Assessment of Factors Affecting the Level of Poultry Disease Management in Southwest, Nigeria

Akintunde, O.K.; Adeoti, A. I.

doi:10.3923/tae.2014.41.56

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“…Poultry is a major sub-sector in the livestock industry and the investment in poultry production is about eighty billion naira (₦80 Billion) in Nigeria which makes it an essential livestock commodity (Omotosho, 2013). The poultry sub-sector offers the quickest returns to investment outlays in livestock enterprise due to its short gestation period, excellent feed conversion rate alongside being one of the cheapest, common and a good source of animal protein in the country (Ojo, 2002;Akintunde and Adeoti, 2014). Poultry production is the most efficient and cost-effective way of increasing the accessibility of high-protein food such as eggs known to provide people a perfectly balanced food containing all the essential vitamins, amino acids, and minerals (Branckeart et al, 2000).…”

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Determinants of Choice of Market Outlet Among Smallholder Poultry Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Olufadewa¹,

Obi-Egbedi²

2018

Alanya Akademik Bakış

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The study examined the factors that influence choice of market outlet among smallholder poultry farmers in Oyo state, Nigeria. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaires. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 200 poultry farmers from two Agricultural Development Zones in Oyo state Nigeria. Multinomial logit results showed that household size, contractual agreement, road condition and total number of birds on the farm influenced the choice of local market outlet while years of formal education, years of poultry farming experience, price information and access to extension officers influenced the choice of urban market outlet. The study recommends that extension officers should provide market information to the poultry farmers regularly to enhance smallholder farmers' commercialization

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Section: Background Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of Choice of Market Outlet Among Smallholder Poultry Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Olufadewa¹,

Obi-Egbedi²

2018

Alanya Akademik Bakış

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“…In spite of the pivotal role of poultry in the economic development of many countries, diseases of poultry have been a major threat to profitable poultry production [7,8,9]. Parasitic diseases are among the most dreadful diseases that influence poultry production and amongst which ascaridosis and coccidiosis are the most important.…”

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“…The disease has been reported in most parts of Nigeria [18,19,20,21]. The prevalence rate of coccidiosis is higher during the rainy season as the most important biotic requirements of warmth and moisture are readily attained during the rains thereby enhancing the development and availability of the infective oocysts to the birds [9,22].…”

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Consequences of Concurrent Infections with <i> Ascaridia Galli</i> and<i> Eimeria </i>in Broiler Chickens

Ngongeh

Ugwuzor²,

Fakae³

2019

AJAS

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Ascaridia galli and Eimeria species constitute the aetiology of ascaridosis and coccidiosis respectively in chickens, and the two diseases are the most important internal parasitic infections that militate against the development of the poultry industry. Â Natural infections of both parasites are known to occur in chickens but it is not yet fully known how conjoint infections with both parasites can influence the pathology they inflict cause to the chickens. Â A. galli has been reported to enhance the pathogenicity/pathology of Pasteurella multocida and Escherichia coli when the organisms occurred concurrently with the nematode. Â This study was therefore conducted to investigate the influence of A. galli to the response of two-week old broiler chickens to single and concurrent infections with the parasites either given at the same time or at different times with the hope that the results would greatly inform decisions to be taken in mitigating the infections.Forty two broiler chickens were used for the study. Â The birds were allocated into six groups of 7 birds each and placed in separate pens. Â Five of the groups were either infected with A. galli only, caecal Eimeria isolate only, Â A. galliÂ and caecal Eimeria isolate at the same time, A. galli and later caecal Eimeria isolate or caecal Eimeria isolate and later A. galli while the sixth group remained as uninfected controls. Â The dose levels used were 1000 embryonated A. galli eggs and 12,000 sporulated Eimeria oocysts per chicken by oral administration. Â Packed cell volume (PCV), body weight (BW), feed consumption (FC), faecal egg counts (EPG), faecal oocyst counts (OPG), caecal gross lesion score (GLS) for Eimeria infected birds, clinical signs and worm burdens (WB). Â The infections had a negative impact on the birds evident by low PCV, low BW gain, reduced feed consumption, listlessness, bloody diarrhoea and mortalities when compared with the uninfected controls that did not exhibit such effects.Â A drop in the PCV from day 8 to day 12 of the birds infected with A. galli and later Eimeria group occurred following the administration of the protozoan infection. Â The A. galli and later Eimeria group also had the least weight gain from day 12 to day 42. Â Similarly their feed intake was also least from day 10 to day 26 in the A. galli and later Eimeria group in comparison with all the other infected and the uninfected control birds. Â The greatest mortalities (5 birds) also occurred in the A. galli and later Eimeria group.It was concluded that the infections lead to poor performance of the chickens, however, the effect of the infection was severest in the chickens that were infected with A. galli and later with Eimeria. Â It was suggested that A. galli caused immunedownregulation of the chickens allowing the Eimeria to exert maximally its pathogenic effects on the birds. Â It was also suggested that the initial A. galli infection possibly attracted influx of large numbers of macrophages into the lamina propria where they in turn greatly enhanced the transportation of sporozoites from the lamina propria into the glands of Lieberkuhn.Â EPG, OPG and worm counts were not so high suggesting that both A. galli and Eimeria somewhat inhibit each other to an extent. Â It is therefore strongly recommended that the infections should be diagnosed regularly and controlled promptly when present particularly if they are concurrent as the effects can be disastrous in situations where A. galli infections precede Eimeria infections as in the semi intensive and free range systems of poultry production. Â

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“…So, the incidence of diseases has remained a major threat in poultry industry in Nigeria with manifesting loss in terms of low productivity of meat and egg, morbidity and mortality (Fadiga et al, 2013;Akintunde and Adeoti, 2014). The threat of diseases is believed to be more severe in smallholder dominated agriculture.…”

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The Effects of Health Management System on the Growth of Chicken Small Farm in Southwest States of Nigeria

Saka¹,

Adesehinwa²,

Oyegbami³

et al. 2017

Korean J. Poult. Sci.

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Chicken production remains the foremost endeavor in the Nigerian livestock industry. However, disease incidence has been a major constraint on the growth of this subsector. This study assessed health management practices and disease incidence in smallholder chicken production enterprise in Southwest Nigeria using data from a farm survey of 240 farmers selected using a multistage sampling technique from 5 of 6 states in Southwest Nigeria. The study showed that vaccination was given by 96.8% of the famers, 97.8% dewormed their chickens, and 92.9% disinfected the coops against diseases. However, 37% of the farmers regularly consulted veterinarians, 25.7% consulted them during disease outbreaks, and 34.2% occasionally consulted veterinarians. Infectious bursal disease (IBD), coccidiosis, and chronic respiratory disease (CRD) were the major diseases reported by 17.1%, 12.9%, and 7.1% of the farmers, respectively. Mortality rate was 37.8%, although this varied with disease. However, there was a growth of 157.4% in stock size between the establishment of the farms and the survey period.

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Assessment of Factors Affecting the Level of Poultry Disease Management in Southwest, Nigeria

Cited by 20 publications

References 14 publications

Determinants of Choice of Market Outlet Among Smallholder Poultry Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Determinants of Choice of Market Outlet Among Smallholder Poultry Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Consequences of Concurrent Infections with <i> Ascaridia Galli</i> and<i> Eimeria </i>in Broiler Chickens

The Effects of Health Management System on the Growth of Chicken Small Farm in Southwest States of Nigeria

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