African Chicken Genetic Gains: ACGG-Nigeria report
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African Chicken Genetic GainsACGG-Nigeria Report
Third ACGG Program Management Team Meeting, Abuja, Nigeria, 2 December 2016
Oladeji Bamidele
Nigeria Team Members
PI- Prof E.B. Sonaiya Co-PI 1: Prof (Mrs) A.O. Adebambo
Co-PI 2: Prof I.A. Adeyinka
NPC : Dr Oladeji Bamidele
SNCs
Zone 1 SNC: Dr (Mrs) O.O. Alabi
Zone 2 SNC: Dr (Mrs) F.O. Ajayi
Zone 3 SNC: Prof (Mrs) U.E. Ogundu
Zone 4 SNC: Dr A. Yakubu
Zone 5 SNC: Prof W.A.A. Hassan
Major Activities to Report
1. Baseline survey2. On-farm testing 3. On-station testing4. Innovation platforms 5. Capacity building
Project Sites
Agroecological map Source: IITA
Sample Size for Baseline and On-Farm Testing
Subnational Zones (States)
No of Local Government Areas
No of Villages
No of Households surveyed
No of Households to receive chickens
Kebbi 6 12 240 504
Kwara 6 12 240 504Nasarawa 6 12 240 504Imo 6 12 240 504Rivers 6 12 240 504Total 30 60 1200 2520
Flock Size Per Household Zones (agro-ecology) No of
RespondentsAve. no. of chicken
Imo (Humid/rain forest) 234 25 Kebbi (Sudan Savanna) 222 28
Kwara (Southern guinea Savanna)
240 29
Nasarawa (Derived Savanna) 238 28 Rivers (Humid/fresh water swamp)
234 29
Total 1168 28
Ranking of objectives of keeping chicken
Production objectives Rank index of chicken production purpose and objectives
Imo Kebbi Kwara Nasarawa RiverMeat consumption 0.46 0.35 0.45 0.36 0.44Egg consumption 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.01 0.04Meat sale 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.02 0.04Egg sale 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02Chick sale 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.02Ceremonies/festivals 0.06 0.28 ** 0.06 0.18 ** 0.11 **Give away 0.02 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.05Cock fighting 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00Live adult chicken sale 0.37 0.20 0.20 0.33 0.28
Perceptions of farmers on attributes of good chickens
Qualities/attributes of a good chicken
Rank index of qualities/attributes of a good chicken Cockerels Hen Imo Kebbi Kwara Nasara
waRiver
Imo Kebbi Kwara Nasara
waRiver
large body size and weight 0.29
0.32 0.29 0.26 0.08 0.03 0.06 0.02 0.09 0.02
less illness 0.17 0.15 0.20 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.12 0.05 0.12 0.09meat taste better 0.23 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.37 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.16good physical appearance 0.09 0.21 0.07 0.10 0.11 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.04lives a long time 0.10 0.08 0.12 0.10 0.14 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.06good fighter 0.03 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00feed efficient 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.13 0.10 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.04Produce a lot of eggs 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.24 0.40 0.45 0.29 0.30Produces better tasting eggs
0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.08Produce eggs with harder/thicker shell
0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.05 0.01Produce chicks with high survival rate
0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.29 0.15 0.17 0.18 0.20
2016 Timeline for On-station TestingObjectives Activities Outcome Status
To start testing the Strains on stations
Sign Service Agreements for supply of three Local germplasm
Purchase of Hatchable Eggs for each of the three Local Germplasms
Completed
Secure License for import of Kuroiler and Sasso
Importation of Hatchable Eggs for the foreign Germplasm Completed
Sign Service Agreement with Feedmill, Hatcheries and Trainer of On-Station Data Collectors
Feed supply secured; Day old chicks of 5 germplasms produced; Trained Data Collectors available
Completed
Monitoring and data collection On-Station Testing On-going
2016 Timeline for On-Farm TestingObjectives Activities Outcome Status
To start testing the Strains on local, scavenging village conditions
Identification of more Households Recruitment of Field Officers (FO)Sign Service agreements with Brooder Farms in each zone FO’s Training at the ZonesDistribution of 42 day growers
Finalize On-farm ProtocolHatched chicks brooded to 42 daysTrained FOs available to collect dataHouseholds receive 42 days growers On-farm Testing
CompletedOn-going
Test Germplasms
SassoKuroiler
FUNAAB alpha
ShikaBrown
Fulani
Germplasms – Hatching & Distribution
S/n Germplasms Distribution
1 Sasso All 5 States
2 Kuroiler KB, NS, RV
3 ShikaBrown KW, IM, RV
4 FUNAAB alpha All 5 States
5 Fulani All 5 StatesSasso
Kuroiler
Shika
BrownFu
lani
FUNAAB alpha
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85 81 7460 55
Hatchery Records
Fertility (%)Hatchability (%)
On-station Test – Preliminary DataStations used - FUNAAB (Public Institution) & FOL-HOPE FARMS (Private sector)Mortality during brooding < 2.5% across all breeds.
Male Female
0.2570.222
0.501
0.4080.345 0.313
0.6370.5580.552
0.457
Body Weight (kg) after 6 weeks of Brooding
Fulani FUNAAB alpha ShikaBrown Kuroiler Sasso
On-station Test – Preliminary Data
Male Female
1.3440.954
2.591
1.8741.9021.546
2.865
2.287
2.982
2.241
Body Weight (kg) at 20 weeks
Fulani FUNAAB alpha ShikaBrown Kuroiler Sasso
Live and Carcass Evaluation
20 week old cocks of: ShikaBrown, FUNAAB alpha, Fulani, Kuroiler & Sasso
Data Collection Morphometrics Haematological Parameters Carcass analysis: meat, fat, bone Rectal Temperature
On-Farm Test: The 60 Field Officers
Female: 44% Male: 56% Photo credit: ACGG-NG FOs Database
Bird Distribution
Photo credit: Kwara & Nasarawa States
• Four Strains per State - 25 birds per Household
2016 Timeline on Innovation Platform and Capacity Building
Objective Activities Outcome Status
Strengthen the National Platform Meetings
Form Task forces to address the innovation challenges
Solutions found to the use of paravetsMarketing and branding are tackled at scale
On-going
Develop Business Hubs in each of the 5 Zones
Develop a model for a smallholder poultry producers group
Decision taken to start form group formation
On-going
Build capacity in smallholder research
Announced the ACGG FellowshipScreened applications
2 applicants found qualifiedAnnouncement to be repeated
On-going
Innovation Platforms held in 20162 National Innovation Platforms: March & Sept.
Policy shift in the use of Para-vetsDevelopment of business ideas &
venturesFormation of smallholder chicken
groupMarket development and product
branding 26 -27th September, 2016
15 - 16th March, 2016
Partnerships developed and strengthened
ACGG-NG
Animal Health Care Providers (7) Veterinary Services
TOPFEEDS Feed
Brooder Farms (8) Brooding Services
Fol-Hope Farms Hatchery, Breeder
farm (ShikaBrown), On-station
National Agric. Res. System (NARS) FUNAAB (FUNAAB alpha & On-station),
NAPRI (ShikaBrown)
1st Agro Limited Breeder farm (Fulani)Tertiary Institutions (9)
Capacity Building
Fed. Ministry of Agric. & Rural Dev. Policy, Import Permits
Chickmaster - UGSilverlands - TZ
Fowlsellers/Poultry Asso., Propcom Mai-karfi Markets Advocacy (Smallholder
Poultry)
National Colloquium on Poultry Breeding & Genetics
Objectives• Share poultry breeding experiences • Discuss data & infrastructure needs for long-
term genetic improvement of farmer-preferred strains
Outcomes• A public-private National Poultry Innovation Centre• Commitment to animal records keeping• Requested training in large data analysis
2017 Proposed Areas of Emphasis
S/n Targets Timeline1 Strengthen Public Private Partnerships &
support Innovation Platform Task Forces Feb & July 2017
2 Finalize ACCG-NG Fellowship awards Feb. 20173 Focus on Gender & socio-economic issues Start Jan. 20174 Data Driven Publications June 20175 Community Level Engagements Start Dec. 20166 Village vaccination program every 3 months
Start Dec.
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