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Six experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritional and feeding value of fungi (Pleurotus tuber regium) degraded (PTRMC) and non-biodegraded (NBMC) maize cobs in West African dwarf...
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of turmeric as an additive on egg quality characteristics and egg production performance of the indigenous hens. A total of sixty...
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This study evaluated the effects ofselected spices and their mixture on haematological and serum biochemical parameters in broiler chickens. In this study, one hundred andfifty (150)...
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Effect ofdifferent water additives on performance ofTurkey poults was evaluated in this study. The water additives used were honey, glucose, molasses, orange juice, and milk which were...
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A feeding trial was carried out to determine the moisture, ammonia levels, pungency and faecal microbes of starter broiler chickens fed diet containing Menacid®. They were fed with diets...
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The chemical and nutritional value of baobab (Adansonia digitata) seed as an alternative protein source to broiler chickens was investigated. First, the proximate, mineral, gross energy...
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Simlies were carried out to investigate the chemical and nutritional value of African Yam Bean (AVB). The proximate composition, gross energy, mineral and anti-nutritional factors...
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Feed is the bedrock of animal production. It accounts for 60-80% ofthe total cost of production, particularly in monogastric animal production (Ogunfowora, 1984). This has been attributed...
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Plant and Animal agriculture have moved into an industry structure of either fewer and or larger production units that have the capacity to feature centralized control of technology and...
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Today is a good day that the Lord God has made and I remain grateful to Him. There are two wishes I had as a child: to be a Professor and a Reverend Father in the Catholic Church. God has...
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A study was carried out to determine the effect of Crina Poultry Plus® (a natural blend of essential oils and benzoic acid) on the performance, nutrient digestibility, microbial population...
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A research work was carried out in two broad phases to evaluate the potentials of Monodora myristica spice as a broiler feed additive. Phase 1 involved the evaluation ofthe chemical...
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Inclusion of aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) meal in tlie broiler ration at 7.5% and I <’<> <> was investig:iled using one hundred and (wenly (120) biids in n completely...
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Performance of weaner rabbits fed graded levels of sweet potato peel meal in place of maize-based diet was investigated. 24 weaner rabbits aged between 5-7 weeks and of equal live weight...
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An experimental study was earned out to investigate the effect of two nitrogenous sources (Alchornia cordifolia leaf meal and blood meal) on Zyinmomonas mobilis with cassava peel as...
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This experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of broilers fed diet in which Full- fat palm kernel Meal replaced Maize at different levels. Six treatment diets with full-fat...
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The effects of quantitative replacement of Soya bean meal with raw sword bean meal in grower rabbit diets was investigated in a completely randomized design experiment using twelve grower...
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Body changes in seven doe (goat) during the first and second trimesters were studied. The animals were grouped into pregnant and non pregnant doe. The study lasted for fifteen weeks and the...
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Growth and onset of estrus at different supplemental levels of vitamin E (0, 7.5, 15, and 30IU) was studied over a period of 60 days. The experiment was a completely randomized design...
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A study was conducted to evaluate nutrient intake and digestibility of Panicum maximum fed with selected browse combinations to West African dwarf (WAD) bucks. Four intact West...
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A study was conducted using weight lines of F2-backcross normal feathered, naked-neck and frizzle chickens to determine the repeatability of egg quality traits, • namely: egg weight, shell...
This project is meant to determine when estrous will occur following farrowing and weaning in sows. Sixteen mature large white sows were initially chosen randomly from the Michael...
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A study on the influence of forage legume on the reproductive characteristics of the male rabbit was carried out on twelve mixed bred rabbits aged 8 to 12 months, placed on diets...
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Two (2) experiments were carried out to evaluate the performance and economic efficiency of substituting maize with either Hausa potato (So/enostenion rotundifoliux) or Riz^a...
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An experimental study was carried out to investigate the extraction of Leaf Protein Concentrate (LPC) from tannia and plantain leaves and as a component of milk rcplaccr for the orphaned...