An Analysis of Cost and Returns to Broiler Marketing in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

This study examined an analysis of cost and returns to broiler marketing in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Eighty respondents were selected purposively and a well-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents were male and they are in their active ages. Most of them were highly literates which enhanced their production. Regression analysis shows that there is significant relationship between some selected socio-economic characteristics and the profit. The net profit and gross margin as well the benefit cost ratio indicated that broiler marketing is a profitable venture in the study areas.