Poultry Production

• Poultry production is the fastest growing agricultural sub-sector in developing countries
• Poultry farming provides essential nutrients with short production cycles, contributing significantly to food security and nutrition globally.
• Poultry farming serves as a vital source of income for backyard farmers, particularly during crises, thereby contributing to poverty alleviation efforts.
• The poultry industry has seen exponential growth, with approximately 23 billion birds raised worldwide, amounting to approximately 3 birds per person globally.
• The poultry population has increased dramatically, now five times larger than it was 50 years ago.
• Poultry farming is recognized as one of the most efficient agricultural sub-sectors
• Practice of raising domestic birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese for the purpose of producing food items like meat and eggs.

  Poultry Farming
• 3 main types of production

  Broiler, Layers, Backyard
• Non-conventional houses; market-oriented

  Broiler
• various cages; market-oriented

  Layers
• conventional houses, personal or local market

  Backyard
• Commercial broiler and layer farms make up 92% of the industry.
• About 8% of global poultry farming comes from smaller-scale backyard broiler and layer farm
• Primary meat source globally, with top regions including North America, Latin America, and Asia.

  Chicken
• Smaller industry aiming for 7.1kg per capita consumption, mainly concentrated in the Americas and Europe.

  Turkey
• Contribute to 7.5% of global meat production, particularly improving human nutrition in Asia.

  Duck and Goose
• Layer industry is expected to see a further increase of 8 million tons from 2020 to 2030.
• Asian countries contribute 50% to the total egg production worldwide.
• Total Philippin inventory increased from 181.05 million birds in 2017 to 202.82 million birds by September 2023.
• Out of 202.82 million birds, 42.0% of it is native/improved chickens, 34.7% broiler, and 22.3 layers.
• Top region with largest percent share in terms of Native / Improved Chicken

  Western Visayas
• Top region with largest percent share in terms of Broiler Chicken

  Central Luzon
• Top region with largest percent share in terms of Layer Chicken

  CALABARZON
• Top 3 regions with highest total chicken inventory

  Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Northern Mindanao
• In 2022, there is a spike in growth rate of chicken production. From -1.4% to 6.7%.
• Top regions with the highest total chicken layer flock inventory

  CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Northern Mindanao
• From 2021 to 2023, the growth rate of chicken egg production is decreasing.
• The annual growth rate of farmgate price broiler saw a spike in 2022.
• NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

  ·       Varying land requirement/edible product between countries and systems

  ·       Water footprint (broiler: 11% and layer: 7%) is lower compared to other animal products

  ·       Poultry has the least greenhouse gas (GHG) emission

  ·       Climate change, nutrient & pesticide pollution and destruction of habitats causes loss of biodiversity
• ·       Poultry farming is a very important global and local agriculture sector
• ·       There is an increasing trends for production and consumption of poultry products both globally and locally
• Aside from increasing costs of feed ingredients, aspects on food security, poverty alleviation, human and animal health and climate change (One Health Approach) must also be considered in the business
• 0-6 weeks: Development of internal organs including Brain, Liver, Lungs, Kidney, Heart, GIT.
• 7-14 weeks: Development of bones
• 15 weeks - onwards: Sexual maturity (Ovary and oviduct)
• Purpose of feathers: Identification, Protection, Thermoregulation, Reproduction
• Converts Provitamin D3 to Vitamin D3

  (Dietary Ca+ absorption)

  Skin
• Spinal column fused in the Thoracic to Sacral areas except for T6
• Chicken have 7 Pairs of ribs
• Chickens has a prominent Keel bone. Neck bones are flexible with light skull (23 bones).