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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
A poultry keeping information system
is a database software system that can be used to record needed or relevant
information pertaining a poultry farm. The system is needed because of the
importance associated with adequately monitoring the activities in a poultry
farm.
Poultry production is a very important
source of livelihoods for most rural communities because it provides ready cash
for emergency needs, supplies the fast-growing human population with high
quality protein, contributes significantly to food security, poverty
alleviation and ecologically sound management of natural resources. Since there
is a continuing rise in the cost of production of cattle, sheep and goat meat,
consumer preferences have shifted now for poultry meat (white meat) given the
ecological, economic, social and health advantages it has over the other types
of meat (red meat). The poultry is the most commercialized (capitalized) of all
the Nigerian livestock agriculture. The types of poultry that are commonly
reared in Nigeria are chickens, ducks, guinea fowls, turkeys, pigeons and more
recently ostriches. Those that are of commercial or economic importance are
chicken, guinea fowls and turkeys, amongst which the chickens predominate.
Poultry production in the past was not counted as an important occupation.
Poultry management system in Nigeria is of three types which are intensive,
extensive and semi-intensive, they are differentiated on the basis of their
flock size and input and output relationship. Flock size in intensive
production are in thousands, whereas semi-intensive production system flock
size range from 50-200 birds and keeping of big flock size in as a result of
research development in artificial incubation, nutritional requirement and
disease control. Poultry birds mature earlier than most breeds of livestock,
they bring economic return within relatively short periods of about 10-12
weeks, poultry eggs and meat play a very important role in bridging the protein
gap in Nigeria and they are generally accepted (Adedeji, Amao, Alabi, &
Opebiyi, 2014).
A detailed set of records is essential
to making sound farm management decisions. This publication discusses the
importance of farm records, explains the basics of bookkeeping, and outlines
other major record keeping components and concepts including asset inventory,
depreciation, profit and loss, enterprise accounting, and cash flow. Computer
based record systems are widely available and should be considered when setting
up a record system. Software capability to support farm records has grown
dramatically in recent years. Different software packages differ in complexity
and price. However, the output—balance sheets, cash flow, income statements and
enterprise accounts—provide the information necessary for farm business
planning and management. Computers can be used to generate these documents
Carkner (2000).
1.1
Theoretical Background
The need for, use and benefits of
information for farm decision making has engaged the attention of farmers,
researchers and policymakers over the years. Information is data that has been
transformed into a form that is meaningful and useful for decision-making with
data distinguished as raw facts, figures, objects et cetera. The ‘system’ about
information relates to the connection or integration of components of
collection, processing, storage, and distribution of information to support
decision-making (Laudon & Laudon 2002). By extension of this non-farm
definition, farm information systems (FIS), then, can be appreciated as a tool
to assist farms in forward planning, risk management, and by the use of
information (Doye, et al., 2000). Poultry production enterprises require good
information systems to ensure success.
1.2
Statement of Problem
Many poultry farmers still make use of
the manual approach of keeping farm records. The consequence of this approach
are it is time consuming, needed information may easily be misplaced,
un-organized and inefficient. Also, needed reports concerning different aspects
of the farm cannot be easily retrieved when needed. This situation makes it to
monitor the state of the birds in the poultry, income and expenses and other
relevant information. To overcome these problems there is need for an
information system for proper management of the poultry farm.
1.3 Aim and
Objectives of the Study
The aim of the study is to develop
poultry keeping information system.
The following are the objectives of
the study:
- To
automate the manual means of recording poultry farm records
- To
develop a database application that can be used to maintain and provide
information about the livestock and financial information aspect of the
poultry farm
- To
provide a system that can facilitate the update of poultry farm records
- To
develop a system that will aid the presentation of reports pertaining the
poultry farm
1.4 Scope of
the Study
This research work covers Design
and Implementation of a poultry keeping information system. It is restricted to
recording information concerning the birds reared and the financial aspect of
income and expenses of the poultry farm.
1.5
Significance of the Study
The significance of the study is that
it will provide useful information and means to enable the management of the
poultry farm automate their record keeping process for better updating and
presentation of reports. It will also serve as a useful reference material to
other researchers that need related information.
1.6
Organization of the Research
This research work is organized into
five chapters. Chapter one is concerned with the introduction of the research
study and it presents the preliminaries, theoretical background, statement of
the problem, aim and objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope
of the study, organization of the research and definition of terms.
Chapter two focuses on the literature
review, the contributions of other scholars on the subject matter is discussed.
Chapter three is concerned with the
system analysis and design. It analyzes the present system to identify the
problems and provides information on the advantages and disadvantages of the
proposed system. The system design is also presented in this chapter.
Chapter four presents the system
implementation and documentation. The choice of programming language, analysis
of modules, choice of programming language and system requirements for
implementation.
Chapter five focuses on the summary,
conclusion and recommendations are provided in this chapter based on the study
carried out.
1.7
Definition of Terms
Automation: This is the use of technology or
computers to control and process data reducing the need for human intervention.
Database: This refers to a large store of
related data on a computer that a user can access and modify.
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A POULTRY KEEPING INFORMATION SYSTEM
Chapters: 1 - 5
Number of Pages: 70
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