A monitoring study comparing production of village chickens between communal (Nharira) and small-scale commercial (Lancashire) farming areas in Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Maphosa, T ^a   Kusina, J ^b   Kusina, N T ^b   Makuza, S ^a   Sibanda, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickens; Flock size; Hatchability; Mortality; Smallholder; Village

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 13744255143     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Alemu Y and Tadelle D 1998 The Status of Poultry Research and Development in Ethiopia. In the Proceedings of the 5th Conference, ESAP. pp. 40-60.
2. Bamhare C 2001 Country Report: Namibia. Alders R G and Spradbrow P B (Editors) Proceedings of the SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chicken 6-9 March 2000, Maputo, Mozambique pp 26-31.
3. Chiduza C 1994 Farm Data Handbook: Crop and Livestock budgets, Communal Areas, Agro-ecological zones I-V. Agricultural services Division and FAO, Zimbabwe.
4. Chitate F and Guta M 2001 Country Report: Zimbabwe. . Alders R G and Spradbrow P B (Editors) Proceedings of the SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chicken 6-9 March 2000, Maputo, Mozambique pp 47-52.
5. Cummming R B 1992 Village chicken production: Problems and potential. Spradbrow P B (Editor) Proceedings of an International Workshop on Newcastle disease in village chicken, control with Thermostable Oral Vaccines 6-10 October 1991, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, pp 21-24.
6. Dipelou MA, Eruvebetine D and Williams T J 1996 Indigenous Chicken Rearing Under Village Conditions. International Journal of Animal Science, Volume 11: 63-67.
7. Etches R J 1996 Reproduction in Poultry. CAB International. University Press Cambridge. Singapore. UK.
8. Francis J 2001 Analysis of Integrated Crop- livestock Farming Systems in Nharira-Lancashire Smallholder Dairy Farms in Zimbabwe Through Farmer Participation. D Phil Thesis, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
9. Gue'ye H F 1998 Village egg and Fowl meat production in Africa. World Poultry Science Journal 54: 73-86.
10. Gunaratne S P, Chandrasiri A D N, Mangalika Hemalatha W A P and Roberts J A 1992 The Productivity and Nutrition of Village Chicken in Sri Lanka. Spradbrow, P B (Editor) Proceedings of an International Workshop on Newcastle Disease in Village Chicken, Control with Thermostable Oral Vaccines 6-10 October 1991, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, pp 144-148.
11. Huchermeyer F W 1973 Free ranging "Hybrid" chicken under African tribal conditions. Rhodesian Agricultural Journal, Volume 70: 73-75.
12. Kusina J F and Kusina N T 1999 Feasibility study of Agricultural and household activities as they relate to livestock production in Guruve district of Mashonaland Central province with emphasis on poultry production, HASP, Harare, Zimbabwe. pgs 129.
13. Lambrou L C 1988 Poultry diseases in Zimbabwe. The Farmer, January 1988, Modern Farming Publications Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe. pp 12-17.
14. Lambrou L C 1993 Indigenous poultry in Zimbabwe. Farming World 19 (3): 11-15.
15. Leeson S and Summers J D 1997 Commercial Poultry Nutrition (Second edition). University Books, Guelph Ontario, Canada.
16. Mallia J G 1999 In-situ conservation of the Black Maltese and performance evaluation under small-scale intensive system. First INFPD / FAO electric conference on family poultry. http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/infpd/ documents/econf_scope/add_paper8.html
17. Mavale A D 2001 Country Report: Mozambique. Alders R. G. and Spradbrow P.B (Editors) Proceedings of the SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chicken 6-9 March 2000, Maputo, Mozambique pp 20-25.
18. Moreki J C and Masupa K V 2001 Country Report: Botswana. Alders R. G. and Spradbrow P.B (Editors) Proceedings of the SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chicken 6-9 March 2000, Maputo, Mozambique pp 5-10.
19. Mupetesi T 2000 Smallholder poultry projects within the household Agriculture Support Programme in Zimbabwe. Pedersen G., Pemin A. and Minga U.M. (Editors). Proceedings of a Workshop on Possibilities for Smallholder Poultry Projects in Eastern and Southern Africa, 22-25 May 2000, Morogoro, Tanzania. pp 111-118.
20. Mutukumira A N, Dube D M J, Mupunga E G and Feresu S B 1996 Smallholder milk production, milk handling and utilization: A case study from the Nharira/ Lancashire farming area, Zimbabwe. Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 8 (1): 1-8 http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd8/1/mutuku.htm
21. Mwalusanya N A 1998 Productivity and Nutritional Status of Local Chicken Under Village Management Conditions. Msc. Thesis, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
22. Oakley R D 1998 Emergency assistance for the control of Newcastle disease, consultancy report on Rural poultry productionsocioeconomy, May 25th- June 9th 1998, Project TCP/ ZIM/ 8821 (A), FAO, Rome.
23. Panda B and Mohapatra S C 1993 Poultry Development in India. World's Poultry Science Journal, Volume 49: 127-133.
24. Ramlah H 1996 Performance of village fowl in Malaysia. World's Poultry Science Journal, Volume 52: 75-79.
25. SAS 1997 SAS Guide for Personal Computers. Statistical Analysis Systems Institute, Cary, North Carolina, USA.
26. Wilson R T, Traore A, Traore A, Kuit H G and Slingerland M 1987 Livestock production in Central Mali: reproduction, growth and mortality of domestic fowl under traditional management. Tropical Animal Health and Production, Volume 19: 229-236.