Constraints to Guinea fowl production in northern Ghana: A case study of the Damongo area

  • Teye G
  • Adam M
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Abstract

A study was conducted in the Damongo area to identify major constraintsto Guinea fowl production. The survey involved 35 farmers chosenrandomly from Damongo and four other villages within 5 km radiusof Damongo. All the farmers (100 %) indicated that high keet mortality,difficulty in sexing, and absence of a source of quality day-oldkeets were the main constraints. The other problems identified werelack of information about nutrient requirements of the local Guineafowl. loss ofbirds and eggs through picking by predators, worm infestation. andtaming of birds. The farmers indicated that Guinea fowl productionis lucrative because there is a high demand for the meat and eggs.Contraintes a/' e/evage de pintade au nord du Ghana: Une etude decas de /a zone de Damango. Une etude s'est deroulee dans la zonede Damango pour identifier les contraintes majeures envisagees dansI'elevage de pintade. L'enquetecomprennait 35 eleveurs choisis au hasard de Oamango et quatre autresvillages dans un rayon de cinq kilometres de Damango. Tous les eleveurs(100 %) indiquaient que la mortalite de pintadeau eleve, la difficultede la determination de sexe et I' absence d'une source de pintadeaud' un jour de qualite sont les contraintes majeures. O'autres problemesidentifies sont : Ie manque d' information des besoins nutritifsde la pintade locale, la perte des volailles et des a:ufs a traversla prise par les predateurs, I'infestation de ver, et I'apprivoisementdes volailles. Les eleveurs indiquaient que I'elevage de pintadeest rentable parce qu'il y a une haute demande pour la viande etles a:ufs a la fois.

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Teye, G., & Adam, M. (2000). Constraints to Guinea fowl production in northern Ghana: A case study of the Damongo area. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 33(2). https://doi.org/10.4314/gjas.v33i2.1864

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