Study on Disposal of Broiler Slaughter Waste Implying Eco-friendly Waste Management

Broiler is a readily available meat source catering the need of meat eating people. The disposal of broiler waste such as carcasses, blood, feather and offal produced from slaughtering broiler birds need to be disposed or utilized properly. Considering this, the present study was purposively conducted in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu to identify the existing disposal method and recommend suitable eco-friendly utilization and disposal methods. Sixty butchers were randomly selected from the study area and the data were collected through personal interview and observation method. The study revealed that none of the farmers possessed high level knowledge whereas nearly one-fifth (18.33 per cent) of the butchers possessed medium and a majority (81.67 per cent) possessed low level knowledge in proper disposal and utilization of broiler slaughter waste. In contrast, none of the butcher adopted proper disposal method. It was found that from 36.67 and 8.33 per cents of the butchers shop, broiler slaughter waste was collected by pig farmers and fish farmers respectively to feed their pigs and fishes. The broiler slaughter waste produced from the remaining 55.00 per cent of butchers shop was improperly disposed in road-side. An overwhelming majority (93.33 per cent) of butchers agreed that disposal of broiler slaughter waste was their responsibility and expressed their willingness to learn on proper disposal broiler waste. The results will foster the policy makers and line departments to formulate and implement strategies for adopting the recommended methods of eco-friendly broiler slaughter waste management by initiating the co-operation from and among the butchers, pig and fish farmers and local governing body.