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This is an interesting description about the poultry industry in Indonesia. YOu can see that backyard flocks of "indiginous" chickens are prized. It's easy to see how elimination of backyard flocks will be difficult for some prevously-unreported reasons. At the end is BF-related info.
http://www.poultryindonesia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1149
Dipublikasi pada Selasa, Desember 05 @ 14:05:18 WIT admin
www.poultryindonesia.com. NATIVE chicken or kampung chicken is best known for its unique flavor, taste and texture of meat. It is described by geneticists and breeders as having evolved from indiscriminate breeding between the indigenous stocks and the exotic purebreds. This breed?s process of natural selection under local environment caused it to develop patterns of behavior that allows them to survive and reproduce even in the most marginal environment and with minimal management intervention.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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It has been raised by most of the rural population of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> and they represent an important source of meat and eggs. Although consumed by the family on most family occasions, kampung chickens are not able to provide consumption on a daily basis due to their low production. It plays a very important role in the cash flow of rural people. Kampung chickens do not have specific characteristics and vary in performance and plumage from one to another.
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According to the Statistical Year Book on Livestock released by the Directorate General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total number of kampung chickens from the 33 provinces in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> has been increasing from about 279 million birds in 2005 to nearly 300 million birds in 2006. Kampung chicken numbers are concentrated in Java island, with about 55 percent of the population being found here.
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To support the development of the kampung chicken, some local governments have introduced an intensive farming system program. Several strains have developed in the different regions and islands of the country. The Prima and Ayam Musi Unggul strains in South Sumatera, the Buras Super Maron in Central Java, the Master in East Java, and Ayam Kampung Super developed by Charoen Pokphand <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> were characterized and identified through extensive researches.
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Those kampung chickens now have better performance with body weight of 1.6 kg in 3 months, feed conversion ratio of 2.7 kg and livability of 97%. The price of meat and eggs of kampung chicken in the market is much higher than that of hybrid chicken. This provides the industry with an important advantage and is the reason for the promise of the industry. Selling price s are also relatively stable at average of Rp 18,000/kg.
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Some local governments or companies have carried out contract growing system with farmers, similar to that in broilers. Kampung chickens have middle-up consumers due to its higher prices compare to broilers. Along with the increase of people?s income, more and more consumers can afford to buy kampung chicken-based dishes.
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Most kampung chickens have long marketing chain. Some village collectors carry bamboo cages holding about 20 to 30 mature kampung chickens. The collectors travel around the village, paying in cash for one or more live chickens from the village households. Information about this trading system is limited. It might not be found in every village in Java since its success depends on the concentration of kampung chickens. In other areas sell their chickens in a local public market or livestock market.
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Creating a true kampung chicken will benefit breeders and the villagers who rear them. If kampung chickens have a standard it will be easy to breed and grows faster. It will definitely improve breeders? incomes. Once the size and color are standardized, kampung chicken can be exported as well.<o></o>
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<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">INDONESIA</st1lace></st1:country-region>?s breeding industry must overcome high production prices, according to some broiler farmers. Money spent on feed accounts for up to 70 per cent of farmers? total production costs. A major cause behind the high prices of animal feed is that a large portion of materials used for processing feed in the country is imported.
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The price of feed for broiler in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> now is about Rp 3,000 per kilo. Such costly feed has pushed up production costs and selling prices of broiler are squite high. To compete, many poultry farmers have had to reduce the selling price of their products. Expensive feed prices and lowered selling prices have put many farmers on the verge of bankruptcy.
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In addition to such pricing and costs problems, the breeding industry needs to solve issues relating to the quality. Epidemics are also a permanent danger for domestic breeds and flocks, reducing the industry?s export opportunities.
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In summary, increasing product quality, reducing productions costs and ensuring hygiene and food safety are the most effective ways for domestic breeders to integrate into the global economy.
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<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> can reduce the import of materials used for processing animal feed if the country reorganises material production areas. At present, the country need about 3 and 3.5 million tonnes of maize each year for its feed industry. If all of maize can be provided by domestic production, it will significantly reduce the feed costs.
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Agriculture Ministry has stressed the necessity of soon establishing criteria for the domestic breeding industry in conformity with international regulations. Drafting legal documents that clearly stipulate the responsibilities of authorised agencies to improve the professional skills of breeding workers are also immediate tasks.<o></o>
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<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">INDONESIA</st1lace></st1:country-region> will start clearing residential areas of chickens and ducks as part of its fight against bird flu, government officials said, acknowledging it would be a monumental and difficult task.
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?It?s a measure we have to take to be free from bird flu,? Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said following a government meeting on the H5N1 virus that has killed 55 people across Indonesia, the most in the world.
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No timeframe was given for the plan, which will almost certainly face resistance in a nation that has hundreds of millions of backyard birds, many of them in towns and cities.
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Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said the measure would be implemented systematically.
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?We will start by demanding that poultry be kept in cages in urban areas,? he said.
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The National Bird Flu Commission said that the number of provinces where the virus is endemic had been reduced from 30 to 16 over the past six months, but that the number of deaths is still expected to rise.
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Aburizal Bakrie, welfare minister and commission chairman, said the government would spend an additional 100 billion rupiah (US$11 million) to more than double the number of hospitals offering bird flu treatment facilities to 100 nationwide.
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http://www.poultryindonesia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1149
Dipublikasi pada Selasa, Desember 05 @ 14:05:18 WIT admin
www.poultryindonesia.com. NATIVE chicken or kampung chicken is best known for its unique flavor, taste and texture of meat. It is described by geneticists and breeders as having evolved from indiscriminate breeding between the indigenous stocks and the exotic purebreds. This breed?s process of natural selection under local environment caused it to develop patterns of behavior that allows them to survive and reproduce even in the most marginal environment and with minimal management intervention.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
fficeffice" /><o></o>It has been raised by most of the rural population of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
ffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> and they represent an important source of meat and eggs. Although consumed by the family on most family occasions, kampung chickens are not able to provide consumption on a daily basis due to their low production. It plays a very important role in the cash flow of rural people. Kampung chickens do not have specific characteristics and vary in performance and plumage from one to another.<o
></o> According to the Statistical Year Book on Livestock released by the Directorate General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total number of kampung chickens from the 33 provinces in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> has been increasing from about 279 million birds in 2005 to nearly 300 million birds in 2006. Kampung chicken numbers are concentrated in Java island, with about 55 percent of the population being found here. <o
></o> To support the development of the kampung chicken, some local governments have introduced an intensive farming system program. Several strains have developed in the different regions and islands of the country. The Prima and Ayam Musi Unggul strains in South Sumatera, the Buras Super Maron in Central Java, the Master in East Java, and Ayam Kampung Super developed by Charoen Pokphand <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> were characterized and identified through extensive researches.<o
></o> Those kampung chickens now have better performance with body weight of 1.6 kg in 3 months, feed conversion ratio of 2.7 kg and livability of 97%. The price of meat and eggs of kampung chicken in the market is much higher than that of hybrid chicken. This provides the industry with an important advantage and is the reason for the promise of the industry. Selling price s are also relatively stable at average of Rp 18,000/kg.
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></o> Some local governments or companies have carried out contract growing system with farmers, similar to that in broilers. Kampung chickens have middle-up consumers due to its higher prices compare to broilers. Along with the increase of people?s income, more and more consumers can afford to buy kampung chicken-based dishes.
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></o> Most kampung chickens have long marketing chain. Some village collectors carry bamboo cages holding about 20 to 30 mature kampung chickens. The collectors travel around the village, paying in cash for one or more live chickens from the village households. Information about this trading system is limited. It might not be found in every village in Java since its success depends on the concentration of kampung chickens. In other areas sell their chickens in a local public market or livestock market.
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></o> Creating a true kampung chicken will benefit breeders and the villagers who rear them. If kampung chickens have a standard it will be easy to breed and grows faster. It will definitely improve breeders? incomes. Once the size and color are standardized, kampung chicken can be exported as well.<o
></o><o
> </o><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">INDONESIA</st1lace></st1:country-region>?s breeding industry must overcome high production prices, according to some broiler farmers. Money spent on feed accounts for up to 70 per cent of farmers? total production costs. A major cause behind the high prices of animal feed is that a large portion of materials used for processing feed in the country is imported.<o
></o> The price of feed for broiler in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> now is about Rp 3,000 per kilo. Such costly feed has pushed up production costs and selling prices of broiler are squite high. To compete, many poultry farmers have had to reduce the selling price of their products. Expensive feed prices and lowered selling prices have put many farmers on the verge of bankruptcy.<o
></o> In addition to such pricing and costs problems, the breeding industry needs to solve issues relating to the quality. Epidemics are also a permanent danger for domestic breeds and flocks, reducing the industry?s export opportunities.
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></o> In summary, increasing product quality, reducing productions costs and ensuring hygiene and food safety are the most effective ways for domestic breeders to integrate into the global economy.
<o
></o> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Indonesia</st1lace></st1:country-region> can reduce the import of materials used for processing animal feed if the country reorganises material production areas. At present, the country need about 3 and 3.5 million tonnes of maize each year for its feed industry. If all of maize can be provided by domestic production, it will significantly reduce the feed costs.<o
></o> Agriculture Ministry has stressed the necessity of soon establishing criteria for the domestic breeding industry in conformity with international regulations. Drafting legal documents that clearly stipulate the responsibilities of authorised agencies to improve the professional skills of breeding workers are also immediate tasks.<o
></o><o
> </o><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">INDONESIA</st1lace></st1:country-region> will start clearing residential areas of chickens and ducks as part of its fight against bird flu, government officials said, acknowledging it would be a monumental and difficult task.<o
></o>?It?s a measure we have to take to be free from bird flu,? Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said following a government meeting on the H5N1 virus that has killed 55 people across Indonesia, the most in the world.
<o
></o> No timeframe was given for the plan, which will almost certainly face resistance in a nation that has hundreds of millions of backyard birds, many of them in towns and cities.
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></o> Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said the measure would be implemented systematically.
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></o>?We will start by demanding that poultry be kept in cages in urban areas,? he said.
<o
></o> The National Bird Flu Commission said that the number of provinces where the virus is endemic had been reduced from 30 to 16 over the past six months, but that the number of deaths is still expected to rise.
<o
></o> Aburizal Bakrie, welfare minister and commission chairman, said the government would spend an additional 100 billion rupiah (US$11 million) to more than double the number of hospitals offering bird flu treatment facilities to 100 nationwide.
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