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- No of Pages: 24

- No of Chapters: 05

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Introduction:

Abstract

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Table of Content

Chapter One



Background to the study



Statement of the study



Purpose of the study



Significance of the study



Research questions



Limitations of the study



Chapter Two



Review of related literature



Chapter Three



Research design and methodology



Sampled area



Sample subject



Research instruments



Administration of the questionnaire



Validity and reliability of instrument



Statistical procedure



Chapter Four



Chapter Five



Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation



Summary



Conclusion



Recommendation



Suggestion for further studies



References



Questionnaire

Introduction

In Nigeria as well as in other developed countries of the world. Animal protein food contributes between 1-15 grams daily total food. However in Colben school farm Ekiadolor, poultry keeping of domestic fowl) generally follows sustenance or small scale. Poultry farm with the innovation of scientist endeavors have introduced that large number of people still depend upon small scale poultry production for their supply of eggs and poultry meal and rear mostly few numbers of foreign breeds of fowl.



Although foreign breeds are prolific, they have good meat parts and are used for scientific investigation they have three (3) main disadvantages.



A. High initial capital of intentions.



B. Laying of still egg shell could be easily damage.



C. Low resistance to disease attack.



The major reason is that the government and the school offices, building is more essential to them and financed by the government mainly benefiting students involves in the theoretical fields than the students involved in theories and practical work the school head take side of the education part without taking consideration of the side of the practical work of the students under vocational study and malnutrition of the animals.



Some other problems known to small scale poultry production operation in Nigeria include scarcity and cost of feeds disease and parasite lack of training and experience of the people (farmers) in animals his boundary the absence of infrastructure and necessities supply the need input for their production, processing and distributing lack of water, poor feeding and other management problems.



Among the management problem is he delicate nature of chicks breeding, the amount of profit made in poultry production depends primarily on good management critical in chicks rearing because poor handling during the brooding stage affects the subsequently performance of birds.



STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM



The frequent folding up of poultry farms, low production and small numbers of birds kept in various farms has necessitated the writing of this work.



The question often asked includes:



A. Why are most of the small scale poultry farm stagnant?



B. Is it as a result of poor management skill?



C. Is there no money for the farmers to operate within?



D. Is there no money for the farmers to operate with?



E. Are there no Veterinary officers to help the farmer?