TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR BROILER PRODUCTION …

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR BROILER PRODUCTION . introduction . In Botswana, the poultry industry plays a major role in contributing towards addressing key national development goals and improving the standard of living of people through poverty alleviation and creating employment opportunities. The Poultry Annual Report of 2005/2006 indicates that the annual consumption of poultry meat per person declined from to ( ) % during 2004 to 2005 and this was attributed to the outbreak of Newcastle disease in the neighboring countries, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Despite Newcastle disease outbreak, it was estimated that the population of broilers produced in Botswana increased by from 21, 500 000 to over 31, 000, 000 during 2000 to 2005. At least over 28 675 000 broilers were slaughtered in 2005 yielding 40 000 tonnes of BROILER meat. There was a sharp decline in the importation of day old chickens from 14, 313, 790 to 5, 988, 595 ( ) during 2000 to 2005 implying that local PRODUCTION was significantly increasing in the country.

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR BROILER PRODUCTION INTRODUCTION In Botswana, the poultry industry plays a major role in contributing towards addressing key national development goals and improving the standard of living of people through poverty alleviation and creating employment opportunities. The Poultry Annual Report of 2005/2006 indicates that the

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