Veterinary services needs of rural livestock farmers in imo state, Nigeria

Determinants of small ruminant farmers decision to participate in veterinary services in Northern Ghana

“…The probability of participation in veterinary services for those farmers (primary/JHS/SHS) increases by 11.5%, all other factors held constant. The finding agrees with Adesope et al (2006) who found that the educational background of livestock farmers is crucial to veterinary service participation. Onono et al (2013) on the other hand, reported no relationship between farmers with primary/secondary school education and decision to participate in veterinary services.…”

“…Such probability of veterinary participation increase by 8.3%, all other factors held constant. In support of this finding, Adesope et al (2006) found a significant and positive relationship was due to high multi-colinearity between herd size and between farmers' sex and participation in veterinary services in Nigeria. The results imply that females Reasons for not participating in veterinary services are measured on a 4-point likert scale: 1, Unimportant; 2, Some how important; 3, Important; 4, Very important.…”

“…The finding is in conformity with Okereke (2012) who reported a significant relationship between farmers' annual income and participation in veterinary services. Adesope et al (2006) also found that farmers' income level plays a significant role in veterinary service participation. Hence, the study supports the hypothesis that the probability of participation in veterinary services is higher for farmers with high annual income compared with low income farmers.…”

“…Even though, few studies (Turkson, 2003(Turkson, , 2008Turkson and Amakye, 2005;Turkson and Naandam, 2003) have been conducted to describe veterinary service utilization among livestock farmers in Ghana, there is no comprehensive analysis of the veterinary needs of small ruminant livestock farmers that explicitly accounts for the effect of socio-economic and farm-related factors in farmer's decision to participate in veterinary services in Northern Ghana. However, studies in Nigeria (Adesope et al, 2006;Okereke, 2012) and Ethiopia suggest that important farmer and non-farmer characteristics influence farmer's decision to participate in veterinary services. Such technical information is important for customizing and developing rural farmerrelevant veterinary service support programs.…”