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Book (stand-alone)Training materialImpact assessment to a training program on family poultry production to primary school children in Morogoro, Tanzania 2012
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No results found.The knowledge and practical skills on family poultry to school children and the impact of Poultry Health World Development (PHWD) project to poultry keepers of Mzumbe ward in Morogoro Tanzania were assessed. This was done in order to analyse if it is worthy for the program to be adopted in other parts of Tanzania. PHWD is a project that operates in selected primary schools in Mzumbe ward, aiming at introducing local chicken production training to school pupils. Four schools (Masanze, Lubungo, Ma furu and Mwenge primary schools) were selected for the study, two schools having PHWD project and the other two schools not having the project. It was found in this study that knowledge in parents of trained pupils was higher as compared to the parents of the untrained pupils. In this case, 62% of parents of the trained children could understand the idea of chicken vaccination against Newcastle disease as compared to 38% of parents of the untrained children. In addition to the training to pupils , the PHWD project also facilitated poultry management training to villagers, where 14 villagers (8 women and 6 men) received the training from two of the involved schools in the year 2010-2011. This study assessed the knowledge adoption to the children in relation to gender, where it was found that boys were more involved to poultry keeping than girls. The study establishes that community oriented training projects can have significant impact in boosting productivity in village poultry keeping. -
Book (series)Working paperHow can animal health systems support small-scale poultry producers and traders? Reflections on experience with HPAI. 2012
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No results found.This paper builds on lessons learned from the world’s reaction to HPAI in order to identify ways in which animal health systems may better include smallholders in disease monitoring, surveillance and control activities both in “peace time” and in emergency situations. It argues that only by fully engaging poultry keepers can the negative impacts of disease be reduced. However, this is not a trivial enterprise and calls for re-drawing the map of animal health institutions. -
DocumentOther documentPoultry genetics and breeding in developing countries - Commercial selection for meat and egg production
Poultry Development Review
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The Poultry Development Review provides relevant and brief information about issues of poultry production in developing countries. The papers of the review address specific topics and summarize latest information and knowledge both, for the technical and the non technical reader.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAnimal genetic resources - conservation and management 1981
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No results found.The term "animal genetic resources" In used to include all broods, types, varieties and populations of animals that inhabit the earth under both improved and unimproved conditions. TLe conservation and management of these resources is a subject of great concern 'to both FAO and UNEP. Dr. Ralph W. Fbillips, Doputy Director-General of FAO has given an excellent summary of FAO activities In this area In the inaugural address which is Included in these proceedings. In the developed temperate zones of the world, the centuries of slow but effective selection by breeders, followed by the application of scientific brooding programmes during the present century have resulted in high levels of performance being achieved in a small number of breeds of each species. Thin eventually led to the replacement of many local low-producing broods in Europe and elsewhere by the high-producing "improver" breeds. The growing demand for animal products in warmer countries has led to this policy being follow ed world wide. Because of the case of replacing a population by artificial insemination (AI) there is a danger of genetic attrition m the scale that has already occured in Europe. Furthermore, this policy of massive grading-up in being applied in climates in which it may not be the most desirable. The genes can easily be imported (e.g. as semen), but the environment to which they are adapted in less easy to reproduce. In many cases a systematic crossbreeding programme In more appropriate than gr ading up to a temperate breed. Such a programme requires the retention of the local adapted breeds. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSmall ruminant value chains in Western Balkan countries 2024
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No results found.In the past five years, the small ruminant sector in the Western Balkans has experienced a decline, most notably in Albania, where the sheep population decreased from 1.97 million to 1.48 million. Despite this setback, Albania remains the leading producer of sheep and goat milk in the region, while Serbia has achieved a remarkable 44.6 percent increase in sheep and goat meat production over the past decade.Albania's per capita consumption of mutton and goat meat stands among the highest globally at 8.68 kg/year in 2020, a stark contrast to other Western Balkans countries, where consumption ranges from 0.61 to 3.33 kg/year. Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top importer of live small ruminants, whereas Serbia and Montenegro mainly import processed sheep and goat meat.The report delineates four principal market channels for small ruminant milk and three for small ruminant meat that farmers utilize for product commercialization. Albanian small ruminant farmers predominantly focus on milk production, while their counterparts in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are inclined towards meat production.The sheep and goat sector confronts several challenges, including limited labour availability, depressed prices, and insufficient investment funds. Additionally, the undeveloped wool value chain raises environmental concerns.Regarding policy preferences, sheep and goat farmers favour direct support measures, such as per head payments for milking small ruminants. Suggested interventions include replicating successful business models, fostering collective actions, and aligning strategies with the European Union's Green Deal. The report underscores the necessity for enhanced buyer–farmer integration, effective value chain governance, and strategic farm management practices to foster growth in the small ruminant sector. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guide《粮食和农业植物遗传资源种质库标准》实施实用指南——种质圃保存 2025粮农组织撰写《〈粮食和农业植物遗传资源种质库标准〉实施实用指南——种质圃保存》，旨在使其成为《粮食和农业植物遗传资源种质库标准》的配套文件。本书按操作顺序阐述了种质圃工作流程的各个环节，为种质圃运行中面临的复杂工作和必要决策提供了指导。此外，还为各环节附上了概要图，可进一步指导种质圃保存的常规操作。本《实用指南》不仅有助于指导种质圃技术人员的日常工作，还可用于制定标准化操作程序和建立质量管理系统。种质圃管理人员也可在培训中加以使用。