Grants and Contracts Details
Description
This integrated project falls under the Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities program
area, specifically, the Small and Medium-Sized Farms priority. The multidisciplinary project is a
collaboration between the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University and includes
research in the areas of poultry production, insect identification, food quality, marketing and
economics. The overall objective of the project is to use animal husbandry and marketing research
components to develop a model that can be used to make economic and agribusiness management
projections regarding alternative poultry production on small- and medium-sized farms. The model
can be used to evaluate the economic viability of poultry production as a new or expanded activity
on the farm. It can also be used to complete a cost-benefit analysis of changes in the cost of
production or the price that can be received for the chicken meat or eggs produced. There has been
an increased interest in using heritage poultry breeds. Heritage breeds are typically dual-purpose
breeds being suitable for either meat or egg production. Heritage breeds also provide characteristics
that make them more suitable for alternative management systems. The project will compare the
performance and economic viability of heritage breeds and commerical strains of chickens for meat
and egg production in a pasture-based system.
Status | Finished |
---|---|
Effective start/end date | 2/1/12 → 1/31/18 |
Funding
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture: $349,999.00
Fingerprint
Explore the research topics touched on by this project. These labels are generated based on the underlying awards/grants. Together they form a unique fingerprint.