Suitable Ranching Practices in Successful Edible Bird Nest Swiftlet Houses in Terengganu
Munirah Abd Rahman1, Puspa Liza Ghazali2, Chong Ju Lian3, Norasmah Basari4, Mustafa Mamat5, Hazimi Foziah6, Asyraf Afthanorhan7
1Munirah Abdul Rahman, Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
2Puspa Liza Ghazali, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
3Chon Ju Lian, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
4Norasmah Basari, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
5Mustafa Mamat, Faculty of Informatic and Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
6Hazimi Foziah, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
7Asyraf Afthanorhan, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 16 February 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 07 March 2019 | Manuscript Published on 08 June 2019 | PP: 600-604 | Volume-7 Issue-5S4, February 2019 | Retrieval Number: E11260275S419/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Majority of edible bird nest (EBN) swiftlet farming industry entrepreneurs suffered losses due to lack of information in suitable ranching practices in EBN swiftlet house. This is because EBN production is influenced by various ranching practices such as EBN swiftlet house types, ranching system, cleaning and maintenance program, guano disposal method, odour program and knowledge on signs of disease that are common in EBN swiftlet. This study compared ranching practices in EBN swiftlet houses in the coastal, rural and urban area in Terengganu to investigate factors that play a critical role in determining the success of a swiftlet ranching venture. This study was conducted from September 2015 until March 2018. Questionaires were distributed to 246 EBN industry operators; 82 in coastal, rural and urban area in Terengganu respectively. Results showed that for EBN swiftlet houses, single lot buildings were the most preferred (51.63 %), single farming was the most popular ranching system (73.17 %), with almost half (43.9 %) of the EBN entrepreneurs cleaned and maintained their swiftlet house once in three months, 39.84 % of the EBN entrepreneurs collected and composted the guano, majority (76.02 %) of the EBN entrepreneurs did not use odour application to attract EBN swiftlets and most owners (81.3 %) of EBN swiftlet house not familiar with EBN swiftlet disease. There is significant correlation among ranching practices in swiftlet house with location area. Suitable ranching practices were the success factors to ensure high swiftlet population which in term contributes to higher nest production.
Keywords: Edible Bird Nest Production, Suitable Ranching Practices, Sustainable Management, Swiftlet Ranching.
Scope of the Article: Production