TABLE OF CONTENT Title i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of content v List of Tables vi List of Figures vii Abstract viii Chapter One 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Problem statement 3 1.3 Objectives of the study 4 1.4 Justification … Read more
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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page ……………………………………………….………………………………,,…… i Certification……………………………….…………………….……………..………………. ii Dedication …………………………………………………………………….………….….. iii Acknowledgement……..…………………………………………………..……..………. ….v Table of Content…..…………………………………………………………… ……..……vii List of Tables …………………………………………………………………………………..viii List of Figures………………………………………………………………………………..ix Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….x-xiii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1: Introduction …………….….……………………………………………………. …1-9 1.2: Objective of Study………………………………………………………………… …..4 1.3 Justification …………………………….…………………………………..……….4-6 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 World’s Population of Cattle ……………………………………………….……10-12 … Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS Certification…………………………………………………….……………….i Dedication………..…………………………………………………………….ii Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………….iii List of Table…………………………………………………………………….iv Abstract…………………………………………………………………………v CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Objective of the Study……………………………………………………2 1.2 Problem Statement……………….……………………………………….2 1.3 Justification……………………………….………………………………3 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 West African Dwarf Goat Breeds………………………………………….4 2.2 Importance of Goats…………………………………..……………………4 2.3 Indigenous Breeds of Goats……………………………..………………….5 2.4 Environmental Factors that Influence Economic Traits………… …………6 2.4.1 Birth Weight…………………………………………………………..……6 2.4.2 Weaning … Read more