Farmer livestock survey

 

1. Farmer's Name	Date:
2. Location

Nutrition

3. List all available commercial animal feeds. Give price and source.

Animal Feed	Price/kg.	Quantity	Source
Chicken
Swine
Rabbit
Goat

4. Available noncommercial feeds

Feeds	Season Available	Price	Source
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5. Are the animals free ranging or pasture fed? If so, then answer the following.

a. Are the pastures native or tame?

b. Are they fertilized?

c. What are the common grass species?

d. What are the common legume species?

6. What is the source of water for the following animals? Is it given ad-lib? Is it contaminated with parasites?

Chickens

Swine

Rabbits

Goats

7. How is animal feed stored currently?

8. What kind of feeding and watering equipment is used?

9. If the animals are fed commercial feed, then list out all the ingredients in ration for:

Poultry

Rabbits

Swine

Goats

Management

10. Animals fed and watered:

Daily?

Occasionally?

11. Are the following practices followed?

A. Poultry

Egg collection	Light source
Culling	Litter management
Feather clipping	Parasite control
Debeaking	Use of nesting boxes & roosting perches
Isolation of the sick	Natural or artificial incubation
Cleaning of cages or pens	Forced molting
Waterers and feeders used

B. Swine

Iron shots	Tail docking
Teeth clipping	Ear notching
Castration	Control of parasites
Navel dipping	Internal
Far rowing crate	External
Controlled breeding	Piglets wiped off at birth

C. Rabbits

Breeding records kept	Controlled breedings
Ear tatooing	Culling & selection
Treatment for parasites	Palpation of does
Use of kindling boxes	Sexing of fryers

D. Goats

Hoof trimming	Controlled breedings
Castration	Milking
Pasture rotation	Tethering
Diet supplements	Kids wiped off at birth
Treatment for parasites

12. Brief evaluation of the livestock extension services of the government in your village.

13. Average number of extension visits to this farmer yearly.

14. Are his or her animals exposed to the following stress factors:

Disturbances	Movement
Feed changes	Heat and humidity
Caretaker changes	Poor ventilation
Violent weather	Predators

Diseases and Parasites

15. Estimate or name all the livestock disease outbreaks and the month of occurance.

Name or description	Month
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16. Available antibiotics and vaccines.

Antibiotic	Price	Sources
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17. Vaccine	Price	Sources
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18. Are these vaccines administered regularly? If so, by whom?

a. Newcastle

b. Fowl Pox

c. Fowl Cholera

d. Hog Cholera

e. Brucellosis

f. Rhinderpest

g. Hemorrhagic Septicemia

Also, is a coccidiostat used regularly?

19. Are abortions a regular occurance with:

Does (Rabbit)	How about cannibalism?
Sows
Does (Goats)

Genetics

20. Number of: Native	Breeds Crosses	Exotics
Chickens:
Goats:
Rabbits:
Ducks:
Swine:

21. Age of animals.

Poultry

Swine

Goats

Rabbits

22. List all breeds for each species:

Exotics:

Chickens

Swine

Rabbits

Goats

Ducks

 

23. Species	Exotics Crosses	Natives
Breeding boars
Breeding rabbit bucks
Breeding goat bucks
Breeding roosters

24. Hatchery information

a. Prices

b. Quality

c. Distance to and from your village

d. Breeds used

25. Where does farmer buy new animals?

26. By species, which is more common: inbreeding or crossbreeding?

Swine	Rabbits
Goats	Poultry

27. Does the farmer use natural or artificial incubation?

28. Average litter size for:

Rabbits

Swine

29. Average age at puberty of:

Gilts

Rabbit does

Goat does

Hens

30. Average time to point of lay for poultry.

Housing

31. Briefly list common animal housing materials and their respective prices.

Materials

Price per Unit

32. Briefly describe the typical housing design for:

Chickens	Rabbits
Swine	Goats

 

33. Estimate the percentage of each species population which is housed.

Poultry %_____ Swine % _____ Rabbits % _____ Goats %

Marketing

34. Average number of eggs/chickens/week during maximum laying period?

35. Average time to market weight:

Meat hogs _____ Broilers _____ Rabbits _____ Goats

36. Average market weight in Kgs.

Meat hogs _____ Broilers _____ Rabbits _____ Goats

37. Average price per: kilogram, head, or egg:

Chickens eggs _____ Duck eggs _____ Meat hogs _____ Rabbits

38. Number of species population sold yearly:

Swine _____ Rabbits _____ Goats _____ Broilers

Consumed but not sold yearly

Swine _____ Rabbits _____ Goats _____ Broilers

39. Does farmer meat supply meet family needs?

40. Does the farmer export meat?

Import meat?

41. What is the distance to the nearest livestock selling market?

Live or slaughtered?

Is the road to market passable year round?

If there is no road, are there other means of transport available?

Means of Transport

Adequate

Cost

42. Is there a consumer preference and price difference for the following?

	Yes	No	If yes, what color?	Price difference
Color of eggs
Color of broilers
Color of meat hogs
Color of rabbits
Color of goats
Preference for a fat carcass in chickens?			Hogs?
Rabbits?	Ducks?	Goats?
Preference for castrated males for meat?