Biosecurity Practices And Their Benefit-cost Implications In Poultry Farms In Enugu State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT A survey study was carried out to assess the biosecurity practices and evaluate their benefit-cost implications in commercial poultry farms in Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 152 poultry farms were selected through a stratified random sampling technique for assessment of biosecurity and management practices in Enugu State. Thirty-four poultry farms (seventeen farms from those that adopted biosecurity measures and seventeen farms from those that did not adopt biosecurity measures) were further selected through a purposive sampling technique for the economic studies of biosecurity pro…