தொழில்முனைவு & நிறுவன மேலாண்மை

Effect of the management of the risk of an increase in treatment cost on the production of commercial broiler farms in the city of Douala, Cameroon

Abstract

Viban Banah Victor

The poultry sector plays a vital role in the development of the country and the Government considers that poultry farming is a secure employment sector for the youth of Cameroon. It is estimated that each Cameroonian consumes about 3.48 kilograms of chicken per year and the Government hopes to reach a chicken consumption rate per inhabitant of 12kg per person per year by 2035. However, this goal is threatened by numerous challenges amongst which is the inconsistency in production. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of the risk of an increase in treatment cost management (the risk of self-medication, the risk of poor diagnosis and the risk of poor drug administration) on the production of selected broiler farms in Douala. This study was carried out using a survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the poultry farms in the three clusters, Douala III, IV and V sub-divisions that represent the areas where most of the poultry enterprises in are located Douala town. Then, purposive sampling technique was used to select 216 respondents that is 52, 56, 108 poultry farm managers and their assistants in Douala III, IV and V subdivisions respectively. Primary data was gotten through the use of a well-structured questionnaire and secondary data through magazines, newspapers, published articles and official reports. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, 20) was used to run the major statistics from the data collected. The coefficient of multiple determinations (R2) was used to assess the effect of risks of increase in treatment cost management and broiler production. The findings reveal that, the R2 value of 0.74 indicates that, about 74% changes in the production of broilers is caused by changes in the risk self-medication (RSM), risk of poor diagnosis (RPD) and risk of poor drug administration (RPDA). The adjusted R2 value of 0.66 implies that the model is 66% goodness fit. All the three hypotheses of this research as well as the main hypothesis have been rejected. It was suggested that, the farmers should always seek the services of an animal and production professional and respect his prescriptions as far as disease diagnosis, veterinary drug choice and administrations are concerned.