Poultry Farming and Disease Management Practices in Small-Scale Farmers in Kisii County, Kenya

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Ezra Ochami Aondo
Ezra Ochami Aondo
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Ombui Jackson N
Ombui Jackson N
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Onono Joshua
Onono Joshua
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Richard Onduso
Richard Onduso
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Omasaki Simion K
Omasaki Simion K
1 Kisii University
4 University Of Nairobi

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One of the most important constraints of poultry production is disease. Among the major important diseases are: viral, fungal, bacterial and parasitic infections. A cross sectional survey was carried out in small-scale poultry farmers in Kisii County, Kenya to establish the common diseases and their management practices. A structured and semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 400 households. Sampled households were obtained from a target population of 247,050 using a stratified random sampling technique. Analysis of data was performed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16 software. Results indicated that majority of the farmers (58.8%) were male while 55% had a farm size of less than one acre. Newcastle (29.3%) was the most important poultry disease in the study area. Of the interviewed farmers, 46.6% relied on both ethno vet and conventional medicine to treat their birds. More than 65% of the farmers did not vaccinate their birds while those who vaccinated, never did it regularly.

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Ezra Ochami Aondo. 2020. \u201cPoultry Farming and Disease Management Practices in Small-Scale Farmers in Kisii County, Kenya\u201d. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research - D: Agriculture & Veterinary GJSFR-D Volume 20 (GJSFR Volume 20 Issue D8): .

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One of the most important constraints of poultry production is disease. Among the major important diseases are: viral, fungal, bacterial and parasitic infections. A cross sectional survey was carried out in small-scale poultry farmers in Kisii County, Kenya to establish the common diseases and their management practices. A structured and semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 400 households. Sampled households were obtained from a target population of 247,050 using a stratified random sampling technique. Analysis of data was performed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16 software. Results indicated that majority of the farmers (58.8%) were male while 55% had a farm size of less than one acre. Newcastle (29.3%) was the most important poultry disease in the study area. Of the interviewed farmers, 46.6% relied on both ethno vet and conventional medicine to treat their birds. More than 65% of the farmers did not vaccinate their birds while those who vaccinated, never did it regularly.

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Poultry Farming and Disease Management Practices in Small-Scale Farmers in Kisii County, Kenya

Ezra Ochami Aondo
Ezra Ochami Aondo Kisii University
Ombui Jackson N
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Onono Joshua
Onono Joshua
Richard Onduso
Richard Onduso University Of Nairobi
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Omasaki Simion K

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