Every successful farm depends on discipline, accountability, and the protection of valuable assets. Poor mortality management creates hidden risks that quietly threaten productivity and profitability. Prevention protects profits.

Giving dead birds to employees or neighbours may appear harmless, but it can unintentionally encourage negligence, dishonesty, and avoidable farm losses over time. Wise policies prevent temptation.

I once watched a farm worker deliberately strangle healthy birds simply to obtain meat. Such incidents reveal why careless practices should never be tolerated. Integrity safeguards success.

A respected mentor taught me in 2013 never to permit mortality giveaways. Implementing this principle significantly reduced unnecessary bird deaths and strengthened farm management. Experience shapes excellence.

Protect your farm through firm policies, responsible supervision, and uncompromising discipline. Small management decisions determine long-term success, sustainability, and profitability for every serious farmer. Good leadership preserves prosperity.

Best regards,

Abdullah Opeyemi Akande
B.Agric. (FUNAAB)
GAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Animal Sci. (UI)
RAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Int’l Business (UU, UK)
Ph.D. in view