Traditional Rural Poultry

Traditional Rural Poultry 

•Almost every rural household and some urban households raise poultry

•Poultry Population      73.65 million

•Contribution to egg production 41.6%

•Contribution to meat production 24.3%

•Breeds: 3 local, 2 imported

•Hatching: Brooding hens

•Feeding: Scavengers

•Important Diseases: Newcastle disease, Fowl cholera, Fowl pox