Kadaknath is one of the rarest poultry breeds of India which is native to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. This breed is popular for its black meat and known as BMC (black meat chicken). It is famous for its meat quality, texture and taste. The demand for kadaknath chicken is growing day by day and spread across most of the Indian states due to their excellent medicinal values. Especially these birds bear great medicinal value in homeopathy and useful in treating a particular nervous disorder. Kadaknath chicken meat is in black colour and eggs are in brown colour. The new kadaknath production technology has reduced the mortality rate from greater than 50%. Now one can expect 10 to 12% of mortality, this enhanced the survival percentage and overall profits in kadaknath chicken farming.
What is kadaknath and what are the benefits of rearing this kadaknath breed?
