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A Study on Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) Raising in the Sudan
(2013-10) Osama Elshiek Yassin; Salim Gibril; Al Hafiz Abdelrahman Hassan; Bushara A. Bushara
A survey on turkey raising in the Sudan using structured questionnaires and interviews for 25 breeders and 5 dealers, officials of five state ministries and 8 Agricultural Colleges was carried out to know the present status of turkey rearing. Results showed that black at 5.74% was the dominant colour, 69.3% of respondents hatched their replacement flocks, 85.7% were home rearing 66.7% raised less than 30 birds and most breeders used cereals (sorghum and rice) of which sorghum constitute about 70%. Some 50% kept flocks for eggs and meat production, 25% for meat alone, 63.7% marketed live birds, 27.3% as slaughtered and 50% of respondents marketed at any age with customer availability and price being limiting factors. Healthwise 50% vaccinated their flocks and 66.7% received veterinary care and advice. Main problem encountered was feeding, followed by diseases and environmental factors (22.2%). For the majority (75%) manure had no use. No extension services or technical support were offered from all the state ministries. Most colleges included some educational courses on turkey. Index Terms— Survey, Turkey, Structured questionnaires, Sudan