Farm-level Practices and Costs of Disease in Poultry Farms Within Peri-urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Ndunda, Mariam M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-29T05:58:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-29T05:58:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/164517 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Poultry farming in Kenya contributes to food security and improved livelihoods for many households and other value chain actors through the production of meat, eggs and other products such as cattle feed and manure. The occurrence of disease in poultry farms hampers productivity through increased mortality, reduction in growth rates and reduced egg production. Furthermore, indirect costs are incurred from treatment, vaccinations and implementation of farm biosecurity measures to control disease occurrences. This study investigated farm-level practices and costs of disease in poultry farms within the peri-urban areas of Nairobi. Data was collected from poultry farms on various production systems using structured questionnaires which were coded in an open data kit. The data obtained was analyzed using STATA version 17.0 statistical software and descriptive statistics measures computed. Most farmers (89%) implemented proper cleaning and washing of equipment, poultry houses and their environment. Respiratory syndromes and diarrhoea were the most common clinical signs observed in poultry farms. Most poultry farms were vaccinating against Newcastle disease (NCD) (75%) and infectious bursal disease (IBD) (63%). Forty-three percent of the farmers consulted a veterinarian and 70% of farmers treated sick birds using veterinary drugs while 36% used herbal remedies. Over 90% of the farmers used poultry litter as manure in crop farms while 10% either sold or gave it away. Economic costs of diseases in poultry farms were estimated through direct losses from mortality and indirect costs incurred from the use of antimicrobials, vaccinations and farm biosecurity management. Indigenous chicken and dayold chicks had the highest mortality rate of 17.6% and 15.2% respectively, while the mortality rate for improved indigenous chicken and layers was 13.8% and 12.2% and broilers had the lowest mortality rate of 7.9%. Direct losses from indigenous chicken were higher than in other poultry types at approximately Ksh. 141 per bird per production cycle (Exchange rate 1 USD= Ksh. 100)... | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
| dc.title | Farm-level Practices and Costs of Disease in Poultry Farms Within Peri-urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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