Evaluation of Egg Production in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria

Autor:	S.A. Jibril, H. Suleiman, U. Haruna, D.J.U. Kalla
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Plateau geography.geographical_feature_category Descriptive statistics business.industry Avian disease Regression analysis Poultry farming Agricultural science Geography Food Animals Environmental protection Production (economics) Animal Science and Zoology Flock business Local government area
Zdroj:	International Journal of Poultry Science. 6:604-607
ISSN:	1682-8356
DOI:	10.3923/ijps.2007.604.607
Popis:	The study was conducted to evaluate small-scale egg production in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Thirty five (35) poultry farms were purposively selected from the local government area. Structured questionnaire were used to collect data and analyzed using descriptive statistics, farm budgeting model and regression analysis. The results showed that 77.40% of the egg producers were females and 71.43% attended tertiary institutions. The returns per naira invested was found to be 1.35 and the operating ratio was 0.6 indicating the venture was profitable. Regression analysis revealed that the significant variables influencing egg production were feeds (P
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