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Second FAO Electronic Conference on Tropical Feeds
Livestock Feed Resources within Integrated Farming Systems
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Abstract of twenty eighth paper, from D. Little and K.
Satapornvanit.

Questions that might stimulate discussion on this topic
include:

1. Is disposal of poultry wastes a major problem in your
country and in this case would fish production be a good
solution for recycling these wastes?

2. Do you have quantitative data on integrated scavenging
poultry-cum-fish production systems?

3. What are the prospects of integration between scavenging
poultry and fish production in your country?

4. Do you know examples of fish poultry integrated systems
where fish wastes are recycled on the farm into poultry feeds?

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POULTRY AND FISH PRODUCTION - A FRAMEWORK FOR THEIR
INTEGRATION IN ASIA

David Little and Kriengkrai Satapornvanit

Agricultural and Aquatic Systems Programme, School of
Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of
Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klongluang, Pathum Thani, 12120,
Thailand.

E-mail: little@ait.ac.th

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ABSTRACT

A framework for the integration of poultry and fish production
in the tropics and sub-tropics is proposed. Poultry may be
integrated with fish culture in several ways and benefits
extend to both. Both poultry production and processing wastes
have value as nutrient inputs to fish and the water used for
fish culture can be used for evaporative cooling of poultry
and fertilization of crops. The conceptual basis of controlled
eutrophication of fishponds using poultry manure for the
production of herbivorous fish is compared to feeding of
abattoir wastes to carnivorous fish. A comparison of poultry
production systems in terms of their potential for integration
with fish culture is made; the modern feedlot is compared and
contrasted with traditional systems. The nature of poultry
wastes is reviewed with respect to the effect of poultry
strain/species, diet, and poultry and waste management. The
impacts of the use of bedding materials, frequency of waste
collection and contaminants are discussed. The use of poultry
feedlot waste alone for fish culture is compared to the use of
waste and additional fertilisers or feeds. The relative value
of wastes from scavenging poultry alone or together with other
inputs is analysed. The political economy of current poultry
and fish production are considered in this article. The
impacts on public health and the environment are also
discussed.

KEY WORDS: aquaculture, fish nutrition, poultry, integrated
systems, wastes.

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