This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
This study investigated the effect of different levels of zeolite in laying hen (Silver Montazah)... more This study investigated the effect of different levels of zeolite in laying hen (Silver Montazah) diet and litter on productive performance, egg quality criteria, and economics during the second stage of production (40 −56 wk of age). An experiment with a 3 £ 4 factorial design was performed to study the effects of four levels of zeolite (0, 10, 15, and 20 g/kg feed) in the diet and three levels of zeolite (0, 1.5, and 2 kg/m 2) in the litter. Adding zeolite to diet and litter significantly improved final BW and BW change, egg number, egg weight, egg mass, laying rate, feed consumption (FC), and feed conversion ratio (FCR), as well as egg quality criteria when compared to the unsupplemented group. Additionally, adding zeolite at a level of 2 kg /m 2 litter and 20 g/kg diet achieved the greatest enhancement in productive performance features. Therefore, it can be suggested that the greatest results were obtained in laying farms when zeolite was added as a litter addition and as a supplement to feed.
Growth promoters in poultry feed have been under severe attention since antibiotics were banned f... more Growth promoters in poultry feed have been under severe attention since antibiotics were banned for use in animal diets by the European Union. Thus, it has been important for poultry researchers to find alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) to boost the health and production performance of poultry. This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding ALTIMOS® (cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; mannan oligosaccharides [MOS] + beta-glucan [BG]) to broiler diets on productive performance, blood parameters, intestine histopathology, and cecum microbiota of broiler chicken. A total of 252 one-day-old Ross chicks were randomly selected and divided into seven treatments, with six replicates of each treatment. The treatments were the control group (0% feed additives), and groups that received 0.05, 0.125, 0.250, 0.500, 1.0, and 2.0 g MOS+BG /kg basal diet for 35 days feeding trial. The results showed that during most trial periods, the group fed the basal diet supplemented with 1.0 g MOS+BG/kg had the highest body weight and weight gain, as well as the lowest feed consumption and best feed conversion ratio, compared to other treated groups. Moreover, this group had the best productive performance in the accumulative period. The inclusion of MOS+BG at 1.0 g/kg diet showed no significant effect on carcass percent compared to the control group. In addition, the inclusion of MOS+BG at 1.0 g/kg diet resulted in the lowest count of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus in the cecum, the highest Lactobacillus bacteria count among all experimental treatments, and a higher yeast count compared to the control group. The group fed 1.0 g MOS+BG/kg ration had the lowest blood cholesterol, whereas there were no significant differences among all experimental groups in the measured liver functions. Notably, the Hemoglobin percentage in the group fed MOS+BG at 1.0 g/kg feed was the highest. In the group fed 1.0 and 2.0 g MOS+BG/kg, the intestinal villi length was longer, and the histopathology revealed mild alteration. Overall, the supplementation of 1.0 g MOS+BG/kg diet improved growth performance, blood constituents, and cecum’s beneficial bacteria counts of broilers. Keywords: Beta-glucan, Blood constitute, Broiler chicken, Cecal parameter, Growth Performance, Mannan Oligosaccharide
This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine fac... more This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine factors affecting small-scale broiler chicken farm profitability and challenges faced by broiler farmers in Egyptian rural. A stratified random sampling technique was applied to collect data from 200 individual small-scale broiler farmers randomly selected in two provinces, 100 from each province. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires and direct observation at the farm level. The log-linear regression model form of a flexible Cobb-Douglas production function was used to analyze factors affecting the profitability of small-scale broiler chicken farms. The results indicated that women (60%) were the majority of owned flocks. The average respondent farmer's age was 41.98 years old. The majority of the small-scale broiler performance was low and medium performance. The coefficients of the value of experience, gender, education, labor type, extension, training, veterinary, credit, flock size, management interventions, marketing information, and the market price of live chickens were positive influences, while farmer age, feed cost, home consumption, and mortality rate negatively influence the broiler profitability. The major challenges faced by small-scale broiler producers to increase their profitability are poor feed quality and access to marketing, veterinary services and credit. Therefore, efficient feed resources, marketing and veterinary services should be implemented to support small-scale broiler producers.
he objective of this study was to quantify water efficiency of dairy buffaloes using one of the a... more he objective of this study was to quantify water efficiency of dairy buffaloes using one of the animal feeding packages. Hundred fifty farms were selected by using stratified sampling in three governorates Kafr El-Sheikh, Qena and El-Beheira (fifty per each). The questionnaire was designed and pre tested on limiting groups of farms in the three studied areas. Data were collected through farmer's interview to find out buffaloes feeding patterns in winter and summer periods under mixed farming system. Average milk yield/season was calculated from farms data. Six rations were found, two traditional rations (winter and summer) without feeding packages were compared to four rations which including one of the following feeding packages corn silage, berseem hay, urea/ammonia treated straw, and molasses addition. The results showed that average milk yield, water used for crops production (cash/green forage) and water
This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine fac... more This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine factors affecting small-scale broiler chicken farm profitability and challenges faced by broiler farmers in Egyptian rural. A stratified random sampling technique was applied to collect data from 200 individual small-scale broiler farmers randomly selected in two provinces, 100 from each province. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires and direct observation at the farm level. The log-linear regression model form of a flexible Cobb-Douglas production function was used to analyze factors affecting the profitability of small-scale broiler chicken farms. The results indicated that women (60%) were the majority of owned flocks. The average respondent farmer's age was 41.98 years old. The majority of the small-scale broiler performance was low and medium performance. The coefficients of the value of experience, gender, education, labor type, extension, training, veterinary, credit, flock size, management interventions, marketing information, and the market price of live chickens were positive influences, while farmer age, feed cost, home consumption, and mortality rate negatively influence the broiler profitability. The major challenges faced by small-scale broiler producers to increase their profitability are poor feed quality and access to marketing, veterinary services and credit. Therefore, efficient feed resources, marketing and veterinary services should be implemented to support small-scale broiler producers.
J. of Animal and Poultry Production, Mansoura Univ. , 2022
The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy product... more The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy production in Faiyum and Al-Sharqia governorates of Upper and lower Delta region of Egypt to identify role of Milk Collection Centers (MCCs) in providing buffalo milk at reasonable prices for consumers as well as improves income for producers. Socioeconomic characteristics performance showed that most producers in the study sample were male. Education was elementary to deal with upgraded value chains where about 78.18% of producers had high education level. By the same substance, 93.64% of producers of upgraded value chain represented membership of cooperative groups. Dairy supply chain amounted 81.02% and 79.45%, 13.45% and 4.34%, 5.53% and 16.21% for sold raw milk, home consumption and processed milk of traditional and upgraded value chains, respectively. The MCCs saved around 11.10 LE for 1 kg of buffalo raw milk price at farm level delivered to the consumer compared to raw milk prices at dairy shops or even at local markets of traditional value chains, consequently adequate prices of processed product in terms of product quality. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) conveyed evidence prove utility of MCCs to approach highest return, accounted 4.2 LE for buffalo milk produced under upgraded value chain. Animal feed afforded by MCCs however concerned essential to reduce costs burden, impacted positively producers` income. Extension service has been reported from missions of MCCs raise awareness among producers, link decision maker to participants in developing process regarding quality and marketing of dairy products.
J. of Animal and Poultry Production, Mansoura Univ., Vol . 13 (8):105 - 109, 2022 , 2022
The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy product... more The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy production in Faiyum and Al-Sharqia governorates of Upper and lower Delta region of Egypt to identify role of Milk Collection Centers (MCCs) in providing buffalo milk at reasonable prices for consumers as well as improves income for producers. Socioeconomic characteristics performance showed that most producers in the study sample were male. Education was elementary to deal with upgraded value chains where about 78.18% of producers had high education level. By the same substance, 93.64% of producers of upgraded value chain represented membership of cooperative groups. Dairy supply chain amounted 81.02% and 79.45%, 13.45% and 4.34%, 5.53% and 16.21% for sold raw milk, home consumption and processed milk of traditional and upgraded value chains, respectively. The MCCs saved around 11.10 LE for 1 kg of buffalo raw milk price at farm level delivered to the consumer compared to raw milk prices at dairy shops or even at local markets of traditional value chains, consequently adequate prices of processed product in terms of product quality. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) conveyed evidence prove utility of MCCs to approach highest return, accounted 4.2 LE for buffalo milk produced under upgraded value chain. Animal feed afforded by MCCs however concerned essential to reduce costs burden, impacted positively producers` income. Extension service has been reported from missions of MCCs raise awareness among producers, link decision maker to participants in developing process regarding quality and marketing of dairy products.
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. ISSN 1110 – 6131 Vol. 26(2): 319 – 327 (2022) , 2022
To determine the constraints facing fish farmers and affecting the profitability of aquaculture f... more To determine the constraints facing fish farmers and affecting the profitability of aquaculture farms, this study was conducted in different regions of Egypt. The data were collected by using a semi-structured interview with a questionnaire. Data were statistically analyzed using SAS procedure. The descriptive data were tested by the chisquare procedure. Fish culture's production performance was determined based on the benefit-cost ratio (BCR). The log-linear regression model was used to determine and quantify the relations between all the independent variables and the BCR (dependent variable). The results demonstrated that about three-quarters of the respondents sold their fish production at the farm gate. More than 55% of the farmers had medium farm sizes (10-20 feddan), and polyculture was the prevailing culture type for 76% of them. The semi-intensive system (4-5 fries/m3 water) was the culture system for more than 94% of the respondents. The BCR for 85% of the selected fish farms ranged from 1.46 to 2.50. There were many problems facing the fish culture farmers. The most severe problems were the high feed price, lack of operating capital, high energy price, high fry price, lack of credit support, management problems, labor irregularity, vaccine unavailability, and the high price of vaccination and medication. The high mortality rate was a severe problem for half of the respondents. More than 71% of the respondents found there was no problem with the lack of marketing information. The study concluded that fish culture farmers in Egypt are facing many problems which affect their profitability. Using alternative feedstuff may become a possible solution to reduce the feed’s prices. Developing the existing fish hatcheries and increasing the number of hatcheries will lead to reducing the fry prices. Instantaneous actions are needed to achieve efficient production and economic returns.
A longitudinal data collection (repeated survey) and a cross sectional survey was conducted in tw... more A longitudinal data collection (repeated survey) and a cross sectional survey was conducted in twenty-four villages in three districts; Menia El-Kamh, Hahya and Fakos in Al-Sharkia governorate, which is located in the north eastern region of Egypt. The objectives of this study were to describe the existing village poultry production systems. Using a systematic random sampling technique, one hundred and thirty-five households were randomly selected in the survey. The system identified was family poultry production system; involves two sub-systems: small-scale system and medium-scale system. The family small-scale system represented about 21% of the studied farms versus 79% for the family medium-scale. The results showed that, the family poultry production system (small-scale and medium-scale systems) in the studies area were based on indigenous chickens with scavenging and seasonal supplementary feeding depends on the quantity of the available resources. The householders supply littl...
The study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum governorates, Egypt. This study aimed to dete... more The study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum governorates, Egypt. This study aimed to determine the socio-economic factors that influencing on chicken smallholder's adoption behavior of management intervention packages in Egyptian rural sector. Samples of two hundred individual households' were randomly selected, through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires to collect data through monthly visits from January to December 2015. The results indicated that adoption of the management intervention package was influenced by gender, smallholder’s experience, smallholder’s education level, group membership, distance to the market, access to extension and training programs, veterinary services and marketing information. Smallholders with a lower education level were likely to adopt housing, chick rearing, improved strains and feed supplementation; and improved strains packages, whereas, smallholders with a higher education level increased the likelihood of adopting th...
The study was conducted in two governorates Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum, to investigate the impact o... more The study was conducted in two governorates Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum, to investigate the impact of management interventions packages on poultry productivity under family chicken production system in Egyptian rural. The management intervention packages included housing, vaccination, chick rearing, improved strains and feed supplementation. All data collected during the period from January to December 2015. The target population was smallholder keeps indigenous chicken and management interventions had been disseminated by extension services. Samples of two hundred individual householders' were randomly chosen, through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires to collect data through monthly visits. The results indicate that 45% of the smallholders adopted the management interventions package as disseminated. Majority (50%) selective components of the management interventions package were considered full packages; feed supplementation and improved strains; feed supplementation...
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
This study investigated the effect of different levels of zeolite in laying hen (Silver Montazah)... more This study investigated the effect of different levels of zeolite in laying hen (Silver Montazah) diet and litter on productive performance, egg quality criteria, and economics during the second stage of production (40 −56 wk of age). An experiment with a 3 £ 4 factorial design was performed to study the effects of four levels of zeolite (0, 10, 15, and 20 g/kg feed) in the diet and three levels of zeolite (0, 1.5, and 2 kg/m 2) in the litter. Adding zeolite to diet and litter significantly improved final BW and BW change, egg number, egg weight, egg mass, laying rate, feed consumption (FC), and feed conversion ratio (FCR), as well as egg quality criteria when compared to the unsupplemented group. Additionally, adding zeolite at a level of 2 kg /m 2 litter and 20 g/kg diet achieved the greatest enhancement in productive performance features. Therefore, it can be suggested that the greatest results were obtained in laying farms when zeolite was added as a litter addition and as a supplement to feed.
Growth promoters in poultry feed have been under severe attention since antibiotics were banned f... more Growth promoters in poultry feed have been under severe attention since antibiotics were banned for use in animal diets by the European Union. Thus, it has been important for poultry researchers to find alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) to boost the health and production performance of poultry. This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding ALTIMOS® (cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; mannan oligosaccharides [MOS] + beta-glucan [BG]) to broiler diets on productive performance, blood parameters, intestine histopathology, and cecum microbiota of broiler chicken. A total of 252 one-day-old Ross chicks were randomly selected and divided into seven treatments, with six replicates of each treatment. The treatments were the control group (0% feed additives), and groups that received 0.05, 0.125, 0.250, 0.500, 1.0, and 2.0 g MOS+BG /kg basal diet for 35 days feeding trial. The results showed that during most trial periods, the group fed the basal diet supplemented with 1.0 g MOS+BG/kg had the highest body weight and weight gain, as well as the lowest feed consumption and best feed conversion ratio, compared to other treated groups. Moreover, this group had the best productive performance in the accumulative period. The inclusion of MOS+BG at 1.0 g/kg diet showed no significant effect on carcass percent compared to the control group. In addition, the inclusion of MOS+BG at 1.0 g/kg diet resulted in the lowest count of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus in the cecum, the highest Lactobacillus bacteria count among all experimental treatments, and a higher yeast count compared to the control group. The group fed 1.0 g MOS+BG/kg ration had the lowest blood cholesterol, whereas there were no significant differences among all experimental groups in the measured liver functions. Notably, the Hemoglobin percentage in the group fed MOS+BG at 1.0 g/kg feed was the highest. In the group fed 1.0 and 2.0 g MOS+BG/kg, the intestinal villi length was longer, and the histopathology revealed mild alteration. Overall, the supplementation of 1.0 g MOS+BG/kg diet improved growth performance, blood constituents, and cecum’s beneficial bacteria counts of broilers. Keywords: Beta-glucan, Blood constitute, Broiler chicken, Cecal parameter, Growth Performance, Mannan Oligosaccharide
This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine fac... more This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine factors affecting small-scale broiler chicken farm profitability and challenges faced by broiler farmers in Egyptian rural. A stratified random sampling technique was applied to collect data from 200 individual small-scale broiler farmers randomly selected in two provinces, 100 from each province. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires and direct observation at the farm level. The log-linear regression model form of a flexible Cobb-Douglas production function was used to analyze factors affecting the profitability of small-scale broiler chicken farms. The results indicated that women (60%) were the majority of owned flocks. The average respondent farmer's age was 41.98 years old. The majority of the small-scale broiler performance was low and medium performance. The coefficients of the value of experience, gender, education, labor type, extension, training, veterinary, credit, flock size, management interventions, marketing information, and the market price of live chickens were positive influences, while farmer age, feed cost, home consumption, and mortality rate negatively influence the broiler profitability. The major challenges faced by small-scale broiler producers to increase their profitability are poor feed quality and access to marketing, veterinary services and credit. Therefore, efficient feed resources, marketing and veterinary services should be implemented to support small-scale broiler producers.
he objective of this study was to quantify water efficiency of dairy buffaloes using one of the a... more he objective of this study was to quantify water efficiency of dairy buffaloes using one of the animal feeding packages. Hundred fifty farms were selected by using stratified sampling in three governorates Kafr El-Sheikh, Qena and El-Beheira (fifty per each). The questionnaire was designed and pre tested on limiting groups of farms in the three studied areas. Data were collected through farmer's interview to find out buffaloes feeding patterns in winter and summer periods under mixed farming system. Average milk yield/season was calculated from farms data. Six rations were found, two traditional rations (winter and summer) without feeding packages were compared to four rations which including one of the following feeding packages corn silage, berseem hay, urea/ammonia treated straw, and molasses addition. The results showed that average milk yield, water used for crops production (cash/green forage) and water
This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine fac... more This study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum provinces, Egypt, and aimed to determine factors affecting small-scale broiler chicken farm profitability and challenges faced by broiler farmers in Egyptian rural. A stratified random sampling technique was applied to collect data from 200 individual small-scale broiler farmers randomly selected in two provinces, 100 from each province. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires and direct observation at the farm level. The log-linear regression model form of a flexible Cobb-Douglas production function was used to analyze factors affecting the profitability of small-scale broiler chicken farms. The results indicated that women (60%) were the majority of owned flocks. The average respondent farmer's age was 41.98 years old. The majority of the small-scale broiler performance was low and medium performance. The coefficients of the value of experience, gender, education, labor type, extension, training, veterinary, credit, flock size, management interventions, marketing information, and the market price of live chickens were positive influences, while farmer age, feed cost, home consumption, and mortality rate negatively influence the broiler profitability. The major challenges faced by small-scale broiler producers to increase their profitability are poor feed quality and access to marketing, veterinary services and credit. Therefore, efficient feed resources, marketing and veterinary services should be implemented to support small-scale broiler producers.
J. of Animal and Poultry Production, Mansoura Univ. , 2022
The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy product... more The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy production in Faiyum and Al-Sharqia governorates of Upper and lower Delta region of Egypt to identify role of Milk Collection Centers (MCCs) in providing buffalo milk at reasonable prices for consumers as well as improves income for producers. Socioeconomic characteristics performance showed that most producers in the study sample were male. Education was elementary to deal with upgraded value chains where about 78.18% of producers had high education level. By the same substance, 93.64% of producers of upgraded value chain represented membership of cooperative groups. Dairy supply chain amounted 81.02% and 79.45%, 13.45% and 4.34%, 5.53% and 16.21% for sold raw milk, home consumption and processed milk of traditional and upgraded value chains, respectively. The MCCs saved around 11.10 LE for 1 kg of buffalo raw milk price at farm level delivered to the consumer compared to raw milk prices at dairy shops or even at local markets of traditional value chains, consequently adequate prices of processed product in terms of product quality. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) conveyed evidence prove utility of MCCs to approach highest return, accounted 4.2 LE for buffalo milk produced under upgraded value chain. Animal feed afforded by MCCs however concerned essential to reduce costs burden, impacted positively producers` income. Extension service has been reported from missions of MCCs raise awareness among producers, link decision maker to participants in developing process regarding quality and marketing of dairy products.
J. of Animal and Poultry Production, Mansoura Univ., Vol . 13 (8):105 - 109, 2022 , 2022
The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy product... more The study was conducted to analyze value chains integrated traditional and upgraded dairy production in Faiyum and Al-Sharqia governorates of Upper and lower Delta region of Egypt to identify role of Milk Collection Centers (MCCs) in providing buffalo milk at reasonable prices for consumers as well as improves income for producers. Socioeconomic characteristics performance showed that most producers in the study sample were male. Education was elementary to deal with upgraded value chains where about 78.18% of producers had high education level. By the same substance, 93.64% of producers of upgraded value chain represented membership of cooperative groups. Dairy supply chain amounted 81.02% and 79.45%, 13.45% and 4.34%, 5.53% and 16.21% for sold raw milk, home consumption and processed milk of traditional and upgraded value chains, respectively. The MCCs saved around 11.10 LE for 1 kg of buffalo raw milk price at farm level delivered to the consumer compared to raw milk prices at dairy shops or even at local markets of traditional value chains, consequently adequate prices of processed product in terms of product quality. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) conveyed evidence prove utility of MCCs to approach highest return, accounted 4.2 LE for buffalo milk produced under upgraded value chain. Animal feed afforded by MCCs however concerned essential to reduce costs burden, impacted positively producers` income. Extension service has been reported from missions of MCCs raise awareness among producers, link decision maker to participants in developing process regarding quality and marketing of dairy products.
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. ISSN 1110 – 6131 Vol. 26(2): 319 – 327 (2022) , 2022
To determine the constraints facing fish farmers and affecting the profitability of aquaculture f... more To determine the constraints facing fish farmers and affecting the profitability of aquaculture farms, this study was conducted in different regions of Egypt. The data were collected by using a semi-structured interview with a questionnaire. Data were statistically analyzed using SAS procedure. The descriptive data were tested by the chisquare procedure. Fish culture's production performance was determined based on the benefit-cost ratio (BCR). The log-linear regression model was used to determine and quantify the relations between all the independent variables and the BCR (dependent variable). The results demonstrated that about three-quarters of the respondents sold their fish production at the farm gate. More than 55% of the farmers had medium farm sizes (10-20 feddan), and polyculture was the prevailing culture type for 76% of them. The semi-intensive system (4-5 fries/m3 water) was the culture system for more than 94% of the respondents. The BCR for 85% of the selected fish farms ranged from 1.46 to 2.50. There were many problems facing the fish culture farmers. The most severe problems were the high feed price, lack of operating capital, high energy price, high fry price, lack of credit support, management problems, labor irregularity, vaccine unavailability, and the high price of vaccination and medication. The high mortality rate was a severe problem for half of the respondents. More than 71% of the respondents found there was no problem with the lack of marketing information. The study concluded that fish culture farmers in Egypt are facing many problems which affect their profitability. Using alternative feedstuff may become a possible solution to reduce the feed’s prices. Developing the existing fish hatcheries and increasing the number of hatcheries will lead to reducing the fry prices. Instantaneous actions are needed to achieve efficient production and economic returns.
A longitudinal data collection (repeated survey) and a cross sectional survey was conducted in tw... more A longitudinal data collection (repeated survey) and a cross sectional survey was conducted in twenty-four villages in three districts; Menia El-Kamh, Hahya and Fakos in Al-Sharkia governorate, which is located in the north eastern region of Egypt. The objectives of this study were to describe the existing village poultry production systems. Using a systematic random sampling technique, one hundred and thirty-five households were randomly selected in the survey. The system identified was family poultry production system; involves two sub-systems: small-scale system and medium-scale system. The family small-scale system represented about 21% of the studied farms versus 79% for the family medium-scale. The results showed that, the family poultry production system (small-scale and medium-scale systems) in the studies area were based on indigenous chickens with scavenging and seasonal supplementary feeding depends on the quantity of the available resources. The householders supply littl...
The study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum governorates, Egypt. This study aimed to dete... more The study was conducted in Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum governorates, Egypt. This study aimed to determine the socio-economic factors that influencing on chicken smallholder's adoption behavior of management intervention packages in Egyptian rural sector. Samples of two hundred individual households' were randomly selected, through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires to collect data through monthly visits from January to December 2015. The results indicated that adoption of the management intervention package was influenced by gender, smallholder’s experience, smallholder’s education level, group membership, distance to the market, access to extension and training programs, veterinary services and marketing information. Smallholders with a lower education level were likely to adopt housing, chick rearing, improved strains and feed supplementation; and improved strains packages, whereas, smallholders with a higher education level increased the likelihood of adopting th...
The study was conducted in two governorates Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum, to investigate the impact o... more The study was conducted in two governorates Al-Sharkia and El-Fayoum, to investigate the impact of management interventions packages on poultry productivity under family chicken production system in Egyptian rural. The management intervention packages included housing, vaccination, chick rearing, improved strains and feed supplementation. All data collected during the period from January to December 2015. The target population was smallholder keeps indigenous chicken and management interventions had been disseminated by extension services. Samples of two hundred individual householders' were randomly chosen, through semi-structured interviews with questionnaires to collect data through monthly visits. The results indicate that 45% of the smallholders adopted the management interventions package as disseminated. Majority (50%) selective components of the management interventions package were considered full packages; feed supplementation and improved strains; feed supplementation...
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Keywords: Beta-glucan, Blood constitute, Broiler chicken, Cecal parameter, Growth Performance, Mannan Oligosaccharide
Keywords: Beta-glucan, Blood constitute, Broiler chicken, Cecal parameter, Growth Performance, Mannan Oligosaccharide