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Mortality in Chicks Associated with Economic Impact and Prospect of Layer Chick Rearer Package Programme of the Participatory Livestock Development Project in Bangladesh

M.T. Islam
Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

M. A. Samad
Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The Participatory Livestock Development Project (PLDP) has been implemented in Bangladesh for the alleviation of poverty through livestock production, employment, income generation and intake of nutrition in rural people. The management and disease problems with cost-benefit analysis of the layer chick rearer package programme of the PLDP have been evaluated in randomly selected 10 layer chick rearing units (n=3100 chicks) from day-old chicks up to 60 days to marketing of Muktagacha areas in the district of Mymensingh during the period from August to December 2002. It appears from the results of this study that 12.87% chicks died within 60 days of age inspite of chick reared in intensive management system and provided vaccines against common infectious diseases. The diagnosed diseases associated with mortality of chicks included infectious bursal disease (37.6%), coccidiosis (13.28%), chronic respiratory disease (13.28%) and other conditions (35.84%). The highest mortality rate (37.6%) in layer chicks, caused by infectious bursal disease (IBD), which were double vaccinated with Nobilis® Gumboro D-78 vaccines (Intervet) that indicates vaccination failure against IBD which deserve further investigation. Cost-benefit analysis of the outcome of the 10 layer chick rearing units varied, and it was found loss in one unit (-3.17%) and the highest profit of 45.66% with an average profit of 27.33%. However, profit was recorded in all the layer chick rearing units except one unit due to outbreak of IBD which could be due to vaccination failure. Therefore, it may be concluded from the results of this study that the ‘layer chick rearer package programme could be economically prospective for the alleviation of poverty of rural people if the major infectious diseases of poultry are controlled in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Layer chicks, Mortality, Economic impact, Management system

Location: Participatory Livestock Development Project area of Muktagacha

Start Date: 00-08-2002

End Date: 00-12-2002

Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Poultry

Objectives:

To evaluate the performance of the chick rearing units of the PLDP, to study the economic impact and prospect of this chick rearing package programme of the PLDP and to provide guidance to those who wish to undertake such chick rearing programme.

Methodology:

The study was conducted at 10 different chick rearing units in the Participatory Livestock Development Project (PLDP) area of Muktagacha in the district of Mymensingh during the period from August to December 2002. In the chick rearing units, day-old chicks of Fayoumi breed, purchased from Govt Poultry Farm, Mirpur, Dhaka, were reared up to the age of 8 weeks and then marketed to the key rearers who rear them for egg production. Therefore, this experiment included the observations of each unit from day-old up to marketing of 8 week-old chicks. The management system of these chick rearing units and the disease problems or conditions were recorded in detail by visiting them at regular intervals and from the respective owner of the unit in a prescribed form. Besides, flock size, name of the hatchery from which day-old chicks were purchased, rearing system, immunization records, types of supplied feeds, name of the feed additives and vitamin-mineral premix, date of outbreak occurred, number of dead birds and treatment measures if taken etc. were also recorded. The dead and moribund chicks were collected and brought to the laboratory at the Department of Medicine, BAU, Mymensingh for diagnosis. Diagnosis of each of the disease/condition was based on the history (provided by the respective owner of the chick rearing units), clinical findings, characteristic gross lesions and finally laboratory examination of the samples. Necropsy examination was performed as soon as the dead birds were collected and gross tissue changes were observed and recorded carefully. Diagnoses of certain diseases were made on these recorded characteristic lesions. Cost- benefit analysis of each chick rearing unit was made after completion of marketing by following conventional methods.

Source of Information: International Journal of Poultry Science 3 (2): 119-123, 2004

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Achievement/Findings:

It may be concluded from the results of this study that the ‘layer chick rearer package programme' could be economically prospective for the alleviation of poverty of rural people if the major infectious diseases of poultry are controlled in Bangladesh.

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