Animal Production

Evaluation Of Performance, Welfare Indices And Faecal Microbial Load Of Broiler Chickens Reared Under Different Liter Management

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The study was conducted to investigate the performance, welfare indices, and faecal microbial load of broiler chickens reared under different litter management. A total of ninety (90)...

26 pages (9977 words) · Projects · 14 days ago

Replacement Of Maize Offal With Tiger Nut (Cyperus Esculentus) Meal On Yield And Composition Of Milk Of West African Dwarf (Wad) Goats Maintained In A Humid Tropical Environment

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 In two separate experiments, the replacement value of tiger nut meal (TNM) for maize offal was evaluated. The experiments were subjected to 4X4 Latin Square Design using four goats...

84 pages (18411 words) · Theses · 29 days ago

Chemical And Nutritional Evaluation Of Icacina mannii (Earth Ball) Meals In The Diet Of Weaner Pigs

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Four experiments were conducted to determine the chemical and nutritional potentials of Icacina mannii meal as an alternative energy source for weaner pigs. Experiment 1 investigated the...

195 pages (45156 words) · Dissertations · 1 month ago

Performance of broiler chickens fed diets containing varying levels of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) meals.

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A 49-day feeding trial involving 150 one week old Marshall broilers' chicks was' conducted to evaluate the performance, carcass, haematological, serum biochemical profile and economic...

76 pages (19505 words) · Theses · 2 months ago

Replacement of Maize Offal with Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) Meal on Yield and Composition of Milk of West African Dwarf (WAD) Goat Maintained in a Humid Tropical Environment

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 In two separate experiments, the replacement value of tiger nut meal (TNM) for maize offal was evaluated. The experiments were subjected to 4X4 Latin Square Design using four goats...

84 pages (18411 words) · Theses · 2 months ago

The Effect Of Breed, Birth Weight And Year Period On Calf Mortality Rates

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 Calf mortality is a very important topic for cattle producers, who depend on the annual production of progeny from productive cows to make a profit. The long gestation period...

47 pages (6618 words) · Projects · 2 months ago

Blood Profile Of West African Dwarf Goat Fed Graded Levels Of Dried Poultry Waste In Fermented Cassava Peel Meal Based Diets

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In a study the blood profile of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats fed graded levels of DPW in fermented cassava peel meal based diets were evaluated. Four diets designated A, B, C. and D were...

96 pages (23102 words) · Projects · 2 months ago

Digestibility And Nitrogen Balance Studies In West African Dwarf Goats Fed Anthocleista djalonnensis IN Combination With Panicum maximum

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In a study, the nutrient digestibility and nitrogen utilization of WAD goats were evaluated using 4 (four) WAD bucks assigned to 4 (four) forage mixtures comprising of Panicum Maximum and...

64 pages (12178 words) · Projects · 2 months ago

Nutrient Intake And Digestibility Of Graded Dietary Levels Of Dried Cassava Peel Meal As Replacement For Maize Offal Fed To Wad Goats

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 The study was undertaken to determine the nutrient intake and digestibility of graded dietary levels of dried cassava peel meal as replacement for maize offal fed to West African...

57 pages (11647 words) · Projects · 2 months ago

Estimation Of Body Weight Of West African Dwarf Goats From Body Measurements

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 This study involved estimation of body weight of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats from linear body measurements. A total of seventy (70) WAD goats consisting of 40 males and 30 females...

49 pages (10117 words) · Projects · 2 months ago

Performance And Economic Evaluation Of Single And Two phase Diets In Broiler Production

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A 56-day study was conducted to evaluate the performance and economies of single and two-phase diets in broiler production. A total of 72 day-old chicks were used for this study in a...

45 pages (10997 words) · Projects · 2 months ago

Biodegraded Cassava Root Sievate For Goat Production In Rainforest Zone

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Goat (Capra hircus) is one of the oldest domesticated livestock, which belongs to the order artiodactyla, suborder ruminanta and family Bovidae; they are considered to have existed in the...

105 pages (42524 words) · Theses · 3 months ago

Evaluation Of Poultry Droppings-Maggots Meal As Feed Resource For Broiler Chickens

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A 49-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of poultry droppings-maggots meal (PDM) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, organ proportion, blood profile and...

80 pages (20998 words) · Theses · 6 months ago

ANF2111 (Introduction to Agric. Biochemistry Type C)

FIRST SEMESTER 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: ANF 211

6 pages (1792 words) · Exam Question Papers · 7 months ago

ANF211 (Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry Type B)

ANF211 (Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry)

First semester 2018/2019

Exam Question Papers · 7 months ago

Technical Efficiency And Its Determinants In Yam Production In Nasarawa State Of Nigeria Substitution Of African Yam Bean Meal (Sphenostylis Stenocarpa) For Groundnut Cake In Broiler Diets

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This experiment was carried out to evaluate the substitution value of African Yam Bean Meal for Groundnut cake in broiler ration using 144 dayold broiler chicks in a completely randomized...

87 pages (14094 words) · Projects · 10 months ago

Evaluation Of Milk Constituents Off, Red Sokoto X West African Dwarf Goats Fed Forage Supplemented With Concentrate

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A study was conducted using three lactating F) Red Sokoto (RS) X West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in a 3X3 Latin Square arrangement to evaluate the effect of three forages supplemented with...

64 pages (12987 words) · Projects · 10 months ago

Growth Performance Of Weaner Pigs Fed Graded Levels Of Bambara Groundnut Offal

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 This study was conducted to investigate the growth performance of weaner pigs fed graded levels of Bambara groundnut offal. 12 cross bred weaner pigs, aged about three months with...

46 pages (9078 words) · Projects · 10 months ago

Laying Performance And Egg Quality Characteristics Of Three Strains Of Local Turkeys

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The research investigated the laying performance and egg quality traits of three local turkey strains. The experiment was carried out using 45 local turkeys, comprising of 36 females and 9...

54 pages (12450 words) · Projects · 10 months ago

Sexual Behavior And Semen Quality Of Rabbit Bucks Fed Diet Containing African Nutmeg (Monodora Myristica)

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 Twelve sexually matured chinchilla rabbits bucks were used to evaluate the effect of feeding Monodora myristica (African Nutmeg) on their sexual behavior and semen quality. The...

64 pages (10885 words) · Projects · 10 months ago

Performance Of Weaner Rabbits Fed Graded Levels Of Carrot Waste Meal As Partial Substitute For Palm Kernel Cake Meal

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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...

52 pages (7176 words) · Projects · 10 months ago

Effects Of Dietary Inclusion Of Composite Cassava Meal On Egg Production Characters Tics Of Laying Hens

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Ninety (90) 40 week old laying hens of Lowman Brown strain were used in an experiment to determine the effect of replacing dietary maize meal with composite cassava meal on the performance...

46 pages (11282 words) · Theses · 10 months ago

Nutritional Potential Of Elephant-Ear Tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) Leaves As Feed Resource For West African Dwarf Goat In The Humid Tropics

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The experiment was designed to evaluate the nutritional potentials of fresh and preserved Enterolobium cyclocarpum (EC) leaves by West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. The fresh and preserved...

41 pages (45357 words) · Theses · 11 months ago

Response Of Weaner Pigs To Varying Dietary Ratio Of Cassava Composite Meal

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A total of twenty four (24) crossbred (landrace ×large white) weaned pigs of average weight...

71 pages (14411 words) · Theses · 11 months ago

Physiological Response Of Nigerian Indigenous Chicken (Cocks) Fed Diet Of Graded Levels Of Turmeric Powder

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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 objectives of the...

1 page (26380 words) · Theses · 11 months ago
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