Abstract
Abstract: The Animal husbandry department of Kerala and local self-government department and Kudumbashree mission has started a plan during 2018-19 entitled “Backyard broiler farming” at Vattamkulam Gramapanchayath, Edappal, Malappuram district. The said plan was advertised as ‘Earn money at your doorstep through broiler farming’ and was welcomed by more than 40 household women. The farmers who owned a land area, not less than 10 cents were selected for this model. The local self- Government provided the shelter arrangements including cages for free of cost. The Animal husbandry department has supplied chicks (Day old Cobb varieties) and feed and aided Kudumbashree unit to market these broilers. The speciality of broiler farming is that within a short period (35 – 40 days) a chick gains an average weight of 2 – 2.3 kg, which can be sold at market to earn a reasonable margin of profit for farmers. The usual mortality rate was 5% for broiler farming, but it was less than 2 % in this model. Modified vaccination protocol against the viral disease Gumboro (I.B.D), has been adopted for this model to reduce the mortality rate. Also, antibiotics as feed additives were not supplemented in this model. Within 40 days, these women entrepreneurs are getting a good profit from meat production alone. This broiler meat is marketed under the brand name of Vattamkulam Safe Chicken. The Vattamkulam backyard broiler farming helps the household women support themselves and provide safe and quality meat to society in which they belong. Keywords: Women empowerment, Vattamkulam Model, Broiler farming
Highlights
The seeds of broiler farming revolution in Kerala have had germinated in Malappuram district of Kerala
The Animal husbandry department and Local selfGovernment department and Kudumbashree mission have started a plan during 2018-19 entitled “Backyard broiler farming” at Vattamkulam Gramapanchayath, Malappuram district
The local self- Government have provided the necessary shelter arrangements including the cages to these women to start up the backyard broiler farming unit free of cost
Summary
The seeds of broiler farming revolution in Kerala have had germinated in Malappuram district of Kerala. The speciality of broiler farming is that within a short time (35-40 days) a chick gains an average weight of 2 kg, which can be sold at market to earn an adequate margin of profit for farmers For this purpose, the farmers have to choose the right strain/ varieties and provide them with adequate food both in quality and quantity. The Vattamkulam backyard broiler farming is an aid to the household ladies to help themselves and provide safe and quality meat to society in which they belong. This model’s success entrusts the Government to startup, such models, on an all Kerala basis to help rural women
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