Moroccan Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2021): (Poultry farming - September 2021)
Poultry Nutrition and Production

Retrospective study of farming systems and dominant pathologies of backyard chicken «beldi» in Morocco

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  • Asma FAGRACH,
  • Roukia ABDELADIM,
  • Siham FELLAHI,
  • Mohammed BOUSLIKHANE
Asma FAGRACH Microbiology, Immunology and Contagious Diseases unit, Department of Pathology and Veterinary Public Health, Agronomy and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
Roukia ABDELADIM Unité de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Maladies Contagieuses, Département de Pathologie et de santé publique Vétérinaire, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Maroc
Siham FELLAHI Unité de pathologie aviaire, Département de pathologie et santé publique vétérinaires, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Maroc
Mohammed BOUSLIKHANE Unité de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Maladies Contagieuses, Département de Pathologie et de santé publique Vétérinaire, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Maroc

Published 2021-09-15

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Abstract

This article relates the works carried out on traditional poultry farming in Morocco, by addressing the multiple socioeconomic, food, cultural and ecological importance of poultry production systems, on a small scale in the fight against poverty and food insecurity among vulnerable rural populations. After having raised the phenotypic characteristics of the country chicken « beldi »population and their zootechnical performances, this work describes the different aspects of the farming system, identifies the main constraints which slow down the development of this activity and places particular emphasis on the dominant pathological aspects of the beldi chicken.

Keywords: Traditional poultry farming, beldi chicken, dominant pathologies, Morocco

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