Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Survey on Prevalence of Newcastle Disease Antibodies in Village Poultry at Live Birds Markets in Gombe, Nigeria

In developing countries, poultry production is being subjected to great pressure to meet the demand for animal protein required by the increasing humanpopulation, and also to have surplus for international trade.

Poultry
Village poultry production, consist of edible domestic birds including chickens, ducks, guinea fowls, geese, pigeons, turkeys and quails among others which are mostly raised under the free range extensive husbandry systems especially in the sub-urban and rural areas . In Africa, village poultry production system has influenced human civilization in several aspects which include economic, nutritional and socio-cultural aspects of livelihoods of poor rural households. 

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