Incubation Centre for Sustainable Small holder livestock and poultry production to enhance the livelihood of small farmers by integrated livestock farming
Objectives of the scheme
Identification and selection of suitable indigenous desi chicken breeds for maintaining breed stock
Documentation of existing practices and evolving suitable package of practices
Capacity building programmes for farmers, extension functionaries and SMSs of other KVKs
Assistance to farmers start of integrated livestock farms by availing bank loan, training and continuous technical support
Budget: Rs.976500/-
Duration: Two years
Workdone so far
Survey on livestock rearing pattern completed and data analysed for 11 blocks with 125 farmers
(Namakkal, Mallasamuthiram, Erumapatti, Sendamangalam, Namagiripettai, Mallasamuthiram, Vennandhur, Puduchathiram, Kabilar malai, Mohanur, Rasipuram)
Aseel and native chicken is being reared – Six months aged, ready to lay eggs now
Kadaknath – Egg laying started – so for 100 chicks incubated and supplied to farmers
Native chicken variety chicks purchased and maintained. Birds completed three months age
Preparation of training manual is under progress with the documented package of practices
123 dung samples collected and analysed and results interpreted. 56 samples were positive for worm infection and out of that 35 samples were positive for strongyle and 21 for Moniezia
Outcome
Desi chicken breeding stock strengthened at KVK, Namakkal
Three farm women groups were formed and the Kadaknath and Aseel chicks incubated from the scheme distributed and growth performance is being monitored
