IKC (Improved Kampung Chicken)

Technology package for "ayam kampung" production

-Description of technology -

The kampung chicken (KC) is well known for it’s slow growth rate, low egg production capacity and inefficient utilisation of feed compared to commercial broiler. The kampung chicken, however, has managed to secure a niche market of it own due to the reputedly good meat taste and low fat.
The present technology is a process to produce improved kampung chick (IKC) which is superior to the local village chicken or kampung chicken (KC) in term of performance and yet maintains the KC characteristics such plumage colour, good meat taste and low body fat. -

-Benefits of the technology -

-The production performance of the IKC is superior to the kampung chicken. The IKC attains marketing weight of 1.2 kg at 10 weeks of age compared to 16 weeks by the KC. The IKC can be marketed 6 weeks earlier than the kampung chicken, thus saving the feed and labour cost. There is a 5% improvement in feed conversion rate in the IKC, further saving the feed cost. The abdominal fat content of the IKC, given a standard broiler finisher diet, is 1 to 1.2%, only slightly higher than KC but considerably lower than 7-week-old commercial broiler.-

-Economic implications -

-The plumage characteristics of the IKC chicken resemble the kampung chicken and well accepted by the consumers. The IKC is being retailed similar to the kampung chicken at RM 6.50/kg live body weight with the females RM 0.50 – RM 1.00 higher. The IKC can be fed with low-density finisher diet, 3,000 kcal ME/kg and CP 18.5 % thus reducing the feed cost. The IKC requires less sophisticated poultry house and can be integrated with plantation crops such as oil palm.-

-Areas of Application / Sector -

-The technology can be commercialised and utilised by the kampung chicken farmers to improve their current kampung chicken breed.

(Sumber: Dipetik daripada www.mardi.gov.my)

Ayam kampung yang dihasilkan oleh MARDI (IKC)- (Rajah) tersebut dikatakan berlainan daripada mana2 jenis ayam kacukan yang terdapat di Malaysia. Ayam tersebut boleh dipasarkan pada umur sekitar 3bulan dengan berat purata sekitar 1.2kg.

Ayam tersebut merupakan hasil kajian kacukan baka-baka induk ayam2 kampung yang terpilih. Baru-baru ini pada 26 Mei 2009 yang lalu, ayam tersebut ada dipamerkan kepada pengunjung pada Bulan Teknologi MARDI 2009 di Stesen MARDI Kluang, Johor. Seterusnya, ia sekali lagi akan dipamerkan di Stesen MARDI Sg Baging, Pahang pada 13/6/2009 serta ada menjual benihnya sekali pada harga RM1.50 seekor.