Program Overview

Program Penternakan Ayam Kampung (PPAK)

The Program Penternakan Ayam Kampung (PPAK) is a joint venture between three parties: Registered Semesta Foundation (YSB), IHRUM, and Surya Coop, Jeram, Kuala Selangor.

Course Details

• The Ayam Kampung Farming Course was held from 9 to 11 August 2016 at ISB Farm, University of Malaya.
• The course consisted of three slots, including lectures, practical sessions at ISB Farm, and a group visit to Ayam Kampung farms in Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat, and Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan.
• The course aimed to prepare participants before they built their own chicken farms.

Course Content

• A lecture was given by Dr. Sa'adan bin Man, entitled "The Concept of Halal and Slaughtering in Islam."
• Participants were exposed to the method of chicks vaccination as a prevention of any infection of disease.
• A sharing session was conducted by Encik Zamri Muhammad, a successful chicken farmer, at his farm in Hulu Langat.

Implementation

• The construction of the poultry hatchery was conducted a week after the Ayam Kampung Farming Course and took approximately two weeks to complete.
• A total of 100 chicks were supplied to each participant as a trial batch before increasing the number of chicks in the upcoming round.
• Inspection and scales of chickens were collected by IHRUM and YSB to ensure the growth and hygiene practices were well implemented by the participants.

First-Round Chicken Sales

• The participant's chickens were weighed after they reached an optimum weight in the range of 800 grams to 1 kilogram for selling purposes.
• Sales of chickens that had reached the optimum weight were made to buyers at Raja Bot Market, Kuala Lumpur.