دورية أكاديمية
Health management practices and reproductive performance of ducks in Nigeria
| العنوان: | Health management practices and reproductive performance of ducks in Nigeria |
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| المؤلفون: | Oguntunji Abel O., Ayorinde Kolawole L. |
| المصدر: | Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 325-337 (2015) |
| بيانات النشر: | University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Agriculture |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | sexual maturity, ethno-veterinary medicine, hatchability, muscovy ducks, health-related challenges, Agriculture |
| الوصف: | At present, duck production is in its infancy stage in Nigeria. Ducks are mostly reared extensively and concentrated in the hands of small-holder farmers. A survey on health management practices and reproductive performance of ducks was conducted in three south-west (Oyo, Osun and Lagos) and one north central (Niger) states in Nigeria. Primary data were obtained through structured questionnaires administered to 400(100 per state) duck farmers and were analysed with descriptive statistics (percentage). Results on management of health-related challenges showed that 51.5% of respondents were practicing self-medication and majority in this category used ethno-veterinary medicines. Other measures adopted were neglect (12.25%), consumption of sick animals (10.50%), veterinary service (10.25%), among others. Reproductive performance estimates showed that about half (52.50%) of the respondents indicated 5‒6 (24.75%) and 7−8 (27.50%) months as sexual maturity age of female ducks while the highest proportion (41.25%) indicated 16−20 eggs as clutch size. Hatchability rate was very high; 52% of duck farmers indicated that hatching rate was above 80%. Adoption of improved management systems by duck farmers will be of immense contribution to the health management and reproductive performance of ducks in Nigeria. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English Serbian |
| تدمد: | 1450-8109 2406-0968 |
| العلاقة: | https://doaj.org/toc/1450-8109Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2406-0968Test |
| DOI: | 10.2298/JAS1503325O |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/424c464e9d9a4c608cbccfdc49de10b6Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.424c464e9d9a4c608cbccfdc49de10b6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| تدمد: | 14508109 24060968 |
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| DOI: | 10.2298/JAS1503325O |