Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)

Hawassa University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Challenges and Opportunities of Small-Scale Poultry Farming in Nekemte City of Eastern Wollega, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Sultan Abda Neja* and Mezene Woyessa Bussa
  
  The study was conducted to assess the challenges and opportunities of small-scale poultry farming in Nekemte city of East Wollega Zone Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. The study involved 110 smallholder poultry farmers who were purposely selected. Data were collected via pre-tested structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive sta- tistics in SPSS version 16. The major challenges identified in the survey were poultry disease, lack of poultry multi- plication centers, commercial feed, vaccine and vaccination activities, chemical disinfectants, and poultry production equipment. Small-scale farmers may not be able to afford poultry vaccines as they are often sold in large vials. The availability of day-old chickens of improved poultry breeds is also a challenge, and the price of vaccinated layer pullets is very high. Additionally, the production performance of improved layer b.. Read More»
  

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