Abstract
Avian influenza devastated the poultry industry and economy of Plateau State during the 2006 epidemic. A survey was conducted among some targeted stakeholders in the poultry industry in Jos north and Jos south local government areas of Plateau state using structured questionnaire to assess the impact of 2006 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak on their businesses. A total of 84 questionnaires were administered among the stake holders in the poultry industry out of which 76 (90.5%) were returned and analyzed. The 76 stakeholders that returned their questionnaires included 8 (10.5%) veterinary drug sellers, 6 (7.9%) toll millers, 10 (13.2%) commercial feeds distributors, 8 (10.5%) feed raw material and 12(15.8%) poultry equipment sellers, 15 (19.7%) fowl and 17 (22.4%) egg sellers. There was a sharp decline to complete loss of income by egg and bird traders and more than 50% decline in the sale of poultry drugs and vaccines, toll milled and commercial feeds, poultry raw materials and equipment. The epidemic had a significant negative impact (loss) on toll millers (70%) and commercial feed distributors (74%), fowl (60%) and egg sellers (35%); poultry drug (50%), feed raw material (50%) and poultry equipment sellers (55%) and was more severe on commercial feed distributors. Poultry input providers should also be compensated as was done poultry farmers to minimize the effect of their losses.
Highlights
Plateau state was among several states in Nigeria that reported the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
After the disease was confirmed in Nigeria in Febuary, 2006, there was a lot of anxiety within the poultry industry because people refuse to buy poultry and poultry by products leading to a sharp drop in the prices of eggs, day old chicks, broilers and spent layers
The city is divided into 3 local government areas (LGA) of Jos North, Jos South and Jos
Summary
From one hundred and fifty naira (1.2 US Dollars) to as low as sixty naira (0.4 US Dollars) per chick (Sa’idu et al, 2008). Losses due to decreased productivity, high mortality in poultry and subsequent loss of jobs by workers have been reported in farms affected by HPAI outbreaks (Terry, 2006). Plateau state was among several states in Nigeria that reported the outbreak of HPAI This study is aimed at assessing the impact of HPAI outbreak on some stakeholders in the poultry industry in two LGAs of Plateau state. After the disease was confirmed in Nigeria in Febuary, 2006, there was a lot of anxiety within the poultry industry because people refuse to buy poultry and poultry by products leading to a sharp drop in the prices of eggs, day old chicks, broilers and spent layers. Dollars) to as low as one hundred and seventy naira (1.4 US Dollars) and the cost of day old pullet drop.
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