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This study investigated the effect of flavoured creep diets on the performance of piglets. Sixteen cross breed piglets (large white /landrace) at two weeks of age were housed in two...
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The study investigated the responses of broiler chickens fed diets containing diastic microbes’ (of achatina achatina) degraded household organic wastes. Experiment 1 sorted household...
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Variations in feather distribution and characteristics among three varieties of male helmeted guinea fowl in Nigeria (Black, Pearl, and Lavander) were studied and their relationship...
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The effect of frequency of collection of semen on semen characteristics and libido and body weight changes of rabbit bucks was studied. Eighteen Chinchilla rabbit bucks were used in the...
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A study was conducted on the growth pattern of male and female Japanese quails (Cortunix cortunix japonica). The aim of this research was to detennine body weight, morphometric changes and...
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This study was conducted to evaluate growth and meat yield of intergeneric hinny ducklings raised to 10 weeks of age in a tropical rainforest environment. Mean body weight of male hinny...
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This study was conducted to access the growth performance of normal local chicken X Isa brown in a humid tropical region which the major objective is to improve the adaptability of the...
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This experiment was conducted mainly to determine the growth perfonnance of Normal Feathered Local Chicken (NFLC) X Rhode Island Red (RIR) in the humid tropical environment. The major...
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This study was conducted to evaluate the interaction effect of different methods of processing of African breadfruit (Treculia africana) and its level of dietary inclusion on the...
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Performance, hematology and serum biochemistry of broiler chickens fed diet containing fermented cocoyam was determined. The fermented cocoyam tuber meal was used to replace maize at...
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Effect of Moringa oleifera (Moringa) and Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaf meals as feed ingredients in diets for broiler chickens was evaluated. Six isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets...
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Data was collected on growth traits of crossbred rabbits comprising the main cross - Newzealand White and Chinchilla (NZW x CHI) and the reciprocal cross (CHI x NZW). Total of 15 and 16...
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A study to evaluate the testicular and carcass characteristics of rabbit bucks fed diet supplemented with Aspilia africana and vitamin E was conducted at the Rabbitry Unit of the Teaching...
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The problem of inadequate or insufficient protein from the traditional livestock cattle, goat and chicken, due to the rapid increase in human population have led to the increased awareness...
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The study was conducted in the Teaching and Research Farm of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria. The aim was to determine and capture the serum biochemical profile...
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A total of 96 Arbor Acre broiler chickens were used in this experiment that lasted for 56 days, and the effect of dietary supplementation of garlic, turmeric and bitter kola powder on...
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A feeding trial was conducted to compare the effect of dietary inclusion of Calopogonium Leaf Meal, Pawpaw Leaf Meal (PLM), and Centrosema Leaf Meal on the performance of finishing broilers...
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Four studies were carried out to evaluate three grasses (Gamba, Elephant and Guinea) as alternative feed resource for broiler chickens. Nutrient composition and anti-nutritional factors of...
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Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of different processing methods on proximate composition of ginger and its value as feed additives in the diet of broiler chickens....
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Most dictionaries define forage as food for browsing or grazing animals especially domestics livestock. According to Givens(2000) forages are grown to b confirmed by livestock, provide...
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A comparative evaluation of the haematological values of two Nig :ian indigenous goats were carried out in humid south eastern Nigeria and vas determined in thirty (30) goats, made...
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The present study was to evaluate nutrient utilization and intestinal environment of rabbit as influenced by feed treated with some organic acid (Acetic acid, Citric acid and Formic acid)....
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Goats and sheep play important role in livestock production system in Nigeria (Hossain et al., 2004). Majority of households domesticate groups of sheep and goats alongside their crops in...