Browsing by Author "Trail, J. C. M."
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Item Chick Rearing in Uganda(1962) Trail, J. C. M.The most suitable methods of brooding chicks in Uganda are outlined. The weekly growth rates, feed consumption and feed conversion rates for pullets from day-old to eight weeks of age are given. The two-month pullet weighed 1 t lb., having consumed 5 lb. of chick mash, with a feed conversion rate of 4.3 to 1. The cost of production of a two month- old pullet hatched on the farm is Sh. 5/35 and when purchased at day-old Sh. 6/10.Item Fattening Turkeys in Uganda(1963) Trail, J. C. M.Broad breasted bronze turkeys were fattened from 12 weeks to 22 weeks -of age under deep ioitter management.t. The live-weights at 22 weeks averaged 10 lb. 11.2 oz. per bird, with a total food consumption fr-om hatching of 54 lb. 2.2 oz. and an overall feed conversion rate of 5.1: 1 The killing out percentage was 80.2per cent, ~living a dressed carcass weight of 8 lb. 9.3 oz. The total cost of production was Sh. 25/39 per bird or Sh. 2/38 per pound live-weight Or Sh. 3/04 per pound dressed weight. The main items of expenditure are listed as percentages of the total costs of production, food accounting for 55 per cent of the cost. The profit per bird was Sh. 12/55 when a selling price -of Sh. 4/50 per pound dressed weight was obtained.Item Meat Production from Indigenous, Crossbred and Imported Poultry in Uganda(1963) Trail, J. C. M.Nine hundred cockerels of indigenous, Light Sussex X indigenous, Rhode Island Red X indigenous, Black Australorp X indigenous, White Leghorn X indigenous and three pure imported breeds were reared from day old to 5 months of age, and growth rates, food consumption, feed conversion, killing out percentages and costs of production measured at the 6 week and 20 week stages. The imported breeds gave the best results throughout, the Light Sussex X indigenous and Rhode Island Red X indigenous were superior to the indigenous, and the Black Australorp X indigeoous and White Leghorn X indigenouswere inferior to the indigenous. The production of meat from imported, Light Sussex X indigenous and Rhode Island Red X indigenous cockerels at 16 and 20 weeks of age was a profitable undertaking, but it was not possible to avoid incurring a loss in the rearing of indigenous, Black Australorp X indigenous and White Leghorn X indigenous birds.Item Meat Production from Indigenous, Crossbred And Imported Poultry in Uganda(1963) Trail, J. C. M.From trials carried out to gain a detailed knowledge of the characteristics of the indigenous poultry of Uganda and assess the improvements to be brought about by upgrading with imported breeds, data on the meat production qualities of surplus cockerels have been collected, and are presented in this paper. Very little information is available on the performance of indigenous and crossbred Cockerels kept under good conditions of management, and the aims of this paper are to examine and compare growth rates, food consumption, feed conversion, killing out percentages and costs of production of meat from indigenous, crossbred and imported cockerels in UgandaItem A Note on the Costs of Egg Production in Uganda(1963) Trail, J. C. M.This note was designed to provide some detailed costings on a medium-sized poultry enterprise of 500 laying hens similar to those now appearing in increasing numbers especially in Buganda.Item A Note on the Costs of Egg Production in Uganda(1963) Trail, J. C. M.This note was designed to provide some detailed costings on a medium-sized poultry enterprise of 500 laying hens similar to those now appearing in increasing numbers especially in Buganda.These figures make it very obvious thatunder present conditions in Uganda, when a farmer can obtain about Sh. 3/60 per dozen for his eggs all the year round, the choice of stock is of utmost importance. While the Light Sussex X Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn and Rhode Island Red crosses made a profit of Sh. 10/11 and Sh. 9/02 respectively per bird, the Rhode Island Red made only Sh. 2/49 per bird and the Light Sussex and Black Australorp were maintained at a loss.Item Rearing Turkeys in Uganda(1962) Trail, J. C. M.The turkey is a comparatively easy bird to rear in Uganda using conventional poultry equipment, provided correct management and feeding methods are applied. In company with ,the goose, the turkey makes by far the most efficient use of food of any farm poultry, and in fact is not surpassed in its ability to convert food into meat by any farm animal (Feltwell).
