GROWTH AND TESTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIGENOUS NIGERIAN NATIVE AND EXOTIC LARGE-WHITE X LANDRACE BOARS EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei ABSTRACT Tolerance to African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) among several animal species involves a wide…
Read MoreGROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEANER RABBITS FED MORINGA (moringa oleifera) LEAF MEAL. ABSTRACT Twenty four (24) cross bred rabbits of both sexes, made up of twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females were used…
Read MoreGENETIC DIVERSITY OF FIVE POPULATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN LOCAL BREEDS OF GOAT USING RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA (RAPD) MARKERS ABSTRACTS Genetic diversity and genetic distance of five populations of the Nigerian breeds of goat were…
Read MoreGENETIC CHANGE IN THE NIGERIAN HEAVY LOCAL CHICKEN ECOTYPE THROUGH SELECTION FOR BODY WEIGHT AND EGG PRODUCTION TRAITS ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the genetic change in the Nigerian heavy local chicken…
Read MoreEFFECTS OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) AND PROBIOTICS (Lactobacillus acidophilus) ADDITIVES IN THE DIETS OF GROWER PIGS. ABSTRACT This study which lasted for 12 weeks investigated the effects of garlic and probiotics additives in the diets…
Read MoreTHE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ENZYME SUBSTRATES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS FED PEELED CASSAVA ROOT MEAL (PCRM) BASED DIET ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of using two different enzyme substrates on…
Read MoreSEMEN QUALITY AND EGG HATCHABILITY IN LOCAL TURKEY FED DIETS CONTAINING MORINGA OLEIFERA AND GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM LEAF MEAL. ABSTRACT The experiment was conducted to determine semen quality, fertility, egg hatchability and some biochemical parameters in…
Read MoreRESPONSE OF BROILER BIRDS TO DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF RICE MILLING WASTE AND SUPPLEMENTARY YEAST (Saccharomyces cerevisae) ABSTRACT Eighty day-old broiler chicks were used for feeding trial carried out to determine the effect of…
Read MorePROTEIN AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF AFRICAN GIANT LAND SNAIL (Achatina achatina) ABSTRACT A 16-week study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary protein and energy levels on the growth performance of African giant land…
Read MorePROBIOTIC EFFECTS OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIA ON LAYING CHICKEN FED PALM KERNEL CAKE-BASED DIETS. ABSTRACT …………………………………Five layers from each treatment group were randomly selected at the 70th week in lay, slaughtered and their gastrointestinal tract (GIT)…
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