OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES USED IN SWIFTLET HOUSING

NURSHUHADA S.1*, MASTURA Y.1, NURUL AINI M.Y.1, NORAZEAN M.F.2, ISMIDA HANIS M.H.2, FAKHRULISHAM R.1, SHARIL AZWAN M.Z.1 AND NOR HALIZA S.1

Due to excessive ranching from humans and shortage of food sources, swiftlets have changed their habitat from caves to man-made structures. It started when swiftlets started to use empty houses as their new habitat. Consequently, swiftlet ranching has been transformed from traditional ranching in naturally occurring caves to man-made structures. A swiftlet house does not only need to provide suitable conditions for the swiftlets to nest inside, but also has to protect them from predators. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire distributed to swiftlet house operators, as well as interviews and site visit to collect the data on technology usage in swiftlet houses.