Village chickens, poverty alleviation and the sustainable control of Newcastle disease
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2005-10
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Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Abstract
Village poultry have been raised for thousands of years and the selection pressure present in the village
environment has resulted in local breeds that are well adapted to local conditions. Within the livestock
sector, village poultry are often the most commonly owned type of livestock and they are more frequently
owned than larger livestock species by resource-poor households. This paper discusses the comparative
advantages of village and smallholder poultry in poverty alleviation and food-security projects in
developing countries.
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Village chickens, poverty alleviation, sustainable control, Newcastle disease