Prof. E. B. Sonaiya Dept. of Animal Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, NIGERIA. [log in to unmask], +234 803 719 7378 Co-ordinator, International Network for Family Poultry Development. <www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/en/infpd/home.html> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: LISTSERV.FAO.ORG LISTSERV Server (16.0) <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 4:52 PM Subject: PoultryDevelopment-L: approval required (C627FA6B) ----- Forwarded Message ----- This message was originally submitted by [log in to unmask] to the PoultryDevelopment-L list at LISTSERV.FAO.ORG. You can approve it using the "OK" mechanism (click on the link below), ignore it, or repost an edited copy. The message will expire automatically. You do not need to do anything if you just want to discard it. Please refer to the List Owner's Manual at http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.asp if you are not familiar with the "OK" mechanism. These instructions are being kept purposefully short for your convenience in processing large numbers of messages. To APPROVE the message: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?OK=C627FA6B&L=POULTRYDEVELOPMENT-L Hello Below is my contribution from Burkina Faso on the topic: "Contribution of research on the development of family poultry production": In Burkina Faso research works in the poultry sector in general and the family poultry sector in particular were mainly based on the nutritional aspects and the goal was to promote poultry production in the rural areas in order to increase household income and also to promote gender issue in the rural areas. Very little attention was given to the other research topiucs such as genetic selection and health status. summary and implication of some results from research works carried on village poultry in Burkina Faso: Research on the evaluation of performance and economic efficiency showed that exotic layers could be reared advantageously in a semi-scavenging system and in confinement by resource-poor farmers, using locally available feedstuffs such as cottonseed cake and brans as protein ingredients. Alternative ingredients to imported protein feeds were evaluated and it was found that cottonseed cake could advantageously replace fishmeal in exotic layer diets when combined with wheat and maize bran, as a result of its high crude protein content, and also because the glandless (gossypol-free) variety commonly cultivated in Burkina Faso allows higher levels of inclusion. Another by-product produced at village level, beer residue, was also found to be potentially useful, due to the fairly high protein content and high digestibility values of some essential amino acids. The scavengeable feed resource base in some regions of Burkina Faso that were studied is poor in quantity and quality, particularly during the dry season, which lasts for almost eight months of the year. Inputs for poultry in the rural areas are low, mainly because of the high cost of conventional feeds and also due to competition between humans and chickens for potential feed ingredients such as cereals. Poultry is a class of small livestock that resource-poor people can afford, including neglected groups such as women and the landless, and therefore is one of the most important sustainable sources of income and capital accumulation available to the poor. However, rural poverty persists, due amongst other things to the rapidly increasing human population and natural factors, including diseases such as avian influenza, that negatively influence the expansion of village poultry. The smallholder poultry sector was blamed for the spread of this disease, and it was suggested that a higher degree of control should be enforced with respect to smallholder producers. For example the authorities required that smallholders prevent their poultry from scavenging and instead, keep them confined in an enclosure. Taking into consideration smallholders’ restricted economic situation, however, and the reality of village conditions, it seemed highly unlikely that this ban was realistically feasible. However, the results of many research studies in family poultry sector in Burkina Faso show clearly that confinement and supplementation can lead to better performance as well as improved bio-security, and therefore, to promote poultry production in the rural areas, the following recommendations are suggested: - Measures to improve disease control - Evaluation and promotion of confinement systems for small-scale producers - Government policy should take into consideration the possibility of subsidising agro-industrial by-products for poultry producers in the rural areas. Future Research - Further research focusing on poultry production systems suitable for resource-poor people in Burkina Faso and could include: - Development of bioassay techniques to evaluate the nutritive value of by-products produced at village level. -T echniques for improving the palatability and intake of some by-products by the birds. - Feeding trials should be carried out at village level, to evaluate the effect of inclusion level of these by-products on growth and egg production performance. - Studies should also be carried out in Burkina Faso on disease control in scavenging systems; for example to evaluate the effect of supplementation and improving the scavenging feed resource base on the prevalence of parasites and infectious diseases. -- Dr Salimata Pousga DVM, PhD Maître Assistante: Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Institut du Développement Rural BP 1091, Burkina Faso. Tel: (+226)78802693 Chef du département de vulgarisation agricole ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the PoultryDevelopment-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(PoultryDevelopment-L,SIGNOFF); Hello Below is my contribution from Burkina Faso on the topic: "Contribution of research on the development of family poultry production": In Burkina Faso research works in the poultry sector in general and the family poultry sector in particular were mainly based on the nutritional aspects and the goal was to promote poultry production in the rural areas in order to increase household income and also to promote gender issue in the rural areas. Very little attention was given to the other research topiucs such as genetic selection and health status. summary and implication of some results from research works carried on village poultry in Burkina Faso: Research on the evaluation of performance and economic efficiency showed that exotic layers could be reared advantageously in a semi-scavenging system and in confinement by resource-poor farmers, using locally available feedstuffs such as cottonseed cake and brans as protein ingredients. Alternative ingredients to imported protein feeds were evaluated and it was found that cottonseed cake could advantageously replace fishmeal in exotic layer diets when combined with wheat and maize bran, as a result of its high crude protein content, and also because the glandless (gossypol-free) variety commonly cultivated in Burkina Faso allows higher levels of inclusion. Another by-product produced at village level, beer residue, was also found to be potentially useful, due to the fairly high protein content and high digestibility values of some essential amino acids. The scavengeable feed resource base in some regions of Burkina Faso that were studied is poor in quantity and quality, particularly during the dry season, which lasts for almost eight months of the year. Inputs for poultry in the rural areas are low, mainly because of the high cost of conventional feeds and also due to competition between humans and chickens for potential feed ingredients such as cereals. Poultry is a class of small livestock that resource-poor people can afford, including neglected groups such as women and the landless, and therefore is one of the most important sustainable sources of income and capital accumulation available to the poor. However, rural poverty persists, due amongst other things to the rapidly increasing human population and natural factors, including diseases such as avian influenza, that negatively influence the expansion of village poultry. The smallholder poultry sector was blamed for the spread of this disease, and it was suggested that a higher degree of control should be enforced with respect to smallholder producers. For example the authorities required that smallholders prevent their poultry from scavenging and instead, keep them confined in an enclosure. Taking into consideration smallholders’ restricted economic situation, however, and the reality of village conditions, it seemed highly unlikely that this ban was realistically feasible. However, the results of many research studies in family poultry sector in Burkina Faso show clearly that confinement and supplementation can lead to better performance as well as improved bio-security, and therefore, to promote poultry production in the rural areas, the following recommendations are suggested: - Measures to improve disease control - Evaluation and promotion of confinement systems for small-scale producers - Government policy should take into consideration the possibility of subsidising agro-industrial by-products for poultry producers in the rural areas. Future Research - Further research focusing on poultry production systems suitable for resource-poor people in Burkina Faso and could include: - Development of bioassay techniques to evaluate the nutritive value of by-products produced at village level. -T echniques for improving the palatability and intake of some by-products by the birds. - Feeding trials should be carried out at village level, to evaluate the effect of inclusion level of these by-products on growth and egg production performance. - Studies should also be carried out in Burkina Faso on disease control in scavenging systems; for example to evaluate the effect of supplementation and improving the scavenging feed resource base on the prevalence of parasites and infectious diseases. -- Dr Salimata Pousga DVM, PhD Maître Assistante: Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Institut du Développement Rural BP 1091, Burkina Faso. Tel: (+226)78802693 Chef du département de vulgarisation agricole ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the PoultryDevelopment-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(PoultryDevelopment-L,SIGNOFF); ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the PoultryDevelopment-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(PoultryDevelopment-L,SIGNOFF);