Commercial Prod Native Chicken 2012
Commercial Prod Native Chicken 2012
Commercial Prod Native Chicken 2012
of Native Chicken
RENE C. SANTIAGO, DVM, MSc
Bureau of Animal Industry
NATIONAL SWINE AND POULTRY RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Lagalag Tiaong, Quezon
(042)585-7727
bai_nsprdc@yahoo.com
renecsantiago@yahoo.com
Summary
Native chicken industry
Potential of raising native chicken
Breeding Techniques
Feeding and nutrition
Management Practices
77. 12 million
46.56 percent
9.98 M
Central Visayas
6.91 M
Southern Tagalog
6.29 M
1.2 to 2.0kg
18-20 weeks
40-45 grams
BANABA: BATANGAS
Yellow-red plumage
Black wing and tail
feathers
Single comb and red
earlobes
Shank are slate in
colored
Mature weight:
M 1.7- 2.0 kg
F 1.5-2.0 kg
Paraoakan: Palawan
Black in color
Tail is black with
some white feathers
at the base
Long-legged, stands
upright, with yellow to
gray shank
Rose comb with bright
red earlobes
Mature weight:
M 2- 2.5 kg
F 1.8-2 kg
Basilan: Mindanao
Also called Joloano
Black and red colors
Heavy breeds
Use as fighting cocks
Some features are
similar to Paraoakan
BREEDING
Selection of Good Breeders
Rooster
Healthy, active/aggressive
Fast grower/big among the
group
4-7 months old
good body conformation
Red comb no blemish
Clean/Shiny feathers
Hen
Healthy, active
Good laying ability
15 eggs and up
before brood
Comb: big, red,
soft/shiny
Cloaca: big, clean
Types of
Incubation
Natural
Advantages
Easy/no labor
Low/no cost
High % of hatchability
Much healthy chicks
Disadvantages
Not suited for mass production
Hindrance for production
Egg become dirty/contaminated
Less egg/chicks per batch
Artificial
Advantages
mass production
Maximize the potential of breeders
Uniform/schedule of hatching
Disadvantages
Labor intensive
High capital investment
(unit/housing)
Less % of hatchability
Prone to mechanical breakdown
Untrained personnel
Feeding Practices
Use locally available feed resources,
Corn/Palay
Rice bran/Copra meal/cassava
Kitchen leftover
Scrap vegetables, fruits
Grasses/legumes
Worms/insect/termites
Scrap vegetables
Trichantera
spp./Madre de Agua
Arachis
spp/peanut
malungay
Corn/palay
Feeding Practices
For Chicks
Commercial Starter feeds
From 0- 4 weeks of age
For Growers
At 5 weeks gradually reduced the commercial feeds
using the ordinary/local feeds and grasses, legumes
For Layers
A mixture of 25% rice bran, 25% corn, 25% copra meal
and 25% laying mash feeds
Provide range with grasses to have access to other
nutrients
Housing
Ladder /nest
Rotational grazing
area
Housing
Management Practices
- grasses and
legumes in range
- feeds/concentrate
Artificial Brooding
Heat source
Kerosene lamp, with welded
wire around
Electric bulb/incandescent
bulb, 1 watt is good for 1 chick
Brooder Cages
Brooder Cages
Indication of brooding temperature
Brooding
Clean disinfect 1 week
before expected
hatching
Heater are tested 1-2
days before hatching
cover the top to
maintain the required
heat
News paper can be use
as feeder till 5 to 7 days
Provide drinkers and
feeders
Hardening Period
After 1 month transfer into
hardening cage with range
Hardening cages is 0.15
sqm per bird
Allow the chicks to access
to some grasses and
legumes
Practice same age per
cages to prevent the
cannibalism or fighting
Protect them against
predators
Growing Practices
2 -4 months old in free range
system with 0.50 1 sqm range
per bird
Free-range system
A shed type shelter made of
bamboo, woods and surrounded
by fish net will protect them
against predator and bad
weather
Practice same age per cages to
prevent the cannibalism or
fighting
Health Program
Provide clean and comfortable housing
Maintain cleanliness and good sanitation
in the farm
Ensure that feeders, waterers other
equipment are clean
Provide enough nutrient/feeds to maintain
the condition of the birds and increase
resistant against diseases
Health Program
Vaccination against common diseases
DOC
Quantity
Unit
Total
Amount/ Amount/P
P
100hds
25.00 2,500.0
0
Starter
30 kg
25.00
Palay/corn/etc.
300kg
15.00 4,500.0
0
Medicine/misc.
774.00
Expenses
Sales/1.5 kg lwt./hd
750.00
8,524.0
0
80hds
225.00 18,000.
00
Thank You
The End