Construction of a concrete floor and foot bath within an existing poultry pen to reduce the risk of infection and disease in poultry, St. Lucia

Construction of a concrete floor and foot bath within an existing poultry pen to reduce the risk of infection and disease in poultry, St. Lucia

Year of publication 2013

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) Traditionally, poultry production (both broiler and layer) has played an integral role in small farming systems and for food security throughout rural and suburban communities in Saint Lucia. The Ministry of Agriculture has, over the years, given tremendous support to poultry production and marketing systems and has assisted in strengthening existing farmer associations and processing initiatives for the sector. With increasing intensification, the production of healthy stock for the market and the enhancement of bio-security protocols and disease mitigation systems have been compromised on many farms. In order to address this situation a concrete damp-proof floor was constructed to facilitate proper litter management and reduce disease threats.

Language English

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

Book (stand-alone)

Good practices in planning and management of integrated commercial poultry production in South Asia 2003

Also available in:

No results found.

This publication is a comprehensive review of poultry production in South Asia. It will help producers operate under "technically correct" conditions. All aspects of poultry production are discussed, including layer production for eggs and broilers for meat. Details are given on feeding and nutrition, housing and general husbandry, as well as on flock health. Regional specificity always exists but this type of production also shows the many similarities in other parts of the world with regads to potential and constraints. The document will be of practical value not only to anyone planning to keep poultry, and those who already keep poultry who need technical references, but also to students, researchers and project development specialists.
Document

FAO ECTAD Indonesia Annual Report 2011 2011

Also available in:

No results found.

Poultry production, and its associated activities, account for around one percent of Indonesia’s gross domestic product and provide the majority of animal protein consumed by 232 million Indonesians. A complex array of poultry enterprises, ranging from intensive commercial enterprises, to small-scale semi-intensive broiler and layer enterprises, to small backyard flcks supply poultry meat and eggs to Indonesian consum-ers, predominantly through traditional markets country-wide. Some 60% of all I ndonesian households keep poultry for food, additional income, entertainment and ceremonial purposes. Since Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in Indonesia in 2003, the disease has infected poultry in 32 out of 33 provinces, caused the deaths of millions of poultry, and disrupted the livelihoods of large numbers of people dependent on poultry keeping. Outbreaks continue to be reported regularly on islands with dense human and poultry populations, such as Java and Sumatra, an d more sporadically in Sulawesi and Bali. HPAI continues to present a major challenge to poultry pro-duction. An annualized poultry population of approximately 1.5 billion, a large culturally and ethnically diverse human population of around 232 million, a preference for purchasing poultry products from live bird markets, and a decentralized governance system, have all contributed to the persistence of the disease. The FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia works to enhance the capacity and ability of the Government of Indonesia to implement its Avian Influenza Control Programme to sustainably control HPAI at village level, in the commercial poultry industry and along the market chain in order to help safeguard the health and livelihoods of the Indonesian population and reduce the global pandemic threat. Rabies is endemic in several parts of Indonesia. Bali had been rabies free until rabies was fist confimed in humans on 23 November 2008 and in a dog on 28 November 2008. From No-vember 2008 to the present, 139 human cases of rabies and 643 rabies cases in dogs have been reported. As Bali had been rabies free, there was a general low level of awareness and knowledge on management and control of the disease. Ths posed a substantial threat to the people living in Bali and the tourists that flck to the island every year, as well as a challenge to the local government animal and public health services. In February 2011 ECTAD In-donesia w as requested by the Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Services to assist in developing a revised strategy for rabies control and to provide strategic support to the rabies control programme in Bali. FAO developed a Programme of three rabies projects with the DGLAHS, funded through the FAO Indonesia country programme, AusAID and USAID. Ths 2011 Annual Report provides an overview of the activities carried out under the ECTAD Programme in collaboration with and in support of the Mini stry of Agriculture and local govern-ment livestock services in Indonesia to control both HPAI and rabies. Achievements in HPAI control across the key theme areas of improving poultry health, public private partnerships, capacity building and strengthening veterinary services are presented. Ac-tivities related to the rabies programme are presented under the capacity building and strengthening veterinary services themes. The activities and achievements described in this report were funded by man y donors and their contribution and commitment are gratefully acknowledged.
Document

Avian Influenza Control Programme in Indonesia. Annual Report 2010 2010

Also available in:

No results found.

Poultry production, and its associated activities, account for around one percent of Indonesia’s gross domestic product and provide the majority of animal protein consumed by 232 million Indonesians. A complex array of poultry enterprises, ranging from intensive commercial enterprises, to small-scale semi-intensive broiler and layer enterprises, to small backyard flcks supply poultry meat and eggs to Indonesian consumers, predominantly through traditional markets countrywide. Some 60% of all Ind onesian households keep poultry for food, additional income, entertainment and ceremonial purposes. Since Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in Indonesia in 2003, the disease has infected poultry in 32 out of 33 provinces, caused the deaths of millions of poultry, and disrupted the livelihoods of large numbers of people dependent on poultry keeping. Outbreaks continue to be reported regularly on islands with dense human and poultry populations, such as Java and Sumatra, and more sporadically in Sulawesi and Bali. HPAI continues to present a major challenge to poultry production. An annualized poultry population of approximately 1.5 billion, a large culturally and ethnically diverse human population of around 232 million, a preference for purchasing poultry products from live bird markets, and a decentralized governance system, have all contributed to the persistence of the disease. The FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia works to enhance the capacity and ability of the Government of Indonesia to implement its Avian Influenza Control Programme to sustainably control HPAI at village level, in the commercial poultry industry and along the market chain in order to help safeguard the health and livelihoods of the Indonesian population and reduce the global pandemic threat. Ths 2010 Annual Report provides an overview of the activities carried out under the ECTAD Programme in collaboration with and in support of the Minis try of Agriculture and local government livestock services in Indonesia. Achievements in the key theme areas of improving poultry health, public private partnerships, capacity building and strengthening veterinary services are presented. The activities and achivements described in this report were funded by many donors and their contributions and commitment are gratefully acknowledged.

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.