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ABSTRACT The  experiment  was  conducted  to  determine  semen  quality,  fertility,  egg  hatchability  and  some biochemical  parameters  in Nigerian local turkey toms fed diets containing  Moringa oleifera (MO), Gongronema latifolium (GL) leaf meals and their combinations. A total of 72 Nigerian local turkeys comprising of 54 males and 18 females were used for the study. The males were randomly divided into  9  treatment  groups,  each  treatment  was  replicated  3  times  with ...

Abstract A 63 day experiment was conducted to determine the effect of varying dietary levels of cocoa bean meal (CBM) on the body growth, gonadal development, and blood lipid profile of Clarias gariepinus catfish. Four hundred C. gariepinus post-fingerlings were randomly assigned to five treatments with eighty fish per treatment. Each treatment was replicated four times with 20 fish per replicate in a randomized completely block design (RCBD) with sex ...

ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to study the effects of different protein sources at varying levels on the performance and the carcass characteristics of the African giants land snail (Archachatina marginata). Soyabean meal and groundnut cake were used as test proteins. Four diets were formulated from each of the two proteins such that each was included at 16%, 18%, 20% and 22% of the diets. A 2 x 4 factorial ...

ABSTRACT This study which lasted for 12 weeks investigated the effects of garlic and probiotics additives in the diets of grower pigs. A total of sixteen 16 weeks old grower pigs were randomly assigned to four treatments. Each treatment had 2 replicates of 2 pigs per replicate that were housed in a previously cleaned and disinfected pen measuring 3.2m x2.7m with concrete floor, feeding trough and water drinker. Four treatment ...

ABSTRACT Eighty day-old broiler chicks were used for feeding trial carried out to determine the effect of graded levels of Rice Milling Waste (RMW) and Bioactive Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisae) which has been shown to secrete enzymes that help to digest crude fiber and organic matter. This suggest that supplementing broiler ration  with  bioactive  yeast  may  improve  the  digestibility  and  efficiency  of utilization of RMW. The 80 broiler chicks used in ...

ABSTRACTS Genetic diversity and genetic distance of five populations of the Nigerian breeds of goat were investigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Five breeds of goat were used  for the study  and each breed  constituted  a population,  hence,  the  five populations considered in the study. The populations were: Sokoto Red (SR), Sahel (SH), Kano Brown (KB),  Bornu  White  (BW)  and West  African  Dwarf  (WAD)  goats.  The  experiment  was conducted ...

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of Vitamin E and Selenium on the reproductive performance of rabbit Does and Kits. Four groups of  mixed breeds of rabbits (Newzealand white, Dutch black, and Chinchilla) 8-9 months old with an average body weight of 1.98±0.6kg were considered in the experiment. Each group was made up of 3does and a buck to serve them. All the bucks ...

ABSTRACT A total of sixty samples of fresh meat were procured from Ikpa slaughter slab and Ogige market in Nsukka central local Government Area. Maami 82 division slaughter slab and maami market in Enugu north LGA (ENN), and Gariki Awknanaw slaughter slab and market in Enugu south LGA (ENS), all in Enugu state. Ten samples of fresh meat for each of slab and market were analyzed for adrenaline content, microbial ...

ABSTRACT Two feeding trials were conducted to investigate the growth and physiological response of sheep fed forage with and without supplementary bambara nut waste or brewers spent grain. First trial (Experiment I) assesed the  effects  of dry season  supplementation  of bambara  nut waste  or dry brewers spent grain on growth performance and blood metabolites (blood plasma ammonia and blood plasma urea)   of West African dwarf sheep, while     the  Experiment  2 ...

ABSTRACT A study involving two experiments was conducted to investigate the growth performance  of  rabbits  fed  diets  containing  graded  levels  of  cowpea  hull (CPH) and soybean hull (SBH). Thirty-two weaner rabbits of about 6 weeks old were used for the study. In experiment1, sixteen 6-week old hybrid (Chinchilla x New Zealand white) weaner rabbits of both sexes with initial average weight of 730-790g were randomly divided into four groups of ...

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to find the effect of the delayed routine vaccination schedules on growth performance, blood parameters and immunity levels of broilers reared in a humid tropical part of Nigeria. A total of 90 broiler chickens were procured and sorted  into three treatments (control, 1 week delay in vaccination and 2 weeks delay in  vaccination).  The results  showed  significant  differences  (P  < 0.05)  in  all  growth parameters ...

Abstract Sixty  “day  old”  broiler  chickens  were  used  to evaluate  the  growth  performance, haematological parameters, organ characteristics and meat quality of broiler birds fed, pawpaw leaf meal (PLM). The birds were divided into four  treatments  with three replicates per treatment. Each replicate contained five birds. Broiler finisher rations were formulated in which PLM was incorporated at levels of 0%, 0.5%, 1.5%, and 2.0% in the control (T1), T2, T3  and ...

ABSTRACT The effect of dietary supplementation of organic selenium at different levels on reproductive performance  of rabbit does was investigated  using 16 (12 does and 4  bucks) rabbits. The rabbits were of New Zealand white, Dutch and chinchilla  breeds.  The twelve rabbit does were randomly assigned to four experimental treatment groups (T0, T1, T2 and T3) according to  the  amount  of organic  selenium  supplementation  in a  completely  randomized  design (CRD). ...

ABSTRACT Fifty hens and five cocks from a random mating population of light local chicken ecotype (LLCE) were mated and the fertile eggs hatched to obtain the parent generation (G0) used for this study aimed at improving egg production traits in the LLCE using a selection index.  The hens were monitored  for short-term  (90-days  from first day of  lay) egg production  traits namely: Body Weight at First Egg (BWFE), Average ...

ABSTRACT A study was conducted with 300 “Bachelor” Brown laying birds to determine the performance, egg quality characteristics and serum biochemistry of laying birds fed  diets  containing  neem  leaf  meal.  The  birds  were  randomly  selected  at nineteenth  week  of  age  into  five  treatment  groups  with  three  replicates  per treatment with each replicate containing twenty birds. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design (CRD). Five isocaloric and isonitrogenous ...

ABSTRACT A total of one hundred and fifty Shaver brown and Nera black hens in their 14th week of lay were used in a study conducted to determine the laying and physical characteristics of Shaver brown and  Nera black  hens  under humid  tropical  environment.  Hens  were housed  individually in separate cages. The hens were supplied water ad libitum and fed layers mash containing 16.5% crude protein and 2650 kcal/kg of ...

ABSTRACT The growth and haematological response of growing rabbits to diets containing graded levels of sun dried bovine rumen content (SBRC) were studied.   Five diets containing 0 (control), 10, 20, 30 and 40 % sun dried bovine rumen content coded as T1,T2,T3,T4 and T5, respectively, were compared.   Twenty   growing   rabbits   were   randomly   assigned   to   the treatments; each treatment had four experimental units. The rabbits were fed and watered ad libitum. ...

ABSTRACT Fifty five (55) experimental birds were randomly replicated into 5 deep litter pens in the ratio of 1 cock: 10 hens. Like to like random mating was ensured to raise 200 chicks in the F1 generation. Chicks were subjected to measurements like body weight, body length, shank length, shank colour, beak colour, feather colour, feed conversion ratio, mean feed consumption, egg colour, egg fertility, egg hatchability, dead embryo and ...

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the genetic change in the Nigerian heavy local chicken ecotype (NHLCE) through selection for body weight and egg production traits. Progenies (G0 generation) generated from breeding parents randomly selected from the parent stock of the NHLCE formed the materials for the research. On hatching, the chicks were grouped according to sire families using colour markers. The chicks were brooded and reared according ...

ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to determine the metabolizable energy of maize pap waste (MPW) and rice milling waste (RMW) using adult male broiler birds. Eighteen male adult broiler birds were used in the experiment. Eight birds were assigned to each of the feedstuff with two birds left unfed which served as the negative control. Each of the samples was ground, made into slurry and force-fed to sixteen 10-week old ...