Indonesia: Merawang chicken breed more resistant to bird flu

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Ayam Merawang Lebih Tahan Flu Burung (Hold the chicken Merawang Over Bird Flu)

FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012 19:16

Pangkalpinang - Department of Agriculture and Livestock (Distanak) Islands Province of the Pacific Islands states, Merawang chickens more resistant to bird flu because it has a high adaptability. Head of Section (Kasi) Animal Health and Public Health Veterinari, drh Judnaidy, stating that, related to the efforts of Babel to maintain self-sufficiency in chicken. "Compared with other types of chicken, chicken Merawang more resistant to the virus causing outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu because they have the power of adaptation is high," he said in Pangkalpinang, Friday (25/5). Judnaidy said, chicken is a chicken Merawang typical of Babel that has managed to adapt to the environment in the region so that high durability. "Chicken Merawang history came from mainland China brought by settlers centuries ago to Babylon, that here, as the name implies, comes from the village chicken Merawang Merawang, Bangka, "he said. According Judnaidy, chicken Merawang 83 percent more resistant to bird flu than the regular chicken. "Resilience Merawang chickens against bird flu, while 83 per cent of ordinary chicken only 60 percent," he said. In addition to its resistance to bird flu , chicken Merawang considered superior in some respects, among others: the number of eggs more and faster growth. "Merawang egg production can reach 125 grains per head per year and was able to produce a chicken egg at the age of about five months, so do not have to wait long, "he said. Therefore, the public advocate for Babel Distanak prefer Merawang raising chickens because they are superior. "In addition, chicken Merawang's original chicken here, we must develop in order to become an icon in the world of national and international , "he said.

http://www.gatra.com/nusantara/sumatera/13091-ayam-merawang-lebih-tahan-flu-burung

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Re: Indonesia: Merawang chicken breed more resistant to bird flu

Indonesia has at least 31 chicken breeds or breeding groups. . . .

Production performance of some local chicken genotypes in Indonesia: An overview
Tike Sartika and Ronny Rachman Noor

. . .For many years local farmers have reared local chicken as a part of their culture in traditional ways. Indonesia has at least 31 breeds or distinct groups of local chickens (Nataamijaya, 2000). Local chickens are important to the livelihoods of many farmers in Indonesia, where they are raised in low input traditional management systems. The chickens scavenge for feed which includes kitchen waste, insects, worms, grasses and vegetables. The scavenging local chicken, in fact, could play a very important role in pest control in rice and corn production (Nataamijaya et al. 1996). Local chickens supply meat that has specific texture and taste and contain lower fat and are thus preferred by most consumers. As a result, local chicken meat is more expensive than the broiler meat. Eggs from local chicken are also more expensive than commercial chicken egg and are used as part of traditional herbal medicine called ?Jamu? which is very popular in Indonesia. . . .

Full article here: http://mahider.ilri.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3543/Noor.pdf?sequence=1