EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE VARIATION IN LIVESTOCK IN KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE
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Livestock production refers to domesticated animals intentionally reared or kept for food such as meat, milk, or for use in labour of still for other products such as leather or wool. This work was aimed at determining the effect of temperature variations on livestock (cattle, sheep and goat) with respect to productivity measure. Data was acquired from primary and secondary sources. The primary sources included; personal interviews to the farmers, assessment of animal temperature, and yield in milk and meat production which were measured in jars graduated in liters and scale in kilograms respectively, diseases and death occurrence and animal feed. Secondary was from journals, published textbooks; Secondary data was also acquired from veterinary clinics, abattoirs (butchers), farm, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on temperature variation. Effects of temperature variability on livestock productivity are a global problem of concern and its' impact are greatly felt by poor rural livestock farmers.