Table 6.
Exit and entry of chickens in producers’ flocks.
| Entry/exit | Ghana | Tanzania | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern (n = 4) | Upper East (n = 4) | Singida (n = 4) | Dodoma (n = 4) | |
| Sources of entry (average %) | ||||
| Purchase | 17.5 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 7.0 |
| Gifts | 7.3 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Hatching | 69.5 | 87.3 | 82.5 | 87.5 |
| Exchange | 5.8 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Borrowing | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Sources of exit (average %) | ||||
| Sales | 20.0 | 19.8 | 22.5 | 45.0 |
| Consumption | 7.3 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 12.8 |
| Gifts | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Theft | 3.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Trading for services | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Death | 23.5 | 38.5 | 35.0 | 14.5 |
| Disease | 15.0 | 27.8 | 23.3 | 10.7 |
| Accident | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Predators | 4.3 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 5.3 |