Research Note: Characterization of peasant family poultry farming in Southern Chile

dc.contributor.authorAsencio, Katherin
dc.contributor.authorAlcalde, Jose Antonio
dc.contributor.authorGandarillas, Monica
dc.contributor.authorKeim, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorEcheverria, Rodrigo
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:10:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe poultry industry produces most of the meat and eggs for human consumption worldwide. However, family poultry farming still plays an important role in developing countries providing high quality animal products including eggs and poultry meat for family and local consumption.
dc.description.abstractA field survey was taken to 145 family poultry farmers off the commune of Maullin, Los Lagos Region of Southern Chile, to describe their husbandry and breeding practices, and provide information for future development and conservation priorities. Egg production in these poultry systems of the Maullin commune is a family tradition, run mostly by women, provides an extra income from the sale of extra eggs and chicken meat during autumn and winter months. Flocks of 15 to 30 native, creole or indigenous hens, reach point of lay at 5 or 6 months old. Egg production with a mean rate of 40%, peaks during September. Brown eggs are the most frequent, followed by blue-greenish eggs derived from Mapuche fowl ancestry. A ratio of 10 to 20 females per rooster results in ca. 60% hatching rate from natural incubation. While males are kept for two seasons only, females are kept longer, some until old. Diet is based on locally available or self-produced grains, complemented by pasture browsing, scavenging, and kitchen waste. Sanitary management is low or none and technical knowledge derives from ancestral tradition. Investment in accommodation and feeding is low. Results provide information on these systems in non-tropical areas of developing countries where it is scarce, and highlights how these systems can respond to the challenges of future poultry production, considering both climate change and consumers demand for more wholesome, human and sustainable products.
dc.description.funderAnimal Production Institute of Universidad Austral de Chile
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.psj.2022.102339
dc.identifier.eissn1525-3171
dc.identifier.issn0032-5791
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2022.102339
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92045
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001007618200016
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaPoultry science
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCreole chickens
dc.subjectbackyard poultry
dc.subjectSouthern Chile
dc.subjectblue eggs
dc.titleResearch Note: Characterization of peasant family poultry farming in Southern Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen102
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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