2. Pre-Feasibility Study for Environmentally Controlled Poultry House

PRE-FEASIBILITY, CONTROLLED POULTRY HOUSE OF 30,000 BIRDS 2010Annex AThe product assumptions are based on real time data derived from useful resources and poultry associations in Pakistan. Abreakdown of the assumptions is explained below:Number of Flocks per yearA flock will contain 30,600 birds i.e. Day Old Chicks, which will be raised 8 times in an year with a raising period of 35 days (45 daysincluding lag time)Number of birds per flockIt is estimated that a flock will contain 30,600 birds as it will be viable to raise them in the ECH proposed location/areaTime required per flock35 days is approximately estimated to raise the birds i.e. one flock (30,000 birds)Lag time required per Flock (Days)10 days are required to clean, paint & fumigate the farm/shed before the next lot is brought in. With the help of new technologyand machinery the lag time has been brought down to 10 days from 15 days, as conducted in previous studies.Total Annual Production CapacityTotal birds produced in an year will be 30,600 x 8 (flocks per year) = 244,800 – morality rate of 5% = 232,560Shed Space Required per Bird (Sq.ft)Recent survey has indicated that these days Day Old Chicks requires very little space. But as they grow and after 5 weeks offeeding the total space required by a bird would be 0.65 sq. ft. Hence, this figure is taken initially and the construction and areawill be build up according to these details.Sale price growth rateKeeping in view the past trends it would be viable to say that there will be a 10% increase in the sale price of the chicken. Thisincrease keeps in view different factors like quality of chicken, bird weight, other economic factors like inflation, taxes etc.Production capacity utilizationThe plant/shed would be used to its fullest capacity throughout the year apart from the days when it be closed down for cleaningi.e. Lag Time.27