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STATUS OF INDIGENOUS CHICKEN PRODUCTION AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL FEED RESOURCES IN NYAMIRA COUNTY, KENYA
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Index Terms: Indigenous chicken production, local feed resources, nutritive value.
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Abstract: This study has been undertaken to determine the status of indigenous chicken production, assess nutritive value of local feed resources used as indigenous chicken feed and assess major factors that influence indigenous chicken production in Masaba Sub County, Nyamira County, Kenya. The results of this study shows that there were more youthful (54.6%) and female (58%) indigenous chicken farmers. The findings also show that 61% of farmers had training in poultry farming,58% of IC farmers had experience of more than 5 years and 74% of the families had up to 5 members hence small family size. The production system was found to be extensive with small flock sizes with mean of 3.5 chicken per household. Newcastle, coccidiosis and chronic respiratory diseases were the most prevalent diseases reported in this study. Nine locally available feed resources were identified (Fish meal, Kales, Cabbages, Sweet potatoes, Cassava, Maize, Sorghum, Finger millet, Kikuyu grass) feedstuffs were sampled and processed for proximate and mineral analysis at Kenyatta University Food and Nutrition laboratory using standard procedure by Association of Agricultural Chemists. The results showed the dry matter content of samples ranges from 96.03% (kikuyu grass) to 83.12% (sweet potato tuber). The crude protein content mean was 18.9% and standard deviation of 32.6, fish meal (65.63%). The mean carbohydrate content was 47.1% and Cassava root had high carbohydrate content of 80.94%. Fish meal and maize had highest crude fat content (9.86% and 4.07%). Crude fiber was high on maize. Calcium content was high in Cabbage, kikuyu grass and fish meal (1.71%, 0.73%, and 0.49% respectively). Phosphorous was high on kikuyu grass. The results from multivariate analysis shows that experience in poultry farming, family size and training had significant influence in IC production in Masaba Sub County (p < .05). This study has generated baseline information to be used by policy makers and other stakeholders in livestock subsector to formulate policies aimed at use of local feed resources in feed formulations, preventing poultry diseases by availing vaccines, farmers training by county extension staff to improve indigenous chicken production.
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JOHN CHERUIYOT, LUCY KABUAGE, PURITY NGUHIU, & LUCY KAMAU (October-2024). STATUS OF INDIGENOUS CHICKEN PRODUCTION AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL FEED RESOURCES IN NYAMIRA COUNTY, KENYA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(10), a254-a262. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2410030.pdf
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Volume 9 Issue 10, October-2024
Pages : a254-a262
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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_301057
Published Paper Id: IJNRD2410030
Research Area: Others area
Author Type: Foreign Author
Country: NYAMIRA, NAIROBI, Kenya
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