Malaysia Veterinary Forum (Archive)

lcs · Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 65

Breed free-range chickens, villagers told

MUAR: Villagers have been urged to breed ayam kampung (free-range chicken) for personal consumption as commercial breeders might cut back on the number of birds due to higher cost of chicken feed.

Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the price of chicken feed had increased by about 40%.

Speaking to villagers and mosque committee leaders in Kampung Semasih near Panchor, he said that the price of chicken would go up if the nation’s commercial chicken production dropped.

Ramadan gift: Muhyiddin (left) giving cash aid to a mosque committee leader in Kampung Semasih on Thursday.
“If this happens, we urge villagers to adopt the old style of breeding chicken around their houses.

“They can breed just enough for their own consumption. This way, they will not be affected if there is a chicken shortage,” he said before presenting Ramadan aid to mosque committee leaders in Pagoh on Thursday.

Muhyiddin, who later joined villagers in their buka puasa session, said that besides chicken, they could also plant vegetables or breed fish.

lcs · Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 65

When the AI problems over, the politician seem that throw out something easily. They never think that raring village chickens will be one of the souce of AI. If there is AI cases happen to the village chickens, I can guaranteen that whole poultry industry in Johor state will be affected, and for sure this would lead to collapse of this industry in Johor state, and as for the consequences, affecting our exporting income. Why they still can't learn something from the Sg. Buloh AI case. Many of the chicken farms (especially layers) were banned to export their eggs to Singapore.