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Abstract            Volume:12  Issue-8  Year-2024         Original Research Articles


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Characterization of Village Chicken Production Systems in East Shewa of Zone of Oromia region, Ethiopia
Usman Abdulkadir*
Adami Tullu Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute; pox. 35, Batu
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The study was conducted with objective of characterization of traditional chicken production systems in Adami Tullu Jido Kombolcha and Dugda districts of East Shewa zone of Oromia region, Ethiopia. A total of 120 randomly selected households were included in this study. The main source of chicken stock foundation in the study area was inherited. The overall chicken flock size in the study area was 11.8 ±1.06.Majority (91.7) of households had experiences of rearing indigenous chickens. Only nearly one-third (31.7%) of households had exotic chickens at time study or before. indigenous were dominated the flock in the study area. While only hen and cock of exotic breed was found in household’s home at time of study. The majority of households were practiced supplementation of feed to their chickens. The majority of households in the study area were kept their chickens in free range in the day and in home (kitchen) during the night. Disease outbreak was occurred during summer from July to August. Almost more than half of the respondents were sold their chickens in village market. The majority of the households in the study area were mainly sold the chicken to get money to cover household basic needs. The majority of households were sold their chickens by walking with birds. Whereas, production system showed some better improved husbandry practices in terms of supplementary feed, housing and watering. However, farmers’ lacks information on diseases, weak health managements and extension services was observed in the study area.

Keywords: indigenous chickens, Supplementary feed, body size, local breed, survival rate.
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Usman Abdulkadir. 2024. Characterization of Village Chicken Production Systems in East Shewa of Zone of Oromia region, Ethiopia.Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev. 12(8): 93-101
doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2024.1208.010
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