Proceedings of the training on Desi Bird Breed Farm Management and Preventive Vaccination Venue: Chattarpur, Jharkhand Date: 9th - 10th, July 2015
Introduction As part of RRA Network, Vikas Sahyog Kendra (VSK) has been implementing comprehensive pilot in Chhattarpur Block, Palamau District, Jharkhand. The pilot area is 65,536 ha, and covered 10 gram panchayats, of 50 villages. VSK has been making efforts in strengthening the livestock based livelihoods particularly through goatry and backyard poultry for the past two years. With help of local AHD organized an orientation session on preventive vaccination for large animals. 15 vaccinators cum CRPs have got benefited. About 3500 large and small ruminants
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have been vaccinated against FMD. About 90 elevated goat shelters were constructed through the help of CRPs in the area. Regarding Backyard poultry in the CP area, disease outbreaks like Ranikhet, Fowl pox are most dangerous diseases. Entire poultry population wipes out by Ranikhet annually; No support system for vaccination, Non availability of chicks of Desi birds, Lack of proper night shelters results in high levels of predation and theft and Low hatchability of eggs etc. If the above constraints are eased, then potential income of about Rs.10,000 per household through backyard poultry can be easily achieved.
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