The Intensive Poultry Farming Industry in the Sahelian Zone (CDI, 1996, 56 p.): 3. QUESTIONNAIRE: 3.1. Evaluation indicators

The Intensive Poultry Farming Industry in the Sahelian Zone (CDI, 1996, 56 p.)

3. QUESTIONNAIRE

		3.1. Evaluation indicators
		3.2. Market information
		3.3. Assessing raw material requirements
		3.4. Investment required
		3.5. Assessing the competition
		3.6. Integration in the poultry farming industry

3.1. Evaluation indicators

On reading this guide, it is clear that poultry farming requires varying degrees of technical expertise. Managing broiler type breeding stock is a much more delicate matter than managing a flock of laying hens, which is itself more difficult to handle than a broiler unit.

Every activity in the poultry farming industry has its own specific technical features which the manager must be on top of and appropriately qualified staff are essential.

For guidance, some indicators for the summary evaluation of projects are given below.

Poultry farms

PRODUCTION	CYCLE	TURNROUND	MANAGEMENT	QUANTITY OF FEED
Broilers	7 weeks	Quick	Easy	4 kg/bird
Pullets	18 0 weeks	Slow	Delicate	8 kg/bird
Layers of eggs for consumption	52 weeks	Quick	Delicate	40 5 kg/bird
Layer breeding stock	72 weeks	Slow	Very Delicate	50 kg/bird

Operating costs and parameters according to capacity in the industry

Unit	Capacity	Approximate initial cost in FCFA	Electricity Kw/hour	Water Litre/hour
Feed factory	1 tons/hour	30,000,000	27
Hatchery	8 400 eggs/weeks	24,000,000	2.5	75
Abattoir	50 0 chickens/h	2,000,000	5	450
	300 00 chickens/h	20,000,000	30	500
	500 00 chickens/h	43,000,000	50	700
Egg trays	360 trays/hour	40,000,000	12	55
Poultry houses		10 a 20,000 FCFA/M² (local construction)

With the aid of the above indicators and answers to the questions posed in the following pages, promoters of poultry farming projects or an activity in the industry will be able to assess the economic viability of their plans.