Thesis (BS Agribusiness) - Mariano Marcos State University

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AGNGARAY, IRISH MAE A. and RASCO, JENMA G. 2019. Broiler
Production in Brgy. Palongpong, City of Batac, Ilocos Norte. Practicum Terminal
Report. College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable Development. Mariano Marcos
State University. City of Batac, 2906 Ilocos Norte. 35pp.
Adviser: Mrs. Ethel Reynda M. Calivoso

The project was established to provide an actual experience to the student-
entrepreneurs with enterprise management particularly in broiler production.
Specifically, it aimed to: 1) provide a working knowledge and understanding on the
operation of a small enterprise both in the technical and marketing aspects; 2) have
adequate training and practice in record keeping and preparation of cost and return
analysis; 3) provide income to the proponents, and 4) develop skills and values through
the different activities to be undertaken by the student-entrepreneurs.
The practicum project on broiler production was conducted at Brgy.
Palongpong, City of Batac, Ilocos Norte on February 7 to March 28, 2019. The project
raised 100 heads loading capacity in one complete production cycle for 50 days.
The project covered the production and marketing of 84 broilers chickens
weighing 1.3 kg to 2.0 kg in live and dressed forms. The total budgetary requirement
of the project was Php 11, 849.25, which included the cost of chicks, feeds, vitamins,
housing related cost, electricity, wage of laborer and transportation cost. The gross income of the student entrepreneurs came from the sales of live and dressed chickens
with a total of Php 16,755.00 and a net income of Php 4,905.75.
A return on investment of 41.40% was recorded on the project. Thus, for every
Phpl invested there is a return of Php 0.41. The break-even yield (BEY) of the project
was 91.15 kg while the break-even price (BEP) is Php 94.10.
The problems encountered in the project are cold weather and infectious
choriza. Due to cold weather condition, the student-entrepreneurs provided additional
source of heat to the chicks and additional old sacks as cover to prevent strong winds
from entering the cage. Moreover, the small chicks were separated from the large
chickens to prevent injury or leg paralysis.
After the project, the student entrepreneurs were able to develop values like
preciseness, patience, honesty, being organized, persuasion and decision making. In
addition, the skills developed by the student-entrepreneurs were appropriate cleaning,
feeding, recording and marketing of chickens.