APPENDIX - A A STUDY ON PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF POULTRY FARMS IN NAMAKKAL DISTRICT, TAMILNADU INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

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1 APPENDIX - A A STUDY ON PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF POULTRY FARMS IN NAMAKKAL DISTRICT, TAMILNADU INTERVIEW SCHEDULE 1. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE POULTRY FARMERS NAME AND ADDRESS : 1.1 Age of the Respondent : (i) years (ii) years (iii) years (iv) above 55 years 1.2. Educational Qualification : (i) No formal education (ii) Secondary education (iii) College education 1.3 Marital Status : (i) Married (ii) Unmarried 1.4 Occupation: (i) Poultry farming only (ii) Poultry farming and Agriculture (iii) Poultry farming and Business (iv) Poultry fanning and Employed 1.5 Location of the poultry farm : (i) Village (ii) Urban 1.6 Nature of ownership: (i) Sole owner (ii) Partnership (iii) Pvt. Ltd. Co., 1.7 Experience in poultry farming : (i) Less than 5 years (ii) 5-10 years (iii) years (iv) years (v) More than 20 years 1.8 Source of inducement for entering into poultry farming : (i) Hereditary (ii) Neighbours (iii) Advt./Relatives & Friends (iv) Self 1.9 Membership in poultry farmer's association : (i) Member (ii) Non member 1.10 Reasons for starting poultry farming (assign rank from / to) : (i) Profitable business (ii) Less water is required for poultry farming (iii) Since loans are available (iv) Fodders are supplied at the doorsteps (v) Sales are made at the doorsteps

2 2. PROFILE OF THE FARMS 2.1 Poultry Farm Division : (i) Namakkal Division (ii) Tiruchengode Division 2.2 Size of Farm: (i) Small Scale Farming (SSF) (Birds upto 10,000) (ii) Medium Scale of Farming (MSF) (10,001 to 50,000) (iii) Large Scale Farming (LSF) (Above 50,001 Birds) 2.3 Type of birds in the farm : (i) Layer only (ii) Layer and Broiler 2.4 Selection of Strain (Breed) : (i) BV 300 (ii) Bovans (iii) Hyline (iv) Lohman 2.5 Reasons for selecting a particular Strain: (Please Rank them) (i) Cost of chicks (ii) Lesser feed intake (iii) Low mortality (iv) More Hen Housed eggs (v) Regaining of production during dropout (vi) Resistance to disease 3. POULTRY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 3.1 Type of roofing used in the poultry house : (i) Tiled (ii) Asbestos 3.2 Type of floor used in the poultry house : (i) Concrete (ii) Earth 3.3 System of rearing birds : (i) All-in-All out (ii) Multiple rearing 3.4 Type of rearing method: (i) Deeplitter (ii) Floor Cage (iii) Raised platform 3.5 If deeplitter, type of litter materials used : (i) Saw dust (ii) Groundnut shells (iii) Paddy husk 3.6 Type of drinker used in the case of deeplitter : (i) Automatic drinker (ii) Pan & jar (iii) Both 3.7 Type of drinker used in the case of Cage : (i) Linear (ii) Nipple drinker 3.8 Type of drinker used in the case of Raised platform : (i) Linear (ii) Nipple drinker

3 3.9 Method of brooding (i) Electrical (ii) Char Coal (iii) Gas Brooder 3.10 Method of artificial lighting (i) Fluorescent lamp (ii) CF lamp 3.11 Sources of feed used : (i) Own feed (ii) Company feed 3.12 If Deeplitter, type of feeder used: (i) Linear (ii) Round feeder (iii) Trough feeder 3.13 If Cage, type of feeder used: (i) Linear (ii) Round feeder (iii) Trough feeder 3.14 If Raised Platform, type of feeder used. (i) Linear (ii) Round feeder (iii) Trough feeder 3.15 Feeding system (i) Manual (ii) Semi auto (iii) Automatic 3.16 Practices in vaccination/preventive medicine : (i) Self (ii) Vaccinators (iii) Veterinary Doctors 3.17 Routine spray of disinfectants and practice of water sanitation Practice of keeping records/accounts: 3.19 If yes, type of records maintained : (i) Production record (ii) Feeding record (iii) Vaccination (iv) Egg stock (v) Medicine (vi) Others Type of Containers used to keep eggs : (i) Paper Tray (ii) Plastic Tray Management practices adopted during summer (To reduce heat): (i) Foggers (ii) Sprinklers (iii) Other Materials used (specify) Adoption of biosecurity measures: If yes, specify the type : (i) Metal Fencing (ii) Magnetic Fencing (iii) None

4 4. COST OF PRODUCTION 4.1 Details for cost of production: a. Average Fixed Capital Investment for 1000 birds Fixed cost a. Brooding Shed & Equipment b. Grower Shed & Equipment c. Layer Shed & Equipment d. Miscellaneous Expenses: Egg room, Plant & Machinery, Labour quarters and Water tank Total b. Average Variable cost for 1000 birds Variable cost a. Chick cost b. Feed cost c. Mortality adjusted d. Electricity e. Vaccination and Medicine f. Labour charges g. Any other Overhead expenses including marketing of Eggs Total c. Average Total cost of production for 1000 birds Cost a. Depreciated value of Fixed Cost b. Variable cost c. Maintenance cost of fixed assets d. Interest on Capital

5 Total d. Mortality adjusted for the period on an average for 1000 birds at various stages Stages a. Chick b. Grower c. Layer Total e. Average Number of eggs produced during the period: Period Average No. of eggs per 1000 birds FINANCE 5.1 Financial structure: (i) Own fund (ii) Both Own and Borrowed fund 5.2 Sources of borrowed fund : (i) Banks (ii) Financial Institutions (iii) Friends & Relatives 5.3 Are you able to meet working capital requirement in time? 5.4 If No Specify the reasons : 5.5 Repayment of loans & borrowings : (i) Prompt (ii) Not Prompt 5.6 If not prompt, reasons for default in repayment of loans & borrowing (Rank them): (i) Shortage of fund (ii) Insufficient return on investment (iii) Diversion of fund (iv) Purposeful neglect

6 5.7 Financial position: a. Average Income from poultry farming for 1000 birds : Income a. From Sale of Eggs b. From Sale of Cull birds c. Manure d. Gunny bags Total b. Net return for 1000 birds : Period Income from Sales Expenses (Cost of Production) Net Profit or Loss 6. MARKETING OF EGGS 6.1 How do you find out the price of eggs? (i) National Egg Coordination Committee [NECC] (ii) News paper iii) Rate given by the procurer of eggs 6.2 At to what rate do you sell the eggs? (i) NECC rate (ii) NECC rate minus 25 to 75 paisa (iii) NECC+ Marketing expenses (Direct Sale) 6.3 Type of channels existing: (i) Direct Sale to the Consumer (ii) Through Egg Trader (iii) Through Feed Trader (Input Supplier) (iv) To Exporters 6.4 Mode of Egg Sales : (i) Cash Sales (ii) Credit Sales (iii) Both 6.5 Method of disposal of Poultry Manure : (i) Own Purpose (ii) Selling (iii) Own Purpose and Selling

7 6.6 Method of disposal of cull birds : (i) Local Sales (ii) Through cull bird merchants (iii) Both 7. PROBLEMS IN THE AREA OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING OF EGGS AND FINANCE 7.1 Problems in the area of production: 7.2 If yes, the problems of the farming units for the period : (HA- Highly Agree, A Agree, N Neutral, DA- Disagree, HDA- Highly Disagree) Factors HA A N DA HDA 1. High cost of Chicks and frequent fluctuations in the prices 2. High cost of feed and shortage of feed ingredients 3. Cost of labour 4. High rate of infection 5. High rate of mortality of birds 6. Lack of adequate training facilities 7. Lack of veterinary services 8. Lack of facility to check quality of feed 9. Electricity supply 10. Under utilization of installed capacity 11. Cost of medicines 12. Lack of assistance from the government 13. Shortage of water 14. Delay /Irregularity in supply of inputs 7.3 Problems in the Marketing of eggs : 7.4 If yes, the problems are (HA- Highly Agree, A Agree, N Neutral, DA- Disagree, HDA- Highly Disagree) 1. Price Fluctuation 2. Transportation 3. Climatic condition 4. Academic season Problems HA A N DA HDA

8 5. Diseases 6. Religion 7. Festive seasons Problems HA A N DA HDA 8. Middlemen intervention 9. Storage cost 10. Market Handling Charges 11. Export 12. Noon meal Schemes 7.5 Problems experienced in getting financial assistance from banks (Rank them): (i) Inadequate financial assistance (ii) Delay in sanctioning the amount (iii) Complicated procedures & formalities (iv) Shortage of securities to pledge (v) Bird flue outbreak 8. FACTORS INFLUENCING PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF EGGS 8.1 Factors influencing production of eggs : (HA- Highly Agree, A Agree, N Neutral, DA- Disagree, HDA- Highly Disagree) Factors HA A N DA HDA 1. Type of Strain 2. Age of the flocks 3. Orientation of the Shed 4. Raw materials quality 5. Feed intake 6. Type of Housing (Deeplitter/RP) 7. Feeders 8. Waters 9. Width of the Shed 10. Ventilation 11. Geographical Location 12. Climatic conditions 13. Water Quality 14. Litter Height 15. Egg Collection 16. Technical Service 17. Summer Management 18. Cannibalism and debeaking

9 Factors HA A N DA HDA 19. Vaccination 20. Water Sanitation 21. Disposal of dead birds 22. Farm Size 23. Finance 24. Manpower 25. Rainfall & Irrigation 26. Role of women participation in Farming 8.2 Factors Influencing Marketing of eggs: (HA- Highly Agree, A Agree, N Neutral, DA- Disagree, HDA- Highly Disagree) Factors HA A N DA HDA 1. Nature of the Customers 2. Egg Consumption Pattern (Daily/alternative days/otherwise) 3. Packing 4. Transport 5. Breakage & Spoilage 6. Distance 7. Export 8. Egg price fluctuations 9. NECC Role 10. Marketing Channels 11. Storage facility 12. Season 13. Price expected 14. Price realized 15. Labour charges 9. SUGGESTIONS IF ANY