Upgrading Backyard poultry involves modifications at several levels, namely cage, breed, feed and vaccination. Understanding these interconnections and supporting adaption of good practices at different levels are important in promoting new technologies, argues Dr. S. Ravi and Dr. P. Muralidharan.
It is a good effort in promoting improved BYP strain in your adopted villages. I think some inputs are missing in this notes. If you can add these inputs it will enrich the quality of this paper. Clarity on the input costs – modified cage ( actual cost instead of 50 %), automatic vaccinator, actual cost of day old chick( Rs 10 or subsidised), cultivation of azolla) as well as income will be help to the readers.