Some common diseases of poultry are Aspergillosis, E. Coli Infection, Gumboro Disease {Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD)}, Newcastle Disease, Coccidiosis, Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), Infectious Bronchitis, Malabsorption Syndrome, Blackhead, Botulism, Fowlpox and Worms.

Knowledge about marketing is the farmer’s first and final step in the production process. Ducks for market must be prepared to satisfy consumers’ need and increase farmers’ profits.

Proper housing and equipment are necessary for successful duck rearing. Ducks are generally reared close to dwelling houses. Locating the facility downwind from the dwelling house is therefore important for the farmer’s well-being and comfort and also allows better ventilation of the facility.

Proper nutrition is necessary if the ducks are to perform at their maximum genetic potential. The quantity and quality of feed influence growth rate, reproduction, carcass quality, health and eventually cost of production.

Two different species of ducks are reared locally. These are: The Barbary or Muscovy Duck The True Duck

Chicken Supplies

The Poulty Association of Trinidad & Tobago (PATT) wish to inform consumers and the wider public there are adequate supplies of local poultry available to meet the demand for chicken notwithstanding some losses incurred by producers and farmers resulting from the recent floods.
In addition, the Local Poultry Industry has committed to redoubling their efforts to ensure a full supply for the upcoming Christmas and Carnival Seasons.

Quality Assurance

The Local Poultry Industry has a proven track record over the last 50 plus years of providing our valued customers with products that are nutritious, safe and healthy.

Today we reiterate our commitment to that objective.

The Local Poultry Industry operates at the technological cutting edge in conformance with all international best practice and consumers can remain confident that chicken products will continue to be produced in full compliance to the CARICOM Poultry and Poultry Products Standard as well as all applicable Public Health, food safety and sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards and requirements.

It should also be noted that all poultry processing plants in Trinidad and Tobago are required by law to have on site full time inspectors from the Veterinary Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health.

Farmers

In an effort to ensure the poultry farming community is returned to a level of normalcy within the shortest time frame, producers have mandated their experienced and well-trained extension services to provide farmers with all the necessary technical aid and support required.
We urge all producers and farmers to continue working with the relevant authorities in the Ministries of Agriculture, Health and Local Government towards the proper disposal of any birds lost as a result of the floods.

Last Thursday (04/10/2018), Cabinet approved a proposal by the Minister of Planning and Development for vesting in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, some 122 acres of Guave Road lands, to be excised from the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA), for the purposes of granting long-term agricultural leases to farmers working the land for decades. (more…)

Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat says that he remains committed to ensuring that farmers have land tenure so that they can continue to make an investment in agriculture “that will take them into the next sixty (60) years.” (more…)