EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG SHEEP AND GOAT FARMERS IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2025.1103.11Keywords:
Effectiveness,, Management Practices,, Imroved sheep and goat, PerceptionAbstract
The study assessed the effectiveness of improved sheep and goats’ management practices in Southwest, Nigeria using structured interview schedule of 360 sheep and goats farmers selected through multi-stage sampling. The objectives were to assess socio-economic characteristics, identified improved management practices, describe the perception of farmers and assess the effectiveness of improved management practices. Percentages, means, standard deviation, Chi-square and correlation were used to draw inferences. Results revealed that the mean age of sheep and goats’ farmers was 53 years. 50.36 percent were male and 46.94 were female. Majority (86.11%) of the respondents were married with mean income of N631,459.6 and flock size of 14 hectares. 46.39 percent belong to cooperative society while majority (92.78%) expended N500, 000.00 or less than on adopted improved technology. The mean awareness of the management practices was 3.73 while the perception of the improved management practices was high (96.94%). 40.3% of the farmers had moderate adoption levels while the level of effectiveness of improved sheep and goats’ management practices was moderately high (68.3%). The mean years of experience and schooling of the respondents were 14.42 years and 10 years respectively. There was positive and significant relationship between effectiveness of improved management practices and farmer’s perception (0.356; p < 0.01). The study concluded that improved sheep and goats’ management practices disseminated to farmers were perceived to improved their production and standard of living. The study recommends that Governments agencies should provide affordable vaccines and medications to reduce the financial burden on farmers.
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