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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Capacity building and development must be based on a need analysis derived from a comparison of “actual performance‟‟ and behavior with “required performance‟‟ and behavior. Capacity building and development is one of the major ways organization invests in the workforce for greater return today and even in … Read more
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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 … Read more
INTRODUCTION Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill ) is a solanacious plant. The fruit is very rich in essential vitamins and mineral salts (Peet,2001). It generates income to its growers. It is tropical warm season crop, said to have originated in tropical Central and South America(COPR,1983), and it is grown all over Nigeria. The bulk of production … Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE………………………………………………………………………………………………… i CERTIFICATION ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF PLATES ABSTRACT xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION——————————————————1 1.2 OBJECTIVE………………………………………………………….………… 3 1.3. JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY 3 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 4 2.1 LEAF MEAL SUPPLEMENTATION IN POULTRY … Read more
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