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Item Evaluation of socio-economic characteristics, preference and consumption pattern of meat among the inhabitants of Yewa in Ogun State Nigeria(2016) Apata, E. S.; Akinbinu, J. B.; Apata, O. C.; Dada, O. M.; Aderinto, A.This study was conducted in Yewa zone of Ogun state to investigate the socio-economic characteristics, preference and consumption pattern of meat among the inhabitants who are rural dwellers. Primary data were collected through 300 structured questionnaires covering 12 selected rural towns. The variables measured included age, sex, educational and marital status, household size, religion, occupation, income, preference for meat, factors influencing meat preference, meat consumption pattern and constraints for meat consumption in the study area. Data collected were analysed with frequency percentages and Garrett’s ranking technique and validated for reliability. The results showed that (30.01%) of household consumed meat were mostly youth who were mostly (54.0%) females that attained secondary education (32.3%) while 67.7% of them had one form of education or the other. (30.7%) were married with highest (29.3%) household size, Christians (40.7%) and traders (28.3%) and earned monthly income (29.0%) between N10, 000-N30, 000. Also majority (95.0%) preferred beef (87.5%) and chicken while (56.7%) preferred pork. Majority with 64.6 scores consumed meat perhaps for its nutritional value and taste (63.5) score without minding the price 56.8 score while tenderness was not the hindering factor (50.2) score for consuming meat in the study area. High percentage of the respondents consumed meat of any type but consume more (25.0%) of beef than pork (57.7%) as low percentage (19.3%) of the total respondents would not consume meat. Majority of them strongly disagreed that no constraint associated with meat preference and consumption would deter them from consuming meat. It was recommended therefore, that household in the study area be encouraged by government extension agents to utilize part of their income to purchase meat to be included in their diets to improve the quality. Also there is need to conduct a research to investigate low percentage consumption meat by the inhabitants of Yewa zone, the study area.Item Silage characteristics and acceptability of maize stover, cassava tops ensiled with Albizia saman pods(Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, 2015) Saliu, L. O.; Ososanya, T. O.; Babayemi, O. J.The use of preserved feedstuff in form of silage is a very good strategy to improve livestock performance during seasonal shortages. This study was conducted to determine the silage characteristics and the co efficient of preference of the experimental diets containing different portions of Cassava tops (CST), Maize Stover (MST) ensiled with Albizia saman pods (ASP). The ensiled mixtures were: T1: 40% CST + 0% ASP + 60% MST, T2: 30% CST + 10% ASP+ 60% MST, T3: 20% CST + 20% ASP + 60% MST, T4: 10% CST + 30% ASP + 60%, MST and T5: 0% CST + 40% ASP + 60% MST. The pH of silage ranged between 4.26 and 4.44, temperature ranges between 27.74 and 31.62°C, odour of silage were fruity. The acceptability studies using ruminants indicated that the silages had high coefficient of preference and nutritive value. This study showed that silage mixture containing cassava tops, Albizia saman pods and maize stover could be a better alternative feedstuff for ruminants during the dry season.Item The consumption pattern of goat meat in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria(International journal of sustainable development, 2011) Nwauwa, L.O.E.; Akintunde, O.K.; Adenegan, K.O.Goat is a multi-purpose animal whose uses range from consumption, companionship to commercial meat production. Its production and consequent consumption is widely accepted in Nigeria among the different ethno-religious sects unlike pig, dog and donkey. The paper examined the factors that affect consumption pattern of both kid and mature goat meat in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 150 consumers of goat meat through the use of structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multinomial logit model. The study results showed that 10% of the respondents in the study area consumed both kid and mature goat meat, while the remaining 20% and 70% consumed the kid goat only and mature goat meat only categories, respectively. Tenderness and unpalatable nature of the kid goat meat were found to reduce its demand. The results obtained also showed that the number of the dependants of consumers significantly influenced consumers' preference for the goat meat consumed. The likelihood ratio for the model, lambda (A) is 16.9 which is significant at 5% level. This implies that the goat meat consumer groups are heterogeneous. The multinomial logistic estimate for the combined goat meat consumer groups revealed that income and number of dependants of respondents were significant and therefore explained why individuals prefer to consume either the combination of kid and mature goat meat or the mature goat meat instead of the kid goat. The educational status of respondents and price of other meat products were not significant and therefore did not significantly influence individual's preference for a combination of kid and mature goat meat or only mature goat meat, instead of consuming the kid type of meat only. The study therefore recommends that efforts should be "lade to create awareness of the dangers of consuming meat with high cholesterol content which has been linked to cause many diseases coupled with training of butchers and goat meat processors on modern methods of processing cholesterol-free meat for healthy consumption.