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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (7): 70-73.

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Study on Economic Efficiency of Forest-chicken Compound Management Patterns in the Lower Yellow River

  

  • Received:2011-11-02 Revised:2011-12-26 Online:2012-03-05 Published:2012-03-05

Abstract:

Forest-poultry compound management patterns were proposed to utilize and protect beach eco-system, keeping ecological security and the sustainable development of the economy. Chick was cultivated in poplar stands in 2006 in beach of the Lowe Yellow River, Chuang Yuan Country. Four levels was applied to raise chickens, including five, nine, thirteen and thirty chickens in the one hundred square meter, respectively. The results showed that 3 season chicken could be raised in woodland within 1 year, chicken subsystem joining the system sped up financial flows and shorten the cycle and investment recovery period. The economic efficiency of raising chicken in woodland was obtained more quickly than that of single poplar planting. Feeding chicken in woodland not only improved chicken physical and meat quality but also raised chicken price and economic returns. Therefore, secondary production in forestry ecosystem should be strengthened to gain higher economic efficiency. The ratio of outputs to inputs of four stocking level chicken subsystem was 1.69, 1.62, 1.21 and 0.15, respectively. The stocking density was negatively correlated with the ratio of outputs to inputs.