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Assessment of Cattle Production Practices among Crop-Livestock Farmers in South West, Nigeria

Incessant crop farmers/herders crisis is a long-age problem with cattle production in South West Nigeria. The study assessed cattle production practices and provided information for the policy framework on livestock productivity. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to purposively select 220 crop-livestock respondents in the study area . Participatory Rural Appraisal approach was used to elicit information while parameters measured include age and size of household, cattle Tropical Livestock Unit (TLU) per household, average landholding per Household (HH/ha) and production constraints and…