Pre-Extension Demonstration and Evaluation of Improved Chicken Technology Productive Performance for Smallholder Poultry Producer Farmers at Siltie Zone, Central Ethiopia

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• Volume 13,Issue 2, Mar. 2026

Year:

2026

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Mirab Azernet, Worabe, District, Productive Performance, Bovans Brown, Pre-Extension Demonstration

Authors:

Halid, Abdulshikur Juhar

Journal:

IJRAS

Volume:

13

Number:

2

Pages:

1-13

Month:

March

ISSN:

2348-3997

Abstract:

Pre-Extension Demonstration of Bovans Brown chicken breed was conducted with the objective to evaluate productive performance of Bovans Brown Breed under framers condition and collect farmer’s perception about improved chicken breed technology at Mirab Azernet and Worabe District Siltie Zone, Central Ethiopia. Sixteen participant farmers (male = 9 and female = 7) were selected purposively from both Districts (seven from Mirab Azernet and nine from Worabe District) with collaboration of Mirab Azernet and Worabe District livestock and fishery office experts, kebele agriculture office coordinator and kebele livestock experts based on willingness to construct poultry house, their willingness to keep the chickens up to the final stage, previous experience, to cover all associated package costs and to record all required data. Under each household 25 pullets 45 days old Bovans Brown chickens were distributed that purchased from Debre Zeit poultry production and multiplication farm. Before the distribution of pullets training was given on poultry house construction, feeding and watering and general management of chicken. The result revealed that, the mean body weight (1356.3 ± 0.02 grams) of the Bovans Brown chicken at onset of egg production, mean ages (26.20 ± 0.42 weeks) of chickens at first egg laying and the egg weight (58.55±1.27 grams) were no significant difference between two districts. Mean survivability of Bovans Brown chicken in the study area was 93.78±1.65% and overall mortality of Bovans Brown chicken breed at until egg production in the study area was recorded as 6.32 ±1.35% until the start of egg production. Farmers using Bovans Brown chicken breed technology gain 4729 eggs per year per household level in the study area. Based on the results, the author concluded that joint efforts are needed to step up smallholder farmers’ income through promotion of improved technology and linking inputs and products of Bovans Brown chicken technology packages.

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