Arunachal: Improved Poultry breed introduced in Anjaw
Scientist, Animal Science Dr. Kumar, explained the differences between local and improved breed of poultry and its economic feasibility in rural condition.
Anjaw
KVK, Anjaw introduced new improved poultry breed ‘Kalinga Brown’ developed by Central Poultry Develop Organization (ER), Bhubaneswar, Orissa in continuation to doubling farmer’s income by 2022.
Improved breed have higher egg laying capacity, better body weight gain potential and feed conversion efficiency under backyard poultry system.
Before the introduction of the breed, farmers were sensitized by conducting training programme on scientific backyard poultry farming with improve poultry breed.
Scientist, Animal Science Dr. Kumar, explained the differences between local and improved breed of poultry and its economic feasibility in rural condition.
Farmers were trained on poultry housing, feeding, brooding, health and marketing management and also encouraged to develop a sustainable poultry grower association of Anjaw district.
To know how, farmers were practically demonstrated the vaccination method and common medication practice used on poultry farm at the end of the training programmes.
During two training programme, total 31 farmers trained & 11 poultry units with 120 improved birds established at Kundan village Wolong circle, Chirang and Khupa village of Hayuliang circle of Anjaw district under the supervision of Dr. Manish Kanwat, Senior Scientist and Head, KVK Anjaw.
