A production report on Turkey farming: Problems and prospects in Bangladesh

Abstract

Turkey is a newly introduced poultry species in Bangladesh. Its popularity is increasing gradually because of gamey flavor of meat with lower fat content. So, it may have high potential for production and marketing in Bangladesh. However, there is scanty study conducted previously regarding turkey production in Bangladesh. Therefore, Present study was done to know the rearing system, management practice, problems and prospects of turkey farming in Bangladesh. The observation was taken of status of farmers, source of technical support, the turkey flock size (according to age variation), feed intake, housing system, feeding system, floor space , feeder space, waterer space, turkey marketing age, weight, price of turkey. Most of the turkey farmer rear turkey in small scale semi-intensive system (50%) was generally practiced by the rural farmers. They have very little idea about breed and variety of turkey and prevention of diseases of turkey. But farmer have very little knowledge about turkey management procedure. There is no specific feeding standard for turkey. Farmers used to feed their turkey according to broiler and layer feeding manual. So, research needed to improve the status of turkey.