Performance of Improved Dairy Cattle Technologies Among Farmers in Northern Nigeria
2016
Saleh Mamman Kwagyang | T.K. Atala | D.F. Omokore | Ben Ahmed | F.S Ali | G.Y. Kajang
The study evaluated the performance of different dairy cattle technologies adopted by dairy farmers in 16 States of Northern Nigeria. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select the study area due to the presence of improved dairy farms in the area. Questionnaire was used to collect data from 61 registered improved dairy farmers in the area. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, F-test and gross margin analysis. The majority of improved dairy cattle farmers were in their middle age, majority of them (60%) have university degrees, had annual income of about N20,000,000.00. It also revealedlow extension contact among dairy farmers. It showed a gross margin of N11,912.54; N6,383.23 and N2,547.99 per dairy cow foe exotic, crossbred and Bunaji cattle
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