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Profitability analysis of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) production in Riyom LGA of Plateau State

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Emefiene M. E., Joshua V. I., Nwadike C., Yaroson A. Y., Zwalnan N. D. E.

International Letters of Natural Sciences

2014

tom 13

nr 2

The study focused on the profitability of pigeon pea production in Riyom LGA of Plateau State. Data for the study were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. Questionnaires were administered to 80 targeted farmers to get information on their socio-economic characteristics, years of experience in pigeon pea production and the reason for growing pigeon pea. The analytical tool used includes descriptive statistics to analyze the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers and farm budgeting technique (gross margin analysis) for assessing the profitability of pigeon pea production. The study also identified the constraints encountered by farmers such as high cost of labour, inadequate processing / storage facilities, problems of access to credit/loans and weed/pest infestation. The results shows that pigeon pea production is profitable with a total variable cost (TVC) at N22620.68 per ha, while gross revenue (GR) was N50185.25 per ha, the profit margin (GM) at N32564.59 and the net return per Naira invested was N0.69. It was recommended that farm inputs and improved seed varieties should be made available to farmers at affordable rates so as to enable them operate at a commercial and profitable level of pigeon pea production. These farmers should be encouraged to form a cooperative society so as to alleviate the problem of credit/ loan acquisition and procurement of genuine products as well as avoid exploitation.

Survey of cysticercus (bladder worm) in meat sold for consumption in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria

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Kaze P. D., Gam K. P.

International Letters of Natural Sciences

2013

tom 02

A cross – sectional study of bovine, porcine and dog cysticercosis was carried out in Bukuru Plateau State Nigeria,in 2010 using Gyel Bukuru abattoir, Fwagul and Kuru trade centre slaughtering abattoir, as study areas. Two hundred and twenty-five samples were collected at random comprising of seventy-five samples each from cattle, dog and pig respectively, where twenty-five samples were taking for raw meat, cooked meat and feaces in relation to the sex of the animals examined. The overall prevalence rate of 28 (12.44 %) was recorded out of the total sample of 225. Raw meat records 10 (4.44 %), cooked meat record 7 (3.11 %) and feaces records 11 (4.98 %) infection rate. X2 analysis show no significant difference in the prevalence rate of cysticercus in meat and cyst in feaces of the examined animals (p > 0.05). There was no record of infection in cattle, both in beef and feaces in different sexes of the cattle examined, sex specific incidence rate obtained in both studies did not differ significantly (p > 0.05). The female animal studied had the highest infection rate of 17 (60.71 %).There was significant difference in tapeworms encountered with the meat and feaces examined (p < 0.05) Taenia solium had the highest infection rate of 14 (6.22 %), Dipylidium caninum had 12 (5.33 %) with the least infestatioin recorded in T. hydatigena 2 (0.89 %). Hence no record of T. saginata infection was encountered in the present study. However mixed infection was recorded in Dog with T. hydatigena & D. caninum.

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2 International Letters of Natural Sciences

1 Emefiene M. E.

1 Gam K. P.

1 Joshua V. I.

1 Kaze P. D.

1 Nwadike C.

1 Yaroson A. Y.

1 Zwalnan N. D. E.

1 2014

1 2013

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Profitability analysis of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) production in Riyom LGA of Plateau State

Survey of cysticercus (bladder worm) in meat sold for consumption in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria