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Two (2) experiments were carried out to evaluate the performance and economic efficiency of substituting maize with either Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius) or Rizga...
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Studies were carried out on the effect of genotype and frequency of collection on semen characteristics of chickens. Semen samples were collected from ten adult Nigerian local...
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A factorial experiment of 2 x 3 in a Completely...
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Three West African Dwarf bucks aveaged 6 months of age and 6kg body weight were used in a 3 x 3 Latin square experiment to evaluate the intake and digestibility of three forage diets. The...
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Four West African dwarfs (WAD) rams average 11.55kg in weight and aged between 12-15 months were used to determine the nutrient and digestibility of processed pigeon pea- cassava peels...
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This study examined the influence of different mating methods, namely stud mating. pen mating and artificial insemination on early growth trails of' our local chicks. thirty (30)...
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The objective of this study was to predict body weight of turkeys using linear body measurement and to determine the growth rates of the male and female local turkeys using...
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The production records of WAD sheep raised intensively at MOUAU livestock farm were evaluated within a nine-year period (1998-2006). Parameters of interest were prolificacy, pre and post...
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Adding organic acid to weaned pigs diets is known to be helpful in overcoming problem occurring in the post weaning period (Tsiloyiannis et aL, 2001). In particular, chioroacetic acid has...
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The study investigated the performance of weaned rabbits fed diets treated with some organic acids. A total of twenty-four weaned rabbits were fed four experimental (TI= controL...
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Poultry dropping upgraded with maggot at different periods were evaluated for microbial quality. Poultry droppings were divided into five portions; each portion was exposed to house fly so...
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Small ruminants, provide about 30% of meat consumed in Nigeria (Sackey, 1998), yet the protein intake per day per person is still low, 19gm/head/day (FAO, 1997; Sackey et al., 2004)....
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The purpose of this study was to compare the academic performance of Private and Public secondary schools students in Agricultural Science in WAEC and NECO examinations from...
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An eight week experiment was conducted to determine the effect of genotype on growth performance of broilers in the humid tropical environment. A total of 90 day old broiler birds...
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Haematblogical, Biochemical values and growth performance of Post weaned West African Dwarf goats fed Car/ca papaya (common paw-paw) leaf meal at different levels were determined....
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An experiment to determine the effects of ensiling on the physical properties and chemical composition of centrosema, guinea grass, cassava peel, poultry manure silage mixtures was...
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60 day old turkey poults whose initial body weights (g) were measured were used in a study to evaluate the effect of type and level of supplementation of oil on carcass of turkey...
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Thirty weaner rabbits were used to determine the response of weaner rabbits to graded levels of Bambara Groundnut Offal (BGO) diets. The experimental design was Completely...
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A total of 43 day-old F1 chicks generated by crossbreeding normal feathered, naked neck and Frizzled feathered males with exotic layers strain were used in the study. Initial body...
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An experiment was carried out to determine the acute toxicity/lethal dose and the tolerance level of raw castor oil bean (Ricinus coinmuni) extract on broilers. The seed were ground,...
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The haernatologiCal and biochemical parameters of West African Dwarf (W) goats infested with mange were determined using twelve female WAD goats aged between 1- 2 years with an...
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This experiment was conducted to determine growth performance, to evaluate the carcass characteristics and internal organ proportion, to determine the economics of production and to...