ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS IN INDIGENOUS CHICKEN FLOCKS OWNED BY LOCAL WOMEN IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS IN INDIGENOUS CHICKEN FLOCKS OWNED BY LOCAL WOMEN IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
| dc.contributor.author | WASH, YOP CHOJI GYANG | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-05T08:31:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-05T08:31:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000-01 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Submitted to the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria In Partial Fulfillment for the Award of The Degree of Master of Science In Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria JANUARY, 2000 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A survey was carried out to assess the health status of indigenous chickens kept by rural women around Zaria. Women in households in 10 villages around Zaria were interviewed to obtain demographic data, information on chicken ownership, health status of the chicken and utilization of veterinary services by the women. Of the 504 women interviewed, 65.7% owned local chicken. There was a statistically significant variation (P< 0.05) in the distribution of indigenous chickens among villages, with Zango having 98% women owning chickens and Giwa 19.6%. There were statistically significant relationships (P< 0.05) between ethnicity, marital status or religion and ownership status. Determinants of ownership of local fowls are trading (79.6%), non attendance of secondary school(78.5%); long experience of the owners in local poultry management (58.7%) and ownership of other domestic livestock such as goats (94.4%). Level of significance (P< 0.05) between owners and non owners of local fowls were obtained for married women, and educational status (those not educated were more likely to have chicken). Only 17 of the 504 women were solely house wives, others were involved in some kind of occupation (trading, Islamic teaching, etc.). Of the 226 women involved in trading 79.6% owned local chicken. Majority (94.4%) of the women that owned local chicken also owned goats. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5543 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | ASSESSMENT, | en_US |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROBLEMS, | en_US |
| dc.subject | INDIGENOUS, | en_US |
| dc.subject | CHICKEN FLOCKS, | en_US |
| dc.subject | OWNED, | en_US |
| dc.subject | LOCAL WOMEN, | en_US |
| dc.subject | KADUNA STATE | en_US |
| dc.title | ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS IN INDIGENOUS CHICKEN FLOCKS OWNED BY LOCAL WOMEN IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |