Attitude and Perceptions of Farmers in Moyamba and Bonthe Districts to New Castle Disease Vaccination

A.M.  Conteh; S. K. Moiforay; A. R.  Sesay; Kallon S

A.M. Conteh School of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Njala University, Private Mail Bag, Freetown, Sierra Leone
S. K. Moiforay School of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Njala University, Private Mail Bag, Freetown, Sierra Leone
A. R. Sesay School of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Njala University, Private Mail Bag, Freetown, Sierra Leone
S. Kallon School of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Njala University, Private Mail Bag, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Abstract

This study is conducted to investigates indigenous chicken vaccination, challenges, attitudes, and perception of chicken rearers in the Moyamba District. A pre-tested questionnaire survey was carried out to obtain information from 232 randomly selected participants in two districts. The results of the finding revealed that more than sixty percent of the farmers know that there is a vaccine for the control and prevention of ND in poultry but less than twelve percent of them in each district (Bo, Moyamba) have acknowledged vaccinating their chickens. Majority of the farmers (68.1%) requested vaccination services as it was considered to be the best option in controlling ND. The type of management system adopted (traditional), uncontrolled movement of chicken, cost of vaccine recovery, and wrong period of vaccination were reasons why few farmers considered rural chicken vaccination as an ineffective measure. Some farmers rejected vaccination as they thought it may cause infection and death in chickens, reduce fertility rate and taste, and above all might lead to human health problem. The main challenges associated with rural chicken vaccination among others were the low level of education/awareness, agricultural farming season, poor community access and reception, small flock size, and conservation of vaccine. For effective control and elimination of ND in the study areas, there is a need for routine vaccination by strengthening veterinary and extension opportunities, determine the extent to which the virus has spread in other chiefdoms and districts, and restrict the uncertified movement of animals within the country.

Keywords: Awareness, Traditional, Livestock, Vaccination, Sierra Leone, Challenges, Newcastle disease

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