An insight on production, marketing and profitability of one humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) at Garin Alkali livestock market, Yobe State, Nigeria

Auteurs

  • M. I. Ghude Nassarawa LGA, Kano State
  • A. Musa Ministry of Agric and Nat. Res., Jakusko Area Office, Yobe State
  • H. A. Alkali Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State
  • S. A. Maigandi Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7717

Mots-clés :

camel production, camel marketing, camel fattening, profitability

Résumé

The study was conducted at Garin Alkali livestock market, Yobe State, Nigeria with the aim of obtaining information from camel keepers and marketers. A survey using structured questionnaire to retrieve information was used. From the present study, majority (68%) of the respondents was between the ages of 40–50years and all of them were males. Camel keeping and farming/business were the predominant occupation of the respondents (84%). All of them were committed to camel fattening with feed supplementation after grazing while transporting camels were through trekking as indicated by 88% of them. Prices of camels appreciated during Eid–El–Kabir festivity and all of them reported camel keeping as a profitable venture. In conclusion, the present report indicated that camel production contributed immensely to the improvement of livelihood and poverty reduction to the rural dwellers from the study
area 

Bibliographies de l'auteur

M. I. Ghude, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State

Veterinary Section, Agric Department

A. Musa, Ministry of Agric and Nat. Res., Jakusko Area Office, Yobe State

Livestock Department

H. A. Alkali, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State

Department of Animal Science

S. A. Maigandi, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State

Department of Animal Science

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Publiée

2024-07-20

Comment citer

Ghude, M. I., Musa, A., Alkali, H. A., & Maigandi, S. A. (2024). An insight on production, marketing and profitability of one humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) at Garin Alkali livestock market, Yobe State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 82–85. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7717

Numéro

2019: NSAP 2019 Proceedings

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