Management, Bio-security and Production of Broiler Farming System at Chakaria Upazila Under Cox’s Bazar District

Abstract

A study was conducted on management, bio-security, and production of broiler farming system in Chakaria Upazila. The necessary information of the study was gathered from small scale commercial broiler farms in Chakaria Upazila of Cox’s Bazar during the period of 17th February to 28th April, 2022. Data were collected thorough pre-scheduled face to face interviews with the farm owners and workers through questionnaire basis. The analysis of the data reveals that broiler farm owners of Chakaria upazila are generally interested in rearing broiler under farming system. The estimated net benefit per shed having average flock size of 1350 birds during the working period was found to be Tk.42475. However, the present study also found that the broiler farming in Chakaria is threatened by various problems like high feed cost, lake of electricity, low quality feed, low quality chicks, high mortality rate of chicks, transportation problem & not conscious about biosecurity. Also seen that better stocking density & restricted entry of the visitor lower the FCR ,better growth rate. So even though the possibility of profitable broiler farming in Chakaria was found to be high, the required facilities were found to be inadequate which sometimes discourage the farmers. The study concludes saying that if the problems are mitigated, farmers would be more encouraged to establish more broiler farms on a large scale basis throughout the year as a profitable business enterprise.