Feeding and breeding practices followed by poultry farmers in Banswara district of Rajasthan

Abstract

The current research deals with the feeding and breeding practices of followed by poultry farmers in Banswara district. The field of investigation of this study covered two tehsils of Banswara district i.e. Bagidora and Banswara. The study revealed that in feeding and breeding practices maximum respondents (76.67%) of poultry farmer used own produced feed, (72.50%). respondents provided feed to poultry birds two times a day, maximum (74.17%) poultry rearers were not using feeder, 58.33 per cent rears used earthen water, majority (80.83%) of poultry farmers used their own breeding male bird, 79.16 per cent poultry farmers selection of egg shape and size, majority (67.50%) of poultry farmers used Kacha house and 72.50 per cent female involved in work of poultry.