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A total of twenty four (24) crossbred (landrace xlarge white) weaned pigs of average weight 12.26 ± 0.54kg were randomly assigned to four (4) treatment diets in a Completely...
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Three experiments were conducted to determine the performance and odour emission from pig fed diets containing mollusc shells (Thais coronata, Egeria radiata, Achatina achatina,...
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Nutritional evaluation of the effect of Danish imported fishmeal, crayfish dust meal and shrimp waste meal as animal protein sources in broiler ration was carried out using 144-day-old...
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Four experiments were conducted to evaluate African yambean seed meal as feed ingredient in cassava peel-based diets for West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. In experiment 1, the nutrient value...
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The constituents of ten milk samples packaged in small sachets were analyzed and values obtained compared with values indicated on the labels of the brands. The samples were analyzed for...
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An evaluation of Mucuna seed meal (MSM)-based diets for goat production in South-Eastern Nigeria was conducted through four experiments involving 28 adult and young West African...
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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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The human population ofAfrica is estimated to be growing at a rate of3.1% per year (Ndituru, 1993). This growth in population has stimulated a policy aimed at self-sufficiency in food by...
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Ruminants are cud chewing animals that have the ability to utilize refractory materials. There are two major domesticated types, the large and the small ruminants. Cattle constitute the...
to determine the potency of Monodora myristica spice on shelflife of feed and as feed additive in egg-type chicken diet. The phase 1 was the evaluation of the clinical potentials of Monodora...
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According to Wadhwa and Bakshi (2013), by 2050 the world will need to feed an additional 2 billion people and require 70 per cent more meat and milk. This increasing future demand for...
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In two separate experiments, the effect of feeding WAD goats total diets comprising three forages and concentrate were evaluated. In the first experiment, three WAD bucks averaging 7.1kg...
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This research was carried out to determine the potency of Monodora myristica spice on shelflife of feed and as feed additive in egg-type chicken diet. The phase 1 was the evaluation...
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In two separate studies, the effect of inclusion of varying levels of dried bovine rumen digesta (DBRD) in the diets ofthe West African Dwarf goats (WAD) were evaluated. The diets were...
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A study was conducted to evaluate the milk yield and milk composition at different stages of lactation (early, mid and late) of crossbred (RS X WAD) does. Five lactating crossbred...
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In two experiments, the influence of varying levels of Brewers dried gains (BDG) on nutrient digestibility, growth Performance and hematological profile, by West African Dwarf(WAD)...
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Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of cassava peel-cassava leaf meal based diets on nuiricnl intake and digestibility, carcass and milk yield ofWAD goats were...
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A 120 day feeding trial was conducted to assess the feed value and utilization ofPanicum maximum (PM) and Pennisetum purpureum (PP) by pregnant WAD ewes. The nine inewes, in their first...
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This study was carried out to appraise the Kcal/kg ME were formulated. The control (diet A) contained while diets B and C contain 6% blood meal and fish meal respectively. The parameter...
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Morphometric structures of Sokoto Red (SR) and West African Dwarf goats (WAD) in three selected Local government areas (LGA) - Isiukwuato, Umuahia south and Ikwuano were studied. The...
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Six Red Sokoto and West African Dwarf does, raised intensively in a University livestock farm, were evaluated for milk yield and milk composition in a ten - week study. The animals in...
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Twenty-four growing rabbits were used to determine the response of growing rabbits to varying forage combinations supplemented with maize offal/pahn kernel cake based diet. The...
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A total ofthree hundred and sixty Isa Brown layers aged 85 weeks but 64 weeks in lay were used to investigate the organ changes and laying performance of forced-moult layers. The...
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Three major experiments involving 28 adult and young West African dwarf goats were conducted to evaluate the effect of pigeon pea-cassava peel based diets on nutrient intake and...