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Animal foods furnish readily available nutrients in such proportions that are difficult to obtain from other foods. The most important of these nutrients is protein. Proteins are very...
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Nigeria ranks fifty fifth worldwide and first in Africa in farm output. Agriculture has suffered from years of mismanagement. inconsistent and poorly conceived government policies and the...
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Human organism begins with the fertilization of the egg by sperm to form the zygote, which implants in the endometrium of the uterus to become the foetus. This tiny zygote develops over a...
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Productivity generally denotes the relationship between output of goods and services and the resource inputs both human and material utilized n producing those goods and services It is...
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Plant population is the number of plants per unit area. Plant population can be manipulated for maximum interception ofsolarradiation reaching the earth surface. The optimum number...
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Soil can be defined as the organic and inorganic materials on the surface ofthe earth that providemedium forplant growth. Soils develop slowly overtime and are generally formed from the...
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Nigeria is a large economy in Africa, contributing 10.15 percent of African GDP and constituting even a much higher proportion (14.54 percent) to African population (Akpan and Afangideh,...
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The incidence of poverty in Nigeria in recent times has become a major challenge to policy makers and most Nigerians. Central Intelligence Agency (2011) noted that the incidence of poverty...
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Poverty is an enemy to man. It has been a serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Ils effect, which includes lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of hie, is worrisome....
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Medical biochemistry tiies to understand and solve health problems in man and animals using the tools of modern biochemistry. General biochemistry concepts and enquires into biological and...