Evaluation of Economic Losses due to Coccidiosis in Poultry.pdfVIP

Agricultural Economics Research Review Vol. 23 January-June 2010 pp 91-96 Evaluation of Economic Losses due to Coccidiosis in Poultry Industry in India a* a a b c a A.K. Bera , D. Bhattacharya , D. Pan , A. Dhara , S. Kumar and S.K. Das aIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata- 700 037, West Bengal b Venkateswara Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra c Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Barielly- 243 122, Uttar Pradesh Abstract Coccidiosis is an old parasitic disease, prevalent all over the country and has a significant impact on poultry production. In this paper, economic loss to poultry industry has been estimated considering the major economic parameters. The estimation has revealed that commercial broiler industry is a major sufferer due to coccidiosis wherein 95.61 per cent of the total economic loss occurs due to the disease. The commercial layer industry shares 3.53 per cent economic loss, mainly due to cost of chemoprophylaxis and reduced egg production. A comparison across economic traits has revealed that loss is maximum due to reduced body weight gain, followed by increased FCR (23.74%) and chemoprophylaxis (2.83%) in the total loss due to coccidiosis in broiler industry of India. The overall comparison of economic traits for all the types of poultry sector it has shown that reduced body wt gain and increased FCR are the major parameters from which 68.08 per cent and 22.70 per cent annual loss has occurred in the total loss from coccidiosis in India durin