Fasanmi Olubunmi Gabriel

1. IntroductionIn the Nigerian’ poultry value chain, live bird markets (LBMs) are essential to the farmers for the preferential sales and marketing of poultry and poultry products for human consumption [1]. The LBMs are typically in urban, peri-urban, and rural settings and typified by permanently placed pen-like structures in which the chickens can be temporarily housed until they are sold ...