Correlation Analysis of Socio – Economic Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Poultry Management Practices Among Farmers in Mando, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State
- July 4, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VI, Issue VI, June 2019 | ISSN 2321–2705
Onwuegbunam N.E and Olukotun, O
Federal College of Forestry Mechanization P.M.B. 2273, Afaka-Kaduna, Nigeria.
Abstract:-The study investigated the adoption of improved poultry management practise in Mando in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Data were collected randomly through the use of well structured questionnaire from 57 poultry farmers. Descriptive statistics such as mean, percentage, frequency and correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that 71.93%of the respondents were male, while 60% of the farmers were between the age of 30-50 years. Keeping of daily poultry records had the highest adoption level (68.40%,) adoption level was also high in the use of vaccines, antibiotics (61.40%, ) improve feeding and improved battery cage adoption rate were both 59.70%, and identification technique of sexing stood at 47.40%. Age, flock size and contact with extension agents were the three factors that correlated positively with adoption and therefore significantly influenced the adoption of improved poultry management practices in the study area. The study therefore recommends that government should engaged extension workers to adequately train poultry farmers to be technically competent to handle modern poultry management practices since contact with extension agents is one of the factors that greatly influenced the decision of the farmers to adopt new technologies and innovations.
Keywords: Adoption, Poultry, Farmers, Management Practices, Correlation Analysis
I.INTRODUCTION
The role of poultry in alleviating the problem of under nutrition and malnourishment in a high proportion of Nigerians cannot be emphasized. Poultry egg which is one of the major products of poultry production is one of the most nutritious and complete foods known to man. Chicken egg proteins have biological value of 1.0 and so shares with human protein the distinction of being a perfect protein (Orji et.al., 1981) Poultry holds the potential of increasing per output protein intake in Nigeria. Aderinto and Adisa (2006) noted that poultry has become an important sector of livestock industry in Nigeria.
