Scienceline Publications Journal of World's Poultry Research 2322-455X 11 4 2021 December Typology and Characterization of Traditional Poultry Farming Systems in Togo 446 456 https://jwpr.science-line.com/attachments/article/60/JWPR%2011(4)%20446-456,%202021.pdf EN Koffi Francois-Xavier Dzogbema Centre d’Excellence Régional sur les Sciences Aviaires, Université de Lomé CERSA/UL, 01 B.P. 1515 Lomé, Togo Essodina Talaki Centre d’Excellence Régional sur les Sciences Aviaires, Université de Lomé CERSA/UL, 01 B.P. 1515 Lomé, Togo; Ecole Supérieure d’Agronomie, Université de Lomé ESA/UL, 01 B.P. 1515 Lomé, Togo Lamboni Lare Centre d’Excellence Régional sur les Sciences Aviaires, Université de Lomé CERSA/UL, 01 B.P. 1515 Lomé, Togo Abdul Waadjidou Tchabozire Centre d’Excellence Régional sur les Sciences Aviaires, Université de Lomé CERSA/UL, 01 B.P. 1515 Lomé, Togo Komlan Batassé Batawui Direction de l’élevage, BP : 4041 Lomé, Togo Balabadi Bawoumondom Dao Institut Togolais de Recherche Agronomique (ITRA), BP. 1163 Lomé-Togo The current cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Kara and Savannah Regions of Togo from February to April 2020, to explore the typology of traditional poultry farms and controlling measures of Newcastle disease in these two regions. The survey covered 378 households using the ClustOfVar method of principal component analysis to address the issue of farm typology. The results indicated three distinct classes of livestock, each with its specific characteristics and satisfactory projection quality of individuals in the plan. The findings indicated that 3.17%, 82.8%, and 14.02% of the surveyed poultry farmers accounted for classes 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Households in the first two classes were headed by men and almost all households in the third class were headed by women. In addition, in all classes, the animals belonged to the heads of household in the majority of cases. In terms of animal health and prevention of Newcastle disease, the study revealed that the Newcastle disease vaccine was the only vaccine administered in rural areas to chickens from four weeks of age and was used once in 56.9% of households. Vaccination was carried out mainly by Village Livestock Auxiliaries with the expense of 0.045-0.13 USD per chicken. It is worth mentioning that the use of medicinal herbs to treat the diseases and strengthen the immune system of poultry is widespread in Togo, and on average, the laying hens lay 11.66 eggs per clutch and brood 3.08 times per year. This production performance of chickens in northern Togo is comparable to that of traditional chickens in other African countries, with slight differences. Health management Togo Traditional poultry farming Typology