Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Asian Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (아세아태평양축산학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

A Research Review of Village Chicken Production Constraints and Opportunities in Zimbabwe

  • Mapiye, C. (Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of Fort Hare) ;
  • Mwale, M. (Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of Fort Hare) ;
  • Mupangwa, J.F. (Department of Agriculture, Bindura University of Science Education) ;
  • Chimonyo, M. (Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of Fort Hare) ;
  • Foti, R. (Department of Agriculture, Bindura University of Science Education) ;
  • Mutenje, M.J. (Department of Agriculture, Bindura University of Science Education)
  • Received : 2007.04.16
  • Accepted : 2007.12.02
  • Published : 2008.11.01
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Development of village chicken production can be a sustainable way of helping to meet the welfare needs of rural populations and raise their living standards. There is a dearth of information on research conducted to characterize, understand and develop the village chicken production systems in Zimbabwe. This review focuses on constraints, opportunities and research needs for the improvement of village chicken productivity in Zimbabwe. Village chicken production in Zimbabwe is extensive and dominated by indigenous chickens that exhibit remarkable adaptation to local environments. The multitude functions of village chickens, which include the provision of high quality protein meat and eggs, cash through sales and socio-cultural roles, are discussed in detail. Human gender aspects in village chicken production are highlighted. The factors that hamper village chicken productivity are reviewed together with opportunities and research needs. The major constraints include shortage of feed, poor health and housing management. Any improvements in these constraints may lead to sustainable increase in village chicken productivity.

Keywords

References

  1. Barua, A., M. A. R. Howlider and Y. Yoshimura. 1998. A study on the performance of fayounmi, rhode island red and $fayoumi{\times}rhode$ island red chickens under rural condition of bangladesh. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 11(6):635-641. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.1998.635
  2. Chaheuf, N. 1990. Disease prevention in smallholder village poultry production in Africa. In Proceedings, CTA Seminar on Smallholder Rural Poultry Production. Thessaloniki. Greece, 9-13 October 1990. Volume I, 129-137.
  3. Chitate, F. and M. Guta. 2001. Country report: Zimbabwe (Ed. R. G. Alders and P. B. Spradbrow), Proceedings of SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chickens, Maputo, Mozambique, 6-9 March 2000. pp. 47-52.
  4. Dassie, T. and B. Ogle. 1996. Studies on poultry production systems in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. MSc Thesis, Department of Animal Nutrition and Management Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
  5. Dolberg, F. and P. H. Petersen. 2000. Poultry as a tool in Poverty eradication and promotion of gender equality. Proceedings of a workshop, March 22-26, 1999, Tune Landboskole, Denmark.
  6. Faranisi, A. T. 1995. Village chicken breeding in Zimbabwe. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Livestock Production through Animal Breeding and Genetics, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  7. Gueye, E. F. 1999. Ethnoveternary medicine againist poultry dieases in African villages. World's Poult. Sci. J. 55:187-198. https://doi.org/10.1079/WPS19990013
  8. Harun, M. and F. A. Massango. 2000. Village chicken production in Mozambique: Farming systems and participatory research. http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/doc/JFRNJ479R/$file/PR103%20chapter%2017.pdf
  9. Julian, R. J. 1992. Poultry husbandry. XXIII World Veterinary Congress foundation. Montreal. Quebec, Canada. pp. 1-40.
  10. Kitalyi, A. J. 1998. Village chicken production systems in rural Africa:household and food security and gender issues, FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 142, Rome, Italy. http://fao.org/docrep/003/w898e/w8989e00.htm. Acessed: 22/10/2005.
  11. Kusina, J. F. and N. T. Kusina. 1999. Feasibility study of agricultural and household activities as they relate to livestock production in Guruve District of Mashonaland central Province with emphasis on village chicken production. Report prepared for Household Agricultural Support Programme, Harare, Zimbabwe. p. 129.
  12. Kusina, J. F., N. T. Kusina and F. Mhlanga. 2001. A survey on Village chicken losses: Causes and solutions as perceived by farmers (Ed. R. G. Alders and P. B Spradbrow), Proceedings of SADC planning workshop on Newcastle disease control in village chickens, Maputo, Mozambique, 6-9 March 2000, Australian Center for International Agricultural Research. Canberra Proceedings 103, 148-155.
  13. Lombrou, L. C. 1993. Indigenous poultry in Zimbabwe. Farming World 19(3):5-13.
  14. Li, C. C., K. Li, J. Li, D. L. Mo, R. F. Xu, G. H. Chen, Y. Z. Qiangba, S. L. Ji, X. H. Tang, B. Fan, M. J. Zhu, T. A. Xiong, X. Guan and B. Liu. 2006. Polymorphism of ghrelin gene in twelve Chinese indigenous chicken breeds and its relationship with chicken growth traits. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 19(2):153-159.
  15. Maphosa, T., J. F. Kusina, N. T. Kusina, S. Makuza and S. Sibanda. 2004. A monitoring study comparing production of village chickens between communal (Nharira) and small-scale commercial (Lancashire) farming areas in Zimbabwe. Livestock Res. Rural Dev. 16 (7). http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd16/7/maph16048.htm. Acessed: 28/10/2005.
  16. Mapiye, C. and S. Sibanda. 2005. Constraints and opportunities of village chicken production systems in the smallholder sector of Rushinga District of Zimbabwe. Livestock Res. Rural Dev. 17 (10). http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd17/10/mapi17115.htm. Acessed: 04/11/2005.
  17. Miao, Z. H., P. C. Glatz and Y. J. Ru. 2005. Free-range poultry production - A review. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 18(1):113-132. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2005.113
  18. Mhlanga, F. N., C. T. Khombe and S. M. Makuza. 1999. Evaluation of indigenous livestock in Zimbabwe. A report prepared for the Department of Animal Science, University of Zimbabwe.
  19. Mohanty, G. 1987. Poultry health programme for rural poultry development. Paper presented at the FAO Expert Consultation on Rural Poultry Development in Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23-28 March 1987.
  20. Mohd-Azmi, M. L., A. S. Ali and W. K. Kheng. 2000. DNA fingerprinting of red jungle fowl, village chicken and broilers. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 13(8):1040-1043. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2000.1040
  21. Muchadeyi, F. C., S. Sibanda, N. T. Kusina, J. F. Kusina and S. Makuza. 2004. The village chicken production system in Rushinga District of Zimbabwe. Livestock Res. Rural Dev. 16 (40). http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd16/06/much16040.htm. Acessed: 02/11/2005.
  22. Muchadeyi, F. C., S. Sibanda, N. T. Kusina, J. F. Kusina and S. Makuza. 2005. Village chicken flock dynamics and the contribution of chickens to household livelihoods in a smallholder farming are in Zimbabwe. Trop. Anim. Health Prod. 37(4):333-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-005-5082-5
  23. Muchenje, V. and S. Sibanda. 1997. Informal surveys report on village chicken production systems in Nharira-Lancashire and Sanyati farming areas. Unpublished.
  24. Mwale, M., E. Bhebhe, M. Chimonyo and T. E. Halimani. 2005. Use of herbal plants in poultry health management in the Mushagashe Small-Scale Commercial Farming Area in Zimbabwe. Inter. J. Appl. Res. Vet. Med. 3(2):163-170. http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol3Iss2/MWALE.pdf. Acessed: 4/11/2005.
  25. Ogle, B., D. V. Minh and J. E. Lindberg. 2004. Effect of scavenging and protein supplement on the feed intake and performance of improved pullets and laying hens in northern Vietnam. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 17(11):1553-1561. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2004.1553
  26. Pedersen, C. V. 2002. Production of semi-scavenging chickens in Zimbabwe. PhD Thesis The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  27. Roberts, J. A. and S. P. Gunaratne. 1992. The scavenging feed resource base for village chickens in a developing country. In Proceedings, 19th World Poultry Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 20-24 September 1992, Volume 1:822-825.
  28. Shumba, E. M. and E. E. Whingwiri. 1988. Prospects for increased livestock production in communal areas: An agronomist perspective. Research and Extension for Livestock in Communal Area Farming Systems, Henderson Research Station Mazoe, Zimbabwe 10-18 February
  29. Smith, A. J. 1990. Poultry. Tropical Agriculturist series. CTA, Macmillan Publishers, London. pp. 179-184.
  30. Tadelle, D. and B. Ogle. 2001. Village poultry production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Trop. Anim. Health and Prod. 33(6):521-537. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012740832558

Cited by

  1. Ethno-veterinary control of parasites, management and role of village chickens in rural households of Centane district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa vol.41, pp.8, 2009, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-009-9366-z
  2. Influence of socioeconomic factors on production constraints faced by indigenous chicken producers in South Africa vol.45, pp.1, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-012-0175-4
  3. Conservation and utilisation of indigenous chicken genetic resources in Southern Africa vol.68, pp.04, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0043933912000852
  4. Heterosis and combining ability for body weight in a diallel cross of three chicken genotypes vol.45, pp.4, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-012-0317-8
  5. Phenotypic cluster and diversity analysis of native chickens in Western Visayas, Philippines vol.53, pp.2078-6344, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1017/S2078633613000337
  6. Effects of Water Restriction on the Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Organ Weights of Naked Neck and Ovambo Chickens of Southern Africa vol.27, pp.7, 2014, https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2013.13383
  7. Physicochemical properties of breast meat from water-stressed naked-neck and Ovambo chickens vol.55, pp.2, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2014.888396
  8. Linkage disequilibrium in the estimation of genetic and demographic parameters of extensively raised chicken populations vol.71, pp.03, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0043933915002202
  9. Conservation of indigenous cattle genetic resources in Southern Africa’s smallholder areas: turning threats into opportunities — A review vol.30, pp.5, 2016, https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.16.0024
  10. The chicken or the egg? Exploring bi-directional associations between Newcastle disease vaccination and village chicken flock size in rural Tanzania vol.12, pp.11, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188230
  11. Tonic immobility, heterophil to lymphocyte ratio, and organ weights in slow-growing chickens pp.1537-0437, 2017, https://doi.org/10.3382/japr/pfw066
  12. Effects of strain and sex on the behaviour of free-range slow-growing chickens raised in a hot environment vol.46, pp.1, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1287079
  13. Effect of age and sex on carcass characteristics and internal organ weights of scavenging chickens and helmeted guinea fowls vol.46, pp.1, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1411266
  14. Physiological Responses of Slow-Growing Chickens under Diurnally Cycling Temperature in a Hot Environment vol.19, pp.4, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0485
  15. Implementing small-scale poultry-for-nutrition projects: Successes and lessons learned vol.14, pp.17408695, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12676
  16. Heat stress and chickens: climate risk effects on rural poultry farming in low-income countries pp.1756-5537, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2018.1442792
  17. Prevalence of Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro) Antibodies in Village Chickens in Gombe State, Northeastern Nigeria vol.13, pp.12, 2008, https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2014.703.708
  18. A Review of Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Farming within Low-Resource Settings vol.10, pp.8, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081264
  19. Current Status of Family Poultry Production in Togo vol.19, pp.12, 2008, https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2020.568.576
  20. Morphological characteristics of native chicken of village Chhajjian, Haripur Pakistan vol.100, pp.3, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.11.022
  21. Phages for Africa: The Potential Benefit and Challenges of Phage Therapy for the Livestock Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa vol.10, pp.9, 2008, https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10091085
  22. Backyard poultry farming in India: A tool for nutritional security and women empowerment vol.52, pp.10, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2019.1628396
  23. Backyard poultry farming for sustained production and enhanced nutritional and livelihood security with special reference to India: a review vol.53, pp.1, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02621-6
  24. Local chickens in East African region: their production and potential vol.101, pp.1, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2021.101547