What is it about?
Deceptive practices of poultry input suppliers are partly responsible for inability to meet the consumption of recommended animal protein (35g/person/day). The study examined the prevailing deceptive practices and effects on poultry production in Nigeria.
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Why is it important?
The findings showed that deceptive practices of suppliers include adulteration of feed ingredients, marketing of under‑weighed feeds, lack of proximate analysis of nutrient composition of feeds and use of old bags for packaging. As a result, poultry farmers experienced low meat and egg production, respectively, resulting in expensive animal protein, increased production overheads, lowered returns on investment.
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Commercial poultry farming is expensive, but it is worrisome when suppliers begin to device some practices that reduce farmers' expected return on investment. More than anything else, and if nothing else, I hope you find this article thought-provoking.
Sola Komolafe
University of Ilorin
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This page is a summary of: Implications of Deceptive Practices of Poultry Input Suppliers on Poultry Production in Kwara State, Nigeria, Agricultura tropica et subtropica, December 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/ats-2017-0017.
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