ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SWINE PRODUCTION OVER REARING OF OTHER DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK AMONG PEOPLE OF BENUE STATE NIGERIA
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SWINE PRODUCTION OVER REARING OF OTHER DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK AMONG PEOPLE OF BENUE STATE NIGERIA
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2011-11
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EMMANUEL, OCHEPO
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The researcher has undertaken this study on “Economic Importance of
Swine Production over the Rearing of other Domestic Livestocks” to proffer
some solution to the problems hindering the rearing of swine in Benue State
particularly Zone C Senatorial District (Ado, Agatu, Apa, Obi, Ogbadibo,
Ohimini, Oju, Okpokwu and Otukpo). The researcher used descriptive
survey design to carry out the study. The population for the study was
10,450 respondents drawn from twenty seven towns of Zone C Senatorial
District of Benue State. 600 respondents were proportionally and randomly
selected as sample size for the study. General objective was formulated
from which five specific objectives were formulated. Among these – is to
compare swine prolificacy over the prolificacy of other domestic livestocks.
Five research questions were formulated to guide this study, among these is
– what importance has the prolificacy of swine over other domestic
livestocks like goats, sheep, horse and cattle? Five null hypotheses were
formulated for the study among these is – there is no significant relationship
between the prolificacy of swine over the prolificacy of other domestic
livestock in Benue State. Pilot study was conducted at Samaru using 20
respondents that reared domestic livestocks. This area was not part of the
study location. Questionnaires were used as a medium for data collection.
One sample T-test was used to test five null hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance and all the null hypotheses were rejected meaning that there
were significant differences between pig production over the production of
other domestic livestocks. The analysis yielded the following results: swine
production was accepted to be more prolific than other domestic livestocks
like goats, sheep, horse and cattle. It was also agreed that swine were more
adapted to wide varieties of feeds which made them to grow more quickly
than other domestic livestocks. It was concluded that swine production was
more economically important than the rearing of other domestic livestocks.
It was recommended that National Poverty Eradication Programme
(NAPEP) in Benue State should enlighten the respondents on the economic
importance of swine production over the rearing of other domestic livstocks.
Piglets should be made available to farmers who wish to embark on swine
production at affordable price by Lower Benue River Basin Development
Authority (LBRDA).
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DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
NOVEMBER, 2011
Keywords
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE,, SWINE PRODUCTION OVER,, REARING,, OTHER DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK,, PEOPLE,, BENUE STATE,, NIGERIA..