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Reciprocal crossing and main crossing were used to determine the effects of reciprocal maternal and sex-linkage effects on growth traits using 47 kits produced from the main and reciprocal...
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A total of 30 samples of fresh milk from cows managed intensively, semi intensively and extensively were evaluated and compared for quality. Milk quality was assessed by three methods:...
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Two trials were carried out to evaluate the nutritive potential of fermented and unfermented cocoyam corm meal (Xanllwsorna Sagittifolium) for broiler chicken diets. The trials were...
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The haematological characteristics of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats fed with three different diets were determined. Nine (9) growing bucks aged 8-9 months with a mean live weights...
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Twenty four crossbred weaner rabbits (New Zealand x Chinchilla) between six—eight weeks of age were used to determine the effects of replacing maize with graded levels (0, 5, 10...
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This research which lasted for 56 days was conducted to evaluate the effect of some spices in rabbit diets. Five treatment diets were formulated. Diet 1 (control) was...
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Five selected forages of non-conventional legumes, namely Cajanus cajan, Mungbean, mucuna Ghana, Mucuna conchinchinensis and Mucuna rajada were analyzed for nutritional and...
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The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of substituting maize with tigernut. Five broiler finisher diets comprising control diet which maize was replaced with 0%, 25%,...
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A feeding trial was conducted using fifteen cross bred grower rabbits (New Zealand White and Chinchilla) of mixed sexes averaging 850g to evaluate the growth performance,...
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In recent times, the cost of major sources of feed for livestock a continues to increase beyond the reach of the local farmers. 'This development could be traced to be as a result of...
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Twelve weaner rabbits, aged between 5-8 weeks and averaging 650g in weight .ere divided into four groups of three (3) each and used in a 60 - day feeding trial, to evaluate the blood...
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The thermoregulatory effect as well as productive adaptability potentials of the naked neck and frizzle genes found in some genotypes of the tropical chicken has been reported by...
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A study was conducted to determine the nutrient intake and digestibility of graded levels of maggot-upgraded poultry droppings (MUPD) in west African dwarf (WAD) rams. Three...
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This project investigated the effect of Chioroacetic acid on growth performance and hematological parameters of weanhing pigs. In the study, 12 weanling pigs were allotted ...
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A comparative evaluation of the haernatological and biochemical indices of Muturu, N'dama and White Fulani cattle was conducted in a one month study. The herd was managed on...
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This study was carried out using Dutch (DUT) and Chinchilla (Cl-IA) breeds of rabbit. Four (4) Buck and ten (10) Doe of different breeds were selected and two (2) buck and five (5) doe of...
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Twenty four weaner rabbits of mixed breeds and sexes were used to evaluate the utilization of carrot waste meal as partial substitute for palm kernel meal in the diet. Six rabbits were...
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This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing maize with. cassava peel meal supplemented with palm oil on the performance of turkey poults. The design of this work was...
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This study was conducted to evaluate the cLy rn3tter intake, nutrient intake and digestibility by WAD sheep fed grade levies of maize pap processing waste. Four...
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Ninety unsexed day-old broilers were used to evaluate the effect of raw pigeon pea (cajanus cajan) seed meal (PSM) diet on the haematological and organ characteristics of...
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A closer look at this feeding method, one could easily see reason for the characteristic low productivity and high cost of production, as the poultry grower diet which is already...
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Four lactating Red Sokoto does, with average body weight of 21kg and aged between 36 and 48 months were fed varying levels of Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) to determine the effects on yield and...
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This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of direct-fed-microbe (Aspergilhis oiyzae treated bambara groundnut waste) as feed for broiler birds. One hundred ançl eighty...
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A study was conducted to evaluate the hacmatological and biochemical indices of West African Dwarf rams fed different levels of maggot-upgraded poultry droppings (MUID). Three...