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Comparative Study of Controlling Mite in Poultry Farming in Ogun State Nigeria

The study dealt with indigenous control of mites in poultry farms in some selected Local Government Area of Ogun state Nigeria. It was carried out to determine the demographic characteristics of poultry farmers in the study areas, identify some indigenous strategies or methods used to control mites in poultry, estimate the cost implications of veterinary services or drugs used in the course of production, determine the sociocultural values of the mites to poultry farming household and community. The study was carried out in three local government areas in the state namely; Ijebu North East Local Government, Odogbolu Local Government and Ijebu North Local Government Area. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 38 poultry farmers in the study areas. Structured questionnaire and personal interviews were administered to gather information from the respondents. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used to analyse the data. The results of the study revealed that indigenous strategies used to control poultry mites comprise of Nicotiana tabacum (26.3%) whole part which is burnt into ash, Allium cepa (26.3%) and Piper nigrum (black pepper 26.3%). These are rubbed on the feathers of the chicken, when considering both modern and local methods; administrative (44.8%) protection is commonly used method. This method set forth the guiding principles for development and implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) e.g. creating awareness of less toxic mites management techniques, for example indigenous control. As regards social cultural value a mite is used for ritual and ceremony (44.7%), taboo is associated with mites (60.5%) and useful products could be obtained from mites (68.4%). The hypothesis of the study revealed that no significant correlation between cost implication veterinary, services and drugs and turn over profit (R=0.83, N=13, P>0.05), the implication is that indigenous strategies or methods may significantly influence profit margin in poultry farming.