Availability of Animal Production Facilities for Teaching of Animal Husbandry in Urban and Rural Public Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the extent of availability of animal production facilities in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North–East Senatorial District. Descriptive survey design was used; two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. 238 animal husbandry teachers from the 89 public secondary schools formed the population. Taro Yamane sample size determination formula, simple random and census sampling techniques were used in selecting 217 respondents from 70 public secondary schools. A structured questionnaire titled: extent of availability of animal production facilities questionnaire (EAAPFQ) was used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha statistic was used to determine reliability coefficient which was 0.84.Mean and standard deviation and t-test statistic were used in answering research questions and testing of hypotheses. The Results showed that the extent of availability of snail and rabbit husbandry facilities in urban and rural public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District is generally low and that there is a significant difference in the extent of availability of animal production facilities in urban and rural public secondary schools in the area. It was recommended that Akwa Ibom State government should increase animal production facilities in all public secondary schools to enhance effective teaching of animal husbandry.