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ajoaa-1127	J. U, Agbamu	Analysis of Communication Sources Used by Farmers in Handling Poultry Diseases in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria	2014	7	.pdf	application/pdf	3068	136	50	Associated with Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development journal homepage: http://aessweb.com/journal-detail.php?id=5005 mailto:joeagbamu@yahoo.com Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 4(2)2014: 106- 112 107 disease prevalence is the challenge of how to handle poultry diseases and taking disease prevention measures by poultry farmers. No formal education Primary education Secondary education Tertiary education 2 9 38 31 2.5 11.2 47.5 38.8 Farming experience (years) 1 – 5 6 – 10 11 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 25 23 33 13 6 5 28.8 41.2 16.2 7.5 6.3 9.1 years Type of Birds Reared Broilers Layers Layers and broilers 20 50 10 25.0 62.5 12.5 Number of birds reared 200 – 1999 2000 – 3999 4000 – 5999 44 24 12 55.0 30.0 15.0 2,254 birds/farmer Income per month (N) N21,000 - N60,999 61,000 - 100,999 101,000 - 140,999 141,000 - 180,999 6 12 13 49 7.5 15.0 16.2 61.3 N133,418.33/month Contact with extension agents Zero contact/year (No contact) 1 – 6 contacts/yr (Rarely) 7 – 12 contacts/yr (Often) 13 – 24 contacts/yr (Very often) 27 42 6 5 33.7 52.5 7.5 6.3 Table 2: Distribution of respondents according to common poultry diseases identified Common Diseases Frequency* n = 80 Percentage Gumboro disease 32 40.0 Newcastle disease 62 77.5 Fowl typhoid 41 51.3 Fowl pox 38 47.5 Bird flu - 0.0 Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 4(2)2014: 106- 112 110 Chronic respiratory disease 34 42.5 * Multiple responses Table 3: Type of poultry information desired Common Diseases Frequency* n = 80 Percentage Disease prevention methods 42 52.5 How to obtain veterinary services 47 58.8 Modern poultry equipment 36 45.0 Administration of drugs 67 83.8 Market information 34 42.5 * Multiple responses Extent of use of communication sources by poultry farmers The results in Table 4 show that veterinary officers ( = 2.46), friends ( = 1.86) and contact farmers ( = 1.63) constitute the communication sources mostly used by farmers in handling poultry diseases.	cache/ajoaa-1127.pdf	txt/ajoaa-1127.txt