![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some are raised even in areas where domestic cattle cannot survive because of afflictions such as trypanosomiasis and foot-and-mouth disease. These poultry species help meet the protein needs of the poorest people in the world. They are also "family sized": easily killed and dressed, with little waste or spoilage. Their size bestows microlivestock advantages, including low capital cost, low food requirements, and little or no labor requirements. Although raised in all levels of husbandry, these birds occur most often in scattered household flocks that scavenge for their food and survive with little care or management. In the countryside, in villages, even in cities, one or another species is seen almost everywhere in some places, several may be seen together. In many - perhaps most - tropical countries, practically every family, settled or nomadic, owns some kind of poultry. Throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America they are (collectively) the most common of all farm stock. Chickens, ducks, muscovies, geese, guinea fowl, quail, pigeons, and turkeys epitomize the concept of microlivestock. ![]()
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