SECTION I. The Poultry Industry Flashcards
Advantages of Poultry over Other Livestock Species (NHSSHLC)
- No cultural restrictions
- Has socio-cultural importance
- Shorter production cycle
- Shorter generation interval
- Higher reproduction rate
- Lower production cost / minimal inputs
- Convenience of preparation
Components of Poultry Production System
- Level of Inputs
- Scale of Production
- Commercial Poultry Farm Operations
Two levels of inputs
- Intensive (i.e. use of
sophisticated housing system) - Extensive (i.e. free-
ranging)
For broiler:
Raising 500 birds and below
Small hold Farm
For broiler:
Raising 501-10,000 birds
Semi-commercial farm
For broiler:
Raising 10,001 birds and above
Commercial Farm
For chicken (native/improved/free range):
Raising 250 birds and below
Small hold Farm
For chicken (native/improved/free range):
Raising 251 - 5000 birds
Semi-commercial Farm
For chicken (native/improved/free range):
Raising 5001 birds and above
Commercial Farm
Commercial Poultry Farm Operations (BLBHNG)
- Broiler
- Layer
- Breeder
- Hatchery
- Native chicken and
duck - Game fowl
Broiler Chicken
Meat (Broiler)
Layer Chicken
Table eggs
Breeder Chicken (Broiler/Layer)
Hatching eggs
Philippine Native Chickens (BBCPDJBL)
A) Banaba
B) Bolinao
C) Camarines
D) Paraoakan
E) Darag
F) Joloanon
G) Boholano
H) Labuyo
Biggest among Ph Native Chickens
Paraokan
Most Produced Eggs among PH Native Chickens
Darag
Supporting Industries in Poultry Industry
- Feed milling companies
- Transport services
- Equipment suppliers
- Veterinary suppliers
- Processing plants
- Packaging industries
- Marketing and distribution
Top 3 Chicken Meat Producer Countries
USA, Brazil, China
Top importer
Japan
Top exporter
Brazil
Leading Eggs Produced and Top producer of Duck Eggs
China
How many percent belongs to the Poultry Sector in agricultural production?
16.74%
As of August 2023, how many birds was in the chicken inventory in the Philippine Poultry Sector?
200.21M birds
Small hold
Mostly native
Commercial
Mostly broiler
Semi-commercial
Mostly layer chicken
____ accounted for 80.8 percent of the country’s total chicken egg production
Layer chicken
Total chicken egg production is from three
types of chicken:
Layer, Native/Improved, and Broiler breeder
Central Luzon
Broiler Farms
CALABARZON
Layer Farms
Western Visayas
Native Chicken
Central Luzon
Duck Farms
Philippine First Export
2004
PABI
(Philippine Association of
Broiler Integrators)
UBRA
(United Broiler Raisers
Association)
As of Dec 2024, the
total duck population
recorded was
13.93 million birds
It has a black plumage color with white feather markings, in their neck bib. They stand slightly upright with orange to brown shank. It lays larger egg more than 65g.
Itik PINAS-Itim
The male has a brown plumage color with darker brown pattern in their head while the female has plain brown plumage color. They stand slightly upright with orange shank. It has small body size.
Itik PINAS-Khaki
It has plain brown plumage color with small body size, 1.2kg and lays more and big eggs. Sex can be determined by feather color at day old at >98% accuracy.
Itik PINAS-Kayumanggi
Region with the highest distribution of duck inventory
Central Luzon
