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Characterization of smallholder poultry production and marketing system of Dale, Wonsho and Loka Abaya Weredas of Southern Ethiopia

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Title Characterization of smallholder poultry production and marketing system of Dale, Wonsho and Loka Abaya Weredas of Southern Ethiopia
 
Creator Gebre-Egziabher, M.M.
 
Subject POULTRY FARMING
MARKETING
 
Description A longitudinal data collection (repeated survey) and a cross sectional survey was conducted in three weredas of southern Ethiopia to characterize the smallholder poultry production and marketing systems there by to identify the major constraints and priorities for poultry improvement and extension interventions. A structured questionnaire and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods relevant to rural poultry production were used to collect data. Using a stratified random sampling technique, hundred and sixty households were included in the survey. The result showed that the main objectives of chicken production in the study area were for sale (44%), replacement (34%) and consumption (22%) and that of eggs used for hatching (47%), sale (33 %) and home consumption (20 %). The most dominant chicken production system in the study area was a subsistence extensive system which is based on indigenous chickens with scavenging and seasonal supplementary feeding of homegrown grains and household food refusals. The overall mean flock size for the three weredas was 9.22±0.35 with a range of 3 -26. Nearly all (97.6 %) of the respondents do not have a separate house to their chickens and only 10% of the respondents have access to veterinary services. Poultry production was managed based on indigenous or local knowledge they have acquired over their lifetime. The high hatchability (89.1 %) and mortality (80%) are the two conflicting feature of the system. Men and women took 35 % and 24.4% ownership respectively. The major decision role belongs to men. However, the major management was the responsibility of women. The overall average age at first egg was 7.07±0.08 ranging 5-10 months. The average egg production per clutch was 14.9±0.23 ranging (6-26) with a mean 3.7±0.04 clutches per year ranging 2-5 clutches with a clutch length of 26.2±0.41 days. The overall mean cock: hen ratio was 1:2.2. Chickens in Wonsho (Dega) wereda showed significantly (p
Canadian International Development Agency
 
Date 2010-02-22T11:21:26Z
2010-02-22T11:21:26Z
2007-11
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier Gebre-Egziabher, M.M. 2007. Characterization of smallholder poultry production and marketing system of Dale, Wonsho and Loka Abaya Weredas of Southern Ethiopia. MSc thesis (Animal Production). Awassa (Ethiopia): Hawassa University.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/701
 
Language en
 
Publisher Hawassa University