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paraphernalia and knife makers and others. Small
farmers also participate in the industry by farming specialized
eeds which sell high due to the premium price
they fetch. For example, sorghum which is a key
ingredient in the grain mixed being given to cocks
being conditioned for the fight would ordinarily
sell at the same price of corn however, at the
feed stores, they sell at almost twice the price of
corn because of the special role they play in the
diet of gamefowls.
Game fowl raising also is a lucrative farming activity. While slaughter chickens sell at about P120
per kilogram live weight or about P140 per head
dressed, gamefowls sell at least P3,000 per head
at the age of 8-10 months or about P300 per
month of raising. It is not also difficult to raise
these chickens because of the veterinary companies which offer the whole range of products for
the specific use of gamefowls, from vaccines to
conditioning supplement. With the demand for
game fowls in other parts of the country and the
reputation of Ilonggo and Negrense breeders, it is
no wonder that game fowls coming from Iloilo
and Negros are very much in demand in other
parts of the country.
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