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    Assessment of factors influencing poultry production among rural farmers in Katcha and Lapai Local Government Areas of Niger State, Nigeria
    (Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (JAAT) 13(1), 2024) Muhammad, H.U.; Muhammad, Y.; Abdullahi, A.; Jibrin, S.
    The study assessed factors influencing poultry production among small-scale farmers in Katcha and Lapai Local Government Areas of Niger State. A three-stage sampling procedure was used to select 132 small-scale poultry farmers, to whom structured questionnaires were administered to collect primary data. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency count, percentages, and means), inferential statistics (multiple regressions), and farm budgeting techniques. The socio-economic characteristics of the farmers showed that most (45.5%) were between 30-40 years of age with a mean age of 36 years, 70.1% of the farmers were male, and 57.5% were married. The mean household size was six persons, while the mean farming experience was 5.2 years. Over half (53.0%) of the farmers had primary and secondary school education. The costs and returns evaluation result revealed that the farmers incurred more expenses in purchasing feeds (₦68,616.34). In contrast, returns on poultry production were ₦357,103.54 with a profitability and efficiency ratio of 1.28 and 2.28, respectively, per 100 birds. The multiple regression results revealed that feeds (0.0561), drugs/vaccines (0.0577), credit (0.0520), age (0.0192), education (0.0122), household size (0.0425) and farming experience (0.1617) significantly influence poultry output at 1% and 5% level of probability. Meanwhile, the high cost of feed (ẋ=2.45) and high temperature (ẋ= 2.29) were the most severe constraints faced by the poultry farmers. These findings showed that the poultry farmers were making reasonable returns from poultry farming. The government and other relevant stakeholders should encourage the farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices to mitigate the effects of temperature on poultry birds. Also, extension services should be intensified, for increased poultry production in the study area.
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    Assessment of Plagiarism in Undergraduate Projects in the Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State
    (Nigerian Libraries: Journal of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), 2017) Abduldayan, F.J.; Obaje, A.M.; Oyedum, G.U.
    The study examined students' plagiarism in undergraduate final year projects for the 2014/2015 academic session in the Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Turnitin anti-plagiarism software was used in checking the similarity index and percentage of plagiarized content in the students’ projects. The acceptable benchmark for similarity index was 20% in line with the University policy. All the cases of plagiarism are treated as a case of examination misconduct by the University. The study utilized the analysis of Turnitin anti-plagiarism software as the method for determining the rate of plagiarism. The total population of 42 students for the 2014/2015 was considered, of which 31 (73.8%) successfully trained in their work and graduated with percentages ranging from 14% to 20% similarity indices. The study determined different tricks and methods adopted by students in manipulating the results of Turnitin in order to get the acceptable percentages. Findings revealed some of the challenges faced by students while using Turnitin for plagiarism check. These included students’ lack of paraphrasing skills, time constraints, and lack of continuous monitoring of students’ progress by faculty instructors. The study concluded that Turnitin has helped improve students’ work integrity among students and staff and has also ensured integrity in intellectual outputs emanating from the university. This has led to the increased research visibility and academic ranking of the Federal University of Technology, Minna on the Web. The study recommended that the University should encourage all students to start turning in their work early and not at the end of the project, as this would give them time to paraphrase their work before submission deadlines. The need for comprehensive training on how to paraphrase contents was also recommended.