Nigeria's poultry industry calls for advance research

Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) and stakeholders in the poultry sector have unanimously expressed the need for species-based research institutes if the livestock sector aims to grow.

According to them, there is need for the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), the only livestock-based research institute, to be unbundled into species-based to enable it become more responsive to the livestock industry's demands and situations, particularly the poultry division.

They noted that the establishment of new research institutes for all livestock species will enhance livestock production and supply of milk, meat and eggs in the country.

The call for livestock species based research institutes was propelled by the shortage of the breeders stock, particularly the Grand Parents Stock from which hatchery farms get the Day Old Chicks (D.O.C), which is now a scarce commodity in the country.