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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br/> TAGAVILLA, MILDRED A. 2019. Supervised Farming Project on<br/>Broiler Production Using 1% Oregano Leaf Meal as Feed Supplement.<br/>Supervised Farming Project. College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable<br/>Development. Mariano Marcos State University, City of Batac, 2906 Ilocos Norte. 43<br/>PP<br/>Adviser: Ms. Joan R. Rarogal<br/> <br/> This supervised farming project was carried out to validate the profitability of<br/>broiler production using 1% oregano leaf meal. Specifically, the project aimed to:<br/>determine the growth performance of broilers using the package of technology<br/>adopted from Dumale (2013) with his study entitled, "Growth Performance of Broiler<br/>Fed with Varying Levels of Oregano Leaf Meal", evaluate the profitability of broiler<br/>production using 1% Oregano Leaf Meal (OLM) as feed supplement, identify the<br/>problems encountered during the production period, and identify the skills and values<br/>developed during the conduct of the project.<br/> The project was implemented at Barangay 27-A, Pungto, Bacarra, Ilocos<br/>Norte, involving two production cycles from January 28 to April 7, 2019. One<br/>hundred heads of cobb broilers were reared for 28 to 30 days with the target weight of<br/>1.5 kg per head. The management practices employed were based on the Philippine<br/>Recommends for Broiler Production (2004). Along with the good animal husbandry<br/>practices, the project utilized feed supplementation of OLM which serve as an<br/>antibiotic and to enhance the growth performance of broiler chickens.<br/> The total gain in weight and average daily gain in weight of the broiler in the<br/>first cycle was 1.505 kg and 0.054 kg, and in the second cycle was 1.60 kg and 0.53<br/>kg, respectively. The final weight was 1.55 kg in the first cycle and 1.65 kg in the<br/>second cycle.<br/>The average feed consumption per bird were 2.25 kg and 2 kg for the first and<br/>second cycle, respectively. Moreover, the feed cost per kilogram gain was Php 43,61<br/>in the first cycle and Php 35.63 in the second cycle of the production.<br/>Marketing of the broilers was done on live weight basis. The product was sold<br/>to the customers within the student-entrepreneur's neighborhood. The price was<br/>based on the prevailing price of live broiler in the market per kg which is Php. 120.00<br/>in both first and second cycle.<br/> The project incurred a total net income of Php 6,620.00 in the first cycle and<br/>Php 7,604.00 in the second cycle and with a return on investment of 63.88% for the<br/>two production cycles.<br/>The values developed and technical know-how acquired on broiler production<br/>include the constructing of the poultry house, cleaning and disinfecting the broiler<br/>house, feeding management, collecting of oregano leaves, collecting the broiler<br/>manure and selling of the product. The values developed for each technical know-<br/>how acquired are carefulness, patience, resourcefulness, cleanliness, keen observer,<br/>initiative and being friendly.<br/><br/><br/> |
