharkia governorate was 289.54 eggs/year with average egg weight 59.11 gm it were significantly more than that under the same system in El-Qaliobia governorate (286.06 eggs) with average egg weight 59.09 gm. The major diseases presented in the studied areas, were intestinal infections, Salmonella, Leg paralysis, Newcastle disease and respiratory diseases. The major constrains found in the studied areas, were high feeding cost, lack of quality feeds, prevalence of diseases, high production elements cost, lack of access to formal credit, lack of training labours, lack of training producers, lack of veterinary services, high cost of pullets price and unavailability of feed in the nearby area. It was concluded that, more research is required for testing and evaluating semi-intensive egg production system.
This study was carried out to assess the current status of broiler production under semi-intensive system in Egyptian rural sector. Forty three of semiintensive broiler production system producers were chosen using random sampling method. The study revealed that the flock size in the semi-intensive broiler production system ranged from 2000-3000 with average 2393 chicks. Interestingly, males were the only owner of flocks for the whole system. However, the majority of the producers (65.12%) had free jobs and 58.14% had attained high education level. For both producers were used commercial strains. Clearly, the producers used commercial rations represent 72.09%, while the other 27.91% used homemade (manual) rations. In general, the results indicated that there were insignificant differences detected in total feed intake/chick between the two governorates. The major constrains found in the studied areas, in order of their importance, were lack of access to formal credit, unavailability of feed, high cost of chick price, lack of quality feeds, high feeding cost, lack of training labours, diseases, lack of marketing information, high production elements cost and lack of veterinary services. Therefore, to improve semi-intensive broiler production system in Egypt, the experts from the government, research institutes, universities, nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and other relevant sectors need to work in a collaborative manner in order to allow sustainable production and fight challenges jointly whenever they arise.
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