The Scope and Effect of Family Poultry Research and Development

FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH – INFPDE-CONFERENCE

The Scope and Effect
of Family Poultry Research
and Development
International Network for Family Poultry
Development (INFPD) 1999

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 2013

Table of Contents


Lead Papers
Research and Development Options for Family Poultry
Requirements for Family Poultry Development
Diseases in rural family chickens in South-East Asia
Family poultry management systems in Africa
Rural family poultry production in the South Pacific Region
Production aspects of village chicken in the South-East Asian Region
Additional Papers
Practical workshops to teach Newcastle disease vaccine production in developing countries
Feeding and nutrition of scavenging village chickens
The use of thermostable Newcastle disease vaccines in Mozambique
Rice-duck farming in Asia: Increasing its production potentials by integration with fish and the nitrogen-fixing aquatic fern Azolla
Developing traditional family poultry production in tribal belt of western India
Diseases in family duck farming in South-East Asia
Novel pairing technique for estimating feed intake and nutrient digestibility by scavenging village chickens
In-Situ conservation of the Black Maltese and performance evaluation under a small-scale intensive system
Rural family poultry scenario in tribal areas of central Madhya Pradesh, India – A socio-economic analysis
Thermostable Newcastle disease vaccines for use in village chickens
A general review on some important diseases in free-range chickens
Family poultry production and utilization pattern in Bangladesh
Observations on family poultry units in parts of Central America and sustainable development opportunities
Nutritional status of family poultry in Bangladesh

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