Abstract

Evaluation of egg production performance and consumption were conducted in 30 days of June (from June 1 to 30) 2016 in the households of Simada and Ebinat Districts, Northwest Ethiopia. Longitudinal study on egg production performance and consumption was implemented. Bovans Brown chicken donated by Nutrition at the Center (N@C) which is a multi-sectoral and innovative program designed to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age (15-49) and children less than 2 years. The Bovans Brown layer chickens were purchased from Ethio-chicken Private Limited Company, Mekelle. As soon as arriving at the age of day old, the chicken were grown in the Satellite chicken brooding center at Deber Tabor town to acclimatize into local environmental conditions until the age of 3 months. The chickens were distr