TY  - JOUR
T1  - Indigenous Poultry Management Practices in Zone C Area of Benue State Agricultural Development Project, Nigeria
AU - Okwoche, V.A. 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SP  - 13
EP  - 18
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2013.13.18
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2013.13.18
KW  - Indigenous
KW  -poultry management practices
KW  -Benue State
KW  -breeds
KW  -farmers
KW  -health
AB  - This study examines the indigenous poultry management practices 
  in Zone C Area of Benue State Agricultural Development Project. About 200 respondents 
  were interviewed. About 66% of the respondents indicated that extensive methods 
  of management were adopted. The study indicated that apart from age and farming 
  experience, all other socio-economic characteristics were not related to ethno-veterinary 
  practices. The findings suggested that formal educational level, annual income, 
  herd size and contact with extension may not be important influencing factors. 
  Majority of the respondents used ethno-veterinary practices on their indigenous 
  local breeds. It is recommended that there is no need to revolutionise the husbandry 
  practices or to introduce day old hyped chicks or buy costly feed. What is critical, 
  however, is the provision of affordable feed and animal health services for 
  timely vaccination of chicks to prevent and control disease as the local farmers 
  stick to their indigenous breeds.
ER  -