Improving the profitability of village broiler production in PNG

Phil Glatz; Workneh Ayalew; Ian Black; Janet Pandi; Janet Deklin; Monica Mazi; Michael Dom; Fred Besari; Rod Ingersoll; Christine Gee; Klaus Neumeier; Anton Kaupa; Andrew Mari; William Kerua; Bonnie Keoka; Gariba Danbaro; Peter Manus; Douglas Maip; Havini Vira; Eleo Dowa; Nora Omot; Pikah Kohun; Elly Solomon

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Improving the profitability of village broiler production in PNG

Phil Glatz, Workneh Ayalew, Ian Black, Janet Pandi, Janet Deklin, Monica Mazi, Michael Dom, Fred Besari, Rod Ingersoll, Christine Gee, …

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

2013

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Improving the profitability of village broiler farming through the use of locally available feedstuffs has been a high priority in the PNG livestock sector for over 15 years. Lowland provinces close to the commercial feed mills account for 60% of broiler production with 40% in highland provinces. The village broiler Industry is valued at $67m. The viability of village broiler farms in both geographical regions has been continually threatened by the rising costs of imported ingredients used in commercial feeds. An earlier ACIAR project (LPS/2001/077) developed a feeding system whereby PNG protein meals (plus minerals and vitamins) were used to produce a concentrate that could be mixed with 50-80% of local ingredients and fed to broilers. The feeding method resulted in good bird growth. This project focused on delivery of the feeding system to village farmers through the participation of NGO's which included the Christian Leader Training College in the highlands, Lutheran Development Service in the lowlands and OK Tedi Development Foundation in the Western Province. The NGO's either renovated or built poultry housing facilities suitable for conducting regional specific broiler feeding demonstrations for village farmers.

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Title: Improving the profitability of village broiler production in PNG
Authors: Phil Glatz (Author) - South Australian Research and Development Institute
Workneh Ayalew (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Ian Black (Author) - South Australian Research and Development Institute
Janet Pandi (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Janet Deklin (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Monica Mazi (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Michael Dom (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Fred Besari (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Rod Ingersoll (Author)
Christine Gee (Author) - Salvation Army (Australia, Melbourne)
Klaus Neumeier (Author) - Lutheran Development Service (Papua New Guinea, Lae)
Anton Kaupa (Author) - Christian Leaders Training College (Papua New Guinea, Banz)
Andrew Mari (Author) - Ok Tedi Mining (Papua New Guinea, Tabubil)
William Kerua (Author) - Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Bonnie Keoka (Author) - Lutheran Development Service (Papua New Guinea, Lae)
Gariba Danbaro (Author) - Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Peter Manus (Author) - Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Douglas Maip (Author) - Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Havini Vira (Author) - Ok Tedi Mining (Papua New Guinea, Tabubil)
Eleo Dowa (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Nora Omot (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Pikah Kohun (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Elly Solomon (Author) - National Agricultural Research Institute
Publication details: 114 pages
Publisher: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
ISBN: 9781922137999
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991011697702621
Output Type: Report

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