Motorbike Powered Trailer for Transporting Poultry Birds

The demand for poultry products has made it necessary farmers to transport birds from farmhouses where they could be processed the consumers. However, transporting over a long distance, and under unfavourable conditions, cause shift in their behaviours, biochemical reactions, resulting an increase birds’ traumatic injuries, weight loss, poor meat quality. Therefore, motorbike powered trailer was developed, having average loading capacity of 50 54 broiler chickens, with live body 1.5 kg, small-scale farmers. climatic conditions (temperature relative humidity) within were evaluated when tested on motion 35 minutes during hot period day (1:30 pm 2:05 pm). result showed that indoor temperatures ranged between 29.3°C 31.6°C outdoor 31.0°C 33.3°C. Similarly, humidity 61 69% while 56% 64%. mean apparent equivalent temperature (AET) estimated as 30.45 ± 0.54°C. This implies thermal zone considered safe weather periods humid tropical climate. total production cost two hundred forty-three US dollars, eighty cents ($243.80).