Abstract
This research determined the level of production practices and marketability of chicken layers in the province of Guimaras. It utilized the survey-correlational research design, and included 174 poultry workers in the province of Guimaras. This study was conducted during the second semester of the school year 2023-2024. Data were gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire validated by the experts. Data were analyzed and interpreted using SPSS Version 21 for Windows employing frequency, percentage, mean, T-test, ANOVA and Pearson’s r. The findings revealed that the majority of the respondents were aged 31-40 years old, and the majority of them were males. Moreover, most of the respondents were high school level/graduate with 3 years and below of poultry farming experience earning 10,000 and below as their monthly income, rearing a backyard chicken layer and with 48 – 1000 heads of poultry scale. Generally, the level of production practices of chicken layer in the province of Guimaras was described as “often”. The extent of marketability of chicken layer in the province of Guimaras was described “often”. There was a significant difference in the level of production practices when grouped to poultry farming experience, monthly income, types of chicken layer farming and poultry scale while there was no variation on sex, age and educational background. There was a significant difference in the extent of marketability when grouped to age while there was no variation on sex, educational background, poultry farming experience, monthly income, types of chicken layer farming and poultry scale. There was a significant relationship between the level of production practices and extent of marketability of chicken layer in the province of Guimaras. Future research studies may be conducted to examine further production practices and marketability of chicken layers using wider scope of samples and inclusion of different or more variables.
