Practical management systems for peri-urban broiler chicken production

Authors

  • Bill J.K. Bakau
  • William E. Nano
  • Rashad E. Abdelsamie

Keywords:

broiler chickens, peri-urban, live chicken markets, stocking schedules

Abstract

Live chickens fetch high prices in urban markets. How farmers living close to these markets can go about servicing them without oversupplying them with live chickens is discussed. Two examples showing different types of schedules for stocking and selling finished birds are also given.

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Published

2025-12-05

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1&2 (1999): Harvest

Section

Articles