EFFECT OF VARYING LEVELS OF PAWPAW LEAF MEAL (Carica papaya) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF FINISHING BROILERS. ABSTRACT Sixty “day old” broiler chickens were used to evaluate the growth performance, haematological parameters, organ characteristics and meat…
Read MoreEFFECT OF SELENIUM AND VITAMIN E ON THE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF RABBIT DOES AND KITS ABSTRACT This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of Vitamin E and Selenium on the reproductive…
Read MoreEFFECT OF PROBIOTICS (Lactobacillus Acidophillus) IN DRINKING WATER ON THE PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS YIELD OF BROILERS. ABSTRACT This study was to determine the effect of probiotics (L. acidophilus) on growth performance, carcass yield, and serum…
Read MoreEFFECT OF PARITY AND BIRTH TYPE ON UDDER CHARACTERISTICS, MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP ABSTRACT Twelve West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep, four in each of parities one, two and three were…
Read MoreEFFECT OF FREQUENCY OF EJACULATION ON SEMEN CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAVY ECOTYPE CHICKEN RAISED IN DERIVED SAVANNAH REGION OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT Effect of frequency of ejaculation on semen characteristics of heavy ecotype chicken raised in the…
Read MoreLAYING AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHAVER BROWN AND NERA BLACK HENS IN HOT HUMID ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT A total of one hundred and fifty Shaver brown and Nera black hens in their 14th week of lay…
Read MoreINFLUENCE OF NUTRITION AND BODY CONDITION AT FIRST MATING ON THE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF GILTS IN THE HUMID TROPICS ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted at the piggery unit of the Department of Animal Science Farm,…
Read MoreIN-SILINCO GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE SEQUENCES OF MYOSTATIN GENE IN BOVIDS (CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOAT) ABSTRACT Double muscling is a heritable trait. It has been revealed that myostatin (MSTN) or growth differentiation factor 8(GDF8) is…
Read MoreIMPROVEMENT IN EGG PRODUCTION TRAITS IN THE LIGHT LOCAL CHICKEN ECOTYPE USING A SELECTION INDEX ABSTRACT Fifty hens and five cocks from a random mating population of light local chicken ecotype (LLCE) were mated and…
Read MoreGROWTH, GONADAL DEVELOPMENT, AND BLOOD PROFILE IN AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS, BURCHELL 1822) FED DIETS CONTAINING COCOA BEAN MEAL ABSTRACT A 63 day experiment was conducted to determine the effect of varying dietary levels of…
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