CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) belongs to the family Poaceae. Sorghum is the 5th most important cereal after rice, wheat, maize and barley in the world according to …
GROWTH AND LAYING PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAILS (Coturnix coturnix japonica) FED GRADED LEVELS OF SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas) AND SWEET POTATO PEEL MEALS
GROWTH AND FATTENING PERFORMANCE OF YANKASA RAMS FED COMPLETE DIET CONTAINING UREA AND LIME TREATED GROUNDNUT SHELL (Arachis hypogaea) SHELL
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Bourn et al. (2002) estimated Nigerian ruminants livestock population to be about13.9 million cattle, 22.1 million of sheep and 34.5million goats. FAO (2016) …
GENETIC DIVERSITY OF M2 MUTANTS OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUS L INDUCED BY ETHYL- METHANESULPHONATE (EMS)
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an annual, herbaceous (2n=34) and a cross pollinated crop, native to North America. It is a member of the Asteraceae …
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF AFLATOXIN AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS HYPOGAEA L.)
CHAPTER ONE 1 Introduction Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an annual legume which is also known as peanut. It is the 13th most important food crop of the world. Today, …
EVALUATION OF THE OPTIMUM INCLUSION LEVELS OF MYCOFIX AND BIOTRONIC SEAS FEED ADDITIVES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Feed represents the greatest single expenditure associated with poultry production. Nutritional research in poultry has therefore centered on issues related to …
ESTIMATING PERFORMANCE AND METHANE EMISSION FROM YANKASA LAMB RAMS FED DIETS CONTAINING VARYING LEVELS OF CAMEL’S FOOT (Piliostigma thonningii) LEAF AND POD MEALS
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Small ruminants have the potential of converting highly fibrous feeds such as grasses, legumes, forages, farm wastes and crop residues of poor …
EFFECTS OF FERTILIZER LEVELS AND HARVEST TIME ON YIELD OF Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa AND ITS NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY BY RED SOKOTO BUCKS
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Nigeria is an agricultural country with diverse vegetation, varying from rainforest to the Sahel. About 32.42 million hectares of grazing land and 39.41 million …
EFFECTS OF BIOSTIMULATION ON BEHAVIOUR, GROWTH, AND REPRODUCTION OF RABBITS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The increasing demand for animal protein has aroused so much interest in the production of animals with short generation intervals like rabbits (Obinne and …
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EFFECT OF THERMAL INDICES AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MILK YIELD IN EXOTIC DAIRY COWS USING INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE MARKERS
EFFECT OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) SEED KERNEL MEAL WITH AND WITHOUT ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE GROWTH AND LAYING PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAILS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Global consumption of poultry and its products especially meat, has consistently increased over the years and this trend is expected to continue. Much of this increase in …
EFFECT OF LONG TERM ROTATION, NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND TILLAGE ON SOIL QUALITY AND MAIZE YIELD IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA OF NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE Introduction Long-term field experiments are expected to provide important information regarding soil properties as affected by cropping …