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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of melatonin and lighting regime on physiological responses and reproductive traits of two strains of laying birds using 324 laying...
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Thirty six (36) mongrel rabbit bucks averaging 4-5 months were used in a completely randomized design (CRD) to study the impact of Aspilia africana and selenium on their growth,...
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The study was carried out to evaluate the growth performance, carcass and haematological characteristics of F1 progenies of local hen (Black and Brown normal feathered) and exotic male...
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This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of Panax ginseng extracts (PGEs) and ascorbic acid (AA) in the management of heat load in finisher broiler chickens in hot humid...
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Increase in population in the third world countries like Nigeria has not been marched by growth with agricultural productivity especially in the area of animal production. This has led to...
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This experiment was conducted to evaluate growth performance and carcass characteristics of normal (N) and frizzle (F) feathered hybrid broilers in humid tropics. Results obtained...
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In recent years, there has been increased awareness of the advantages of rabbit production in developing Countries especially in Nigeria. This is due to decline in animal protein supply to...
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This study was conducted to investigate the influence of weight group and linear parameters on the growth performance of Sigmond strain Japanese quail. The study was carried out in the...
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Growth performance and physiological response of 18 crossbred (Large White x Duroc) male weaner pigs fed Aidan pod pulp meal (APM) were studied over a 22-week period. The pigs...
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Genotype x environment interaction in rabbits production: its effect on litter and growth performance was investigated using 92 weaner rabbits of New Zealand White and Chinchilla;...
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This study aims at evaluating growth performance. carcass characteristics. phenotypic correlations and heritability estimates of body measurements of Aylesbury ducks. The dataset...
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An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of the different egg size from which birds were hatched had on the fertility, hatchability and performance of guinea fowl in terms of...
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This research investigated the phenotypic and repeatability estimates of linear body and egg quality traits of Sigmoid strain of Japanese quail. A total of 100 experimental breeders of'...
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of probiotic (Saccharoinyces cerevisiac) on semen and haematological characteristics of 18 growing rabbit bucks, aged 4 months....
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of probiotic (Saccharoinyces cerevisiac) on semen and hematological characteristics of 18 growing rabbit bucks, aged 4 months. The animals...
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The effect oldies containing Gaicinia kola seed meal on growth performance. semen and blood characteristics ol 1 8 bucks aged 3-4 months \'erc investigated in an ...
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Twelve mature guts of approximately 7-8 months of age with an average body weight of 118.58 kg were used to determine the effects of selenium and vitamin E (tocopherol) on the...
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The objective of this study was to phenotypically characterize goats in Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria based on some measured traits and derive regression equation for predicting body...
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The study was conducted to assess the extent of foetal losses due to the slaughtering of pregnant animals for meat in Aba and Umuahia main abattoirs in Abia State. The total of ...
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A 20 — week experiment was conducted to determine the relationship between markers and some quantitative traits in the Nigerian local chicken. A total of fifty normal female...
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A total of 215 day-old poults were used to evaluate the quantitative genetic effects of the growth traits of the domestic turkey (Meleagric gallapavo) in south-east Nigeria. Heterosis,...
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Twenty-seven mature New Zealand White rabbit bucks were used for this study to evaluate the effect of an exogenous Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) administration on seminal...
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This study was conducted to evaluate the reproductive performance of Nigerian indigenous chicken (cock) fed diet with graded levels of Turmeric Rhizome Powder (TRP). The...