Production and management of goat rearing in rural areas of Ezinihitte Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria

Nwachukwu, Chinwe Uchechi; Berekwu, N.

doi:10.4314/as.v19i3.5

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“…This inverse relationship implies that the age of the farmers' increase, their extent of use of improved goat production technologies in the study area decrease. The result is in agreement with Nwachukwu and Berekwu., (2020) that age of respondents is negatively related to adoption of improved production technology.…”

Section: Extent Of Use Of Improved Goat Production Technologiessupporting

confidence: 90%

“…The result revealed that lack of access to credit (100%), lack of credibility from source (100%), afraid of taking risk (99.2%), difficulty in applying technology (93.3%), farm size is small (86.7%), the technologies expensive to adopt (76.7%), cultural or religious belief (75.8%), lack of vetinary expert (60.8%), procedure were difficult to understand (58.8%) and lack of technical support (57.5%) were the constraints faced by the respondents in their use of improved goat production technologies This result implied that goat farmers encountered series of constraints in the use of goat production technologies. The finding is in tandem with Nwachukwu and Berekwu (2020) that goat farmers were constrained by poor veterinary services, inadequate skilled labour, poor housing facilities, poor road network, market problems, high diseases and pest incidence, high cost of drugs and feeds as major constraints faced by the goat farmers in the study area. More so, Krishna, Mahesh, Lal, and Chhetrib., (2019) found that cost technologies and lack of access to farm credit were hindered goat farmers from adopting improved production technologies.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Besides meat, goats provide other products like milk, skin, fiber and manure. Nigeria, with over 3.9 million goats is one of the largest goat producing countries in Africa and playing a significant role in livelihood and nutritional security as well as providing supplementary income to many marginal and resource poor farmers, (Food and Agricultural Organization;FAO,: 2015) Goat production constitutes a very important part of the rural economy with more than 95% of the rural households keeping goats and ranks next to cattle in income generation and economic sustenance (Nwachukwu and Berekwu, 2020). Goats are owned by rural farmers within all age range and genders.…”

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Use of Improved Production Technologies Among Goat Farmers in Abia State Nigeria

Obinna¹,

Onu²

2021

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The study provided an empirical evidence on the use of improved goat production technologies among rural farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were, ascertain the extent of use of improved goat production technologies, determine factors influencing use of improved goat production technologies and identify constraints to access and use of improved goat production technologies. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was adopted in selecting 120 respondents. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire and analysed with frequency, percentage, mean and regression model. Respondents were aware of dipping (100%),deworming (99.2%) fostering of kids (93.3%) and colostrum feeding (71.7%), among others. On extent of use of improved goat production technologies, respondents highly used most of improved goat production technologies [grand mean = X̄ = 3.20]. All the respondents [100%] agreed that lack of access to credit was a constraint to use, 100% agreed on lack of credibility from source of technological information, 99.2% agreed that they were afraid of taking risk, 93.3% agreed on difficulty in technology application, among others. Age education, household size, farming experience, farm size, income and access to credit were the determinants of use of improved goat production technologies at 5% level of probability Greater use of available improved technologies will promote productivity, and therefore there is need for proper sensitization and awareness by relevant agencies. Again, credit should be made available to farmers by relevant governmental and nongovernmental agencies to increase the level of use of available improved technologies. Keywords: improved goat production technologies and farmers

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Section: Extent Of Use Of Improved Goat Production Technologiessupporting

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Section: Constraints To Use Of Improved Goat Production Technologiesmentioning

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Use of Improved Production Technologies Among Goat Farmers in Abia State Nigeria

Obinna¹,

Onu²

2021

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“…The field of goat production involves three primary systems: extensive, semi-intensive and intensive (Nwachukwu and Berekwu, 2020). However, there may be variations within each system that depend on the geographic region (Tovar-Luna, 2009).…”

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Reproductive Efficiencies and Productive Potentials of Female Nigerian Indigenous Goat Breeds

Bitrus,

Ezema,

Makun

et al. 2023

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Purpose: The overall objective of this study was to examine the reproductive and productive abilities of three Nigerian indigenous goat breeds. Methodology: The study covered 108 primiparous does and nine bucks from Sahel (SH), Red Sokoto (RS), and West African dwarf (WAD) goat breeds. In different pens, the animals were bred in various combinations: RS x RS, WAD x WAD, SH x SH, RS x SH, RS x WAD, SH x RS, and SH x WAD. WAD x SH, WAD x RS. Estrus synchronization was done using prostaglandins. Mating occurred naturally when animals were on heat. Dams were given special care throughout pregnancy. The study measured dams' weights, litter size, and pre-weaning mortality rates in kids. The total kid crop and sexes were also assessed. We measured dam lactation weight loss, birth weight, and weaning weight. SPSS, ANOVA, and the Turkey statistical test were used for data analysis. Findings: The result showed that there was a significant (P<0.05) difference in the weight of does at kidding. The weight of does at weaning varied significantly (P<0.05). Litter size significantly (P<0.05) affected the birth weight and weaning weight of kids. An increase in litter size per birth resulted in a significant (P<0.05) rise in kid mortality rates. Breed type significantly (P<0.05) affected doe production efficiency and weaning weight ratio. Although WAD x WAD goats had lower birth and weaning weights, hybrid vigour (birth and weaning weights) improved significantly (P<0.05) when cross-bred with SH or RS breeds. When crossed with SH or WAD goat breeds, RS breeds had the greatest positive effect on hybrid vigour (heterosis), followed by SH breeds. Both SH x RS and RS x SH progenies recorded higher hybrid vigour than the other nine bred line progenies. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study found that Nigerian indigenous goat breeds had great reproductive efficiency and breeding potential if properly managed. Genetic variations observed in the study could improve Kids crop, birth weight, litter size, hybrid vigour, and pre-weaning survivorship due to their broad variety. This study recommends a careful selection and crossbreeding of Nigerian indigenous goat breeds with suitable pedigree in order to increase their productivity.

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“…The rearing of goats and sheep contribute about 17 % of the total meat and 12 % of milk production in Africa (Lebbie, 2004) and this play a significant role in the improvement of human nutrition (Adam et al, 2010). Goat milk rarely consumed in this part of the world however, there is a growing awareness of the nutritive importance of goat milk to humans (Nwachukwu and Berekwu, 2020). Significant variation has been observed in ruminant feed utilization where goat was reported to have higher feed conversion efficiency to meat and milk than cattle, sheep, and buffaloes (Lebbie, 2004;Nwachukwu and Berekwu, 2020).…”

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Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto

Lawal,

Dandare,

Abubakar

et al. 2023

Nig J Bas App Sci

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The nutritional content of milk is determined by its protein, free fatty acids, and essential mineral contents which are indicators of high- quality dairy. This work aimed to evaluate some nutritional indices of milk obtained from locally reared Sokoto Red goats, Yankasa sheep, and Red Fulani cows. Milk samples were collected from each group of five breastfeeding goats, sheep, and cows. Crude protein and percent ash contents were determined using the Kjeldahl method while free fatty acid and mineral contents were determined using Gas Chromatography (GC) and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), respectively. The results obtained show that the percent crude proteins of cows, sheep, and goats were 7.00 ± 0.10, 9.60 ± 0.10, and 25.50 ± 0.10 %, respectively. The percent abundance of free fatty acids show that saturated fatty acids (SFA) were 54.70, 46.19, and 32.28 %, monounsaturated fatty acids (MFA) were 54.96, 47.76, and 35.94 %, while polyunsaturated fatty acids (PFA) were 1.71, 6.04, and 2.99 %, respectively for cow, goat, and sheep. The content of zinc, potassium, and magnesium in the samples were 24.30, 35.50, and 15.70 mg/L, and 11.20, 61.30, and 23.20 mg/L; and 85.20, 97.3, and 86.30 mg/L, respectively for cow, goat, and sheep milk. Results also showed that there is significant difference (p < 0.05), between goat's milk which had high percent crude protein, zinc, magnesium, and potassium when compared with sheep and cow milk. Interestingly, sheep milk contained the important essential fatty acids arachidonic acid and nervonic acid in cow's milk. Quantitatively, goat and sheep milk MFA and PFA contents are superior to that in cow milk. While goat milk is rich in zinc, potassium, and magnesium, and significant presence of arachidonic acid in sheep milk, no significant difference was observed in the tested constituents of goat and sheep milk.

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Production and management of goat rearing in rural areas of Ezinihitte Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Use of Improved Production Technologies Among Goat Farmers in Abia State Nigeria

Use of Improved Production Technologies Among Goat Farmers in Abia State Nigeria

Reproductive Efficiencies and Productive Potentials of Female Nigerian Indigenous Goat Breeds

Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto

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