Country Profiles: Ghana
Estimated population of rural poultry
16 million
Source: Ministry of Agriculture 1996 census
Institutes and Organisations
• Ministry of Agriculture
Veterinary Services Department
Animal Production Department
Extension Services Department
• Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research
Animal Research Institute
• University of Ghana Legon, Accra
Animal Science Department
Current Projects
• "The use of a thermostable Newcastle disease vaccine in the
control
of Newcastle disease in rural poultry in Ghana”
Chief Investigator
Dr Joseph Awuni,
Accra Veterinary Laboratory
PO Box M161, Accra
Tel 775639
Fax 776021
Email josephawuni@hotmail.com
Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture
• “Assessment of the effectiveness of vaccination strategies
against Newcastle disease and Gumboro disease using
immunoassay-based technologies for increasing farmyard
poultry production in Africa”
Research Contract Holder
Dr Joseph Awuni,
Accra Veterinary Laboratory,
PO Box M161,
Accra
Tel 775639
Fax 776021
Email josephawuni@hotmail.com
This project is a component of a coordinated research programme “Improvements
of Health and Management of Family Poultry Production in Africa”
with twelve contract holders in Africa and funded by the joint FAO/IAEA Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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