Adesope, O. M., Ekunwe, P. A. and Familusi, L. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-697X (2014) Status of poultry production among rural households in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Journal of agriculture, socio-economics and sustainable environment, 2 (1). pp. 70-78.

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Abstract

This study focused on the status of Poultry Production in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 29
poultry producers using a list gotten from the Rivers State Agricultural Development Programme and the Livestock Department of the Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture.
Data was collected using structured questionnaire and descriptive statistical tools were used to analyze data collected. The findings of the study showed that majority of the poultry producers were male (79.3%), 44.6% aged between 36-45years old, 44.8% had tertiary education, 89.5% had 1-10 years experience and 75.6% had 1-10 staff number. The study showed that layers were the most produced and broiler the most demanded. Also from the study, majority of poultry producers buy birds from the wholesalers and sell their products to the final consumers. Disease infection (3.38) was a major cause of mortality in poultry production, hence, it was recommended that Government should subsidize poultry feeds and poultry producers were advised to attend workshop training on poultry farming so as to acquire the knowledge to enable them formulate and prepare on-farm feeds for birds in order to help reduce cost of feed. Poultry producers were encouraged to use veterinary services and produce more of broilers since its demand is very high.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > HB135-147 Mathematical economics. Quantitative methods S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
School/Department:	London Campus
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/10933

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