Ethiopian Poultry Production System Dynamics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Marketing

Abstract

The goals This study summarizes previous, recent, and/or ongoing research on the dynamics of Ethiopia's poultry production system, including its prospects, restrictions, and marketing system. Ethiopian poultry production systems are currently divided into two categories: family poultry production systems and industrial and integrated/medium- and large-scale intensive systems. The small-scale intensive system is characterized by commercial day-old chicks (DOCs), commercially balanced rations, and high-quality houses. Extensive scavenging is defined as involving 5 to 50 birds made up of native and/or crossbred chickens and is carried out by households with access to rural markets and small-extensive scavenging systems. Semi-intensive scavenging is defined by flocks of 50 to 200 birds that use commercial, crossbred, or indigenous breeds raised under scavenging management conditions with regular supplementation. It is predicated on a flock of one to five native chickens raised in scavenging environments. The average number of chicks, cockerels, pullets, hens, cocks, and total chickens per home in Ethiopia was 5.3, 1.3, 1.7, 4, 1.5, and 11.1 per household, respectively. Every scavenger chicken producer uses 100% supplemental feeding from all kinds of feed, with 63% coming from supplemented maize. During the dry season, it must include a protein source of feed.