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ABSTRACT Double muscling is a heritable trait. It has been revealed that myostatin (MSTN) or growth differentiation factor 8(GDF8) is the genetic agent of this trait. The gene is a myokine, a protein that inhibits myogenesis (muscle cell growth and differentiation). In-Silico genetic analysis was done to analyze the sequences of Myostatin gene in cattle, sheep and goat. A total of thirty seven (37) nucleotides with their corresponding amino acid ...

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the x-chromatin status of different breeds of rabbit and their crosses. The genotypes were Newzealand (NZW) x Newzealand (NZW), Dutch Black (DTB) x Dutch Black (DTB), (NZW) x DTB, and DTB x NZW. One hundred and sixty-nine offsprings from the mating were screened. Blood samples were collected with heparin sample bottles fortified with EDTA anti-coagulant via the ear veins and blood smears ...

Abstract Two experiments were conducted at the piggery unit of the Department of Animal Science Farm, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from June 2010 – September 2011, to determine the effect of dietary supplementation with vitamins E and C on the productive performance of pigs. The first experiment assessed the effect of dietary combinations of different levels of vitamins E and C on the growth performance of weaner pigs. Thirty six, ...

ABSTRACT This  study  which  lasted  for  52  weeks  investigated  the  effects  of  dietary  Vitamin  C  (L- ascorbic acid) and Vitamin E (dl- alpha tocopheryl acetate) on the performance of  laying hens in the humid tropics. A total of 240 twenty-four week old Golden Neslink pullets were randomly selected from a flock of 550 birds and randomly divided into sixteen treatments of 15 pullets. The birds were initially vent examined to ...

ABSTRACT A study involving two experiments was conducted to determine the responses of broiler birds to varying dietary levels of Gongronema latifolium and Ocimum gratissimum leaf meals respectvely. In experiment I, ninety-six 14-day old unsexed commercial broiler chicks (Anak strain) were randomly divided into four groups of 24 birds each. Each group was randomly assigned to one of the four  starter diets (11.92 -12.09MJ/kg ME and   24.01 -24.05% CP) and ...

ABSTRACT The  present  study was  carried  out to evaluate  genetically  the  growth  performance  of the Gudali and Wakwa beef cattle. Data utilized for this study was obtained from the Institute of Agricultural  Research  for Development  (IARD), Wakwa  Station, Cameroon. The data used consisted  of pedigree  information  of 3788  animals  and 2276  performance  records  for  the Gudali  and Wakwa  cattle  respectively,  ranging  from  birth  to  36-months  weight  collected from  1968  and ...

ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted at the piggery unit of the Department of Animal Science Farm, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, from July 2007 to March 2009, to determine the effect of nutrition and body condition at first mating on the reproductive performance of gilts. The first experiment evaluated the effects of feeding different combinations of protein and energy diets  on  age  at  onset  of  first  observed  oestrus,  growth  rate,  backfat ...

ABSTRACT Effect of frequency of ejaculation on semen characteristics of heavy ecotype chicken raised in the derived savannah region of Nigeria was studied using twelve heavy ecotype cocks. The cocks  were  randomly  assigned  to  three  treatments  with  four  cocks  in  each  treatment. Ejaculation frequencies once, twice and thrice per week, with T1  representing once, T2, twice and T3, thrice were imposed on the birds. The experiment lasted for a period of ...

Abstract A 56 day experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different dietary levels of palm oil sludge on the growth performance, carcass trait, and economic cost of feeding local turkeys. Forty local poults (mixed sexes) were randomly assigned to five treatment groups with eight poults per treatment. Each treatment was replicated twice with four poults per replicate in a completely randomized design. The poults were fed commercial broiler ...

ABSTRACT Twenty-four weaner pigs were used in a study to evaluate the response  of  weaner  and  grower  pigs  to  diets  containing  graded levels   of   toasted   soybean   hull   (SBH).In   experiment   1(growing phase),  twenty-four  male  hybrid  (large  white  x  landrace)  weaner pigs,  about  6  weeks  old,  weighing  5.92-6.85kg  were  randomly divided into four groups of six pigs each using a completely randomized  design  (CRD).  Each  group  was  randomly  assigned  to one of ...

ABSTRACT This study was to determine the effect of probiotics (L. acidophilus) on growth performance, carcass yield, and serum cholesterol level of broiler birds. A total of 128 day – old Anak broiler chicks were used for the study. The birds were randomly divided into four treatment groups T1, T2, T3, and T4 which contained 0.0g/ml, 0.4g/ml, 0.6g/ml and 0.8g/ml L. acidophilus respectively. Thirty-two birds were assigned to each treatment ...

ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of using two different enzyme substrates on the performance of broilers fed peeled cassava root meal (PCRM), in a 3 x 3 factorial arrangement in a   completely randomised design experiment. One hundred and eighty-nine  broiler chicks aged 14 days were assigned to  nine experimental diets where PCRM replaced maize at 0, 50  and  75  percent  levels.  The  diets  were  formulated   to ...

ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of frequency of semen collection and management  systems on semen quality, fertility and hatchability  of local turkeys in the humid  tropics.  A total  of 72 local  Nigerian  turkeys  comprising  24 males  and 48 females were used for the study at 36 weeks of age with average body weight of 9kg for the males and 4kg for the females. The males were ...

ABSTRACT The study investigated the probiotic effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on pullets development and hen-day egg performance of the layers. A total of 120 chicks were brooded for 4 weeks, after which 100 pullets were randomly selected and placed in 4 groups (A-D) of 25 birds each. Groups A, B and C had their feed supplemented with S. cerevisiae at graded levels of 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 g/kg of feed ...

ABSTRACT A sixty three (63) day experiment was carried out to bio-appraise different non-antibiotic growth enhancers  using  one  hundred  and  twenty  day-old  broiler  chicks  (DOC).  The  DOC  were randomly assigned to four treatments of 30 birds per group, each with three replications (10 birds per replicate), in a completely randomized design (CRD). T1 served as the control (CT), whereas T2, T3 and T4  had commercially procured ElRox (EX), PolaMix (PX) ...

ABSTRACT Twenty four (24) cross bred rabbits of both sexes, made up of twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females were used for the experiment to investigate, the growth  and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits fed four(4) dietary levels of Moringa oleifera  leaf, meal (MOLM). Treatments 1, 2, 3, and 4 received 0, 10, 20, and 30% MOLM, respectively. Results obtained showed that rabbits on T3 diet achieved the highest ...

ABSTRACT Eighteen weanling pigs aged between 9-10 weeks were used to  study the effect  of pigeonpea replacement of soyabean meal on the performance and attainment of puberty in weanling pigs.  The pigs were randomly assigned into three groups (A, B and C) of 6 pigs each and housed in three different pens.  The pigs in the three groups were fed for 10 weeks with the following ingredient as sole source ...

ABSTRACT This study investigated the response to Newcastle disease vaccination in previously vaccinated and unvaccinated poultry flocks experimentally infected with Newcastle disease virus. A total of 90 day old cockerel chicks procured from a local hatchery were used for the study. They were brooded under deep litter system for 3 weeks after which they were divided into 2 groups, A and B of 45 birds per group. Members of group ...

ABSTRACT: Escherichia coli O157 and Salmonella spp. are major food borne pathogens and the emergence of these pathogens has been reported in many countries. The objectives of this study were to examine the meat contact surfaces in Nsukka slaughterhouse and meat sales environment for E. coli O157 and Salmonella species, determine the enterotoxigenic potential and antibacterial resistance profile of the isolated bacteria. For this study, a total of 448 swab ...

ABSTRACT The methanolic root bark extract of Afzelia africana was tested for antidiabetic activities in-vivo. The acute toxicity of the extract was tested in mice and the result showed that the extract has low toxicity. Investigation on the phytochemical constituents of the plant extract revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, steroids and saponins. The plant extract was tested for antidiabetic activities in alloxan - induced diabetic mice at doses; ...