ABOUT CHICKEN

Chicken Industry Performance Report 2004

This annual Industry Performance Report on chicken presents the industry situation in terms of inventory by farm type, age classification, and by top producing regions; volume of production; DOC (live) and chicken meat imports; supply and utilization and; average monthly levels of farmgate, wholesale and retail prices.

The Bureau conducts the Backyard and Commercial Livestock and Poultry Surveys (BLPS and CLPS), and the Survey of Abattoirs nationwide to generate information on inventory of stocks, births, slaughter and deaths. The BLPS covers one (1) of the four (4) replicate samples of the Rice and Corn Production Survey consisting of 9,761 sample households in 643 sample barangays nationwide. Layer and broiler statistics are generated from the Commercial Survey (CLPS) covering about 588 sample layer farms and 715 broiler farms/contract growers. Moreover, BAS employs the broiler projection model using DOC- GP and PS imports as input variables to the model. The model results serve as advanced indicators of the industry’s performance.

TIPS ON POULTRY RAISING INTRODUCTION

Chicken broiler and egg production are the most progressive animal enterprises in the Philippines today. The poultry industry in fact began as a backyard enterprise but has shifted to the formation of very large integrated contract farming operations.
The growth of tile poultry industry in the Philippines has indeed been impressive but its problems including inefficient management and the prevalence of many destructive poultry diseases and parasites cannot be ignored.
This manual provides technology and management know-how for poultry raising which we hope present poultry raisers and prospective poultry producers may find useful in effectively managing their poultry farms and also help them realize substantial financial returns from their enterprises in this period of high production cost inputs.

CHICKEN BREEDS/STOCK TO RAISE

The following can be used as a guide in selecting the foundation stock to raise:

-Stock should only be purchased from a reliable hatchery or franchised dealer where the parent stocks are well-housed and well-managed.

-The kind of stock to buy depends upon the purpose for which it is going to be raised.
-Chicks should be tree from diseases and deformities.

- Chicks should have uniform size and color and in the case of broiler chicks should not be less than 33 grams at day-old.

-For a start, a popular strain raised in the community can be selected as it is an indication of the bird's good performance under existing farm conditions.

-For broilers, choose those that have high livability and are fast growers.

-For layers, choose those that have good egg size, high egg production and long productive life.

Source: UP Los Baños