Month: September 2019

ABSTRACT Three studies were carried out to investigate the response of broiler chickens fed betaine hydrochloride supplemented diets under dexamethasone induced stress conditions. The first experiment was conducted using 240 day-old Arbor acre broiler chickens. There were four treatments with three replicates (n = 20 birds/rep) to which concentrations of dexamethasone at 0, 1, 2 … Read more

ABSTRACT   Two trials were conducted during the 2016 rainy season at two sites; namelythe Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) farm, Samaru (11011’N, 7038’E and 686m above sea level) and the experimental site for Kaduna Agricultural Development Project (KADP) located at Maigana, Soba Local Government Area (11039`N;080 02` E, 500m above sea level) in the … Read more

PROFITABILITY OF SWINE PRODUCTION IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study assessed the profitability of swine production in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Three specific objectives, three research questions and two null hypotheses were stated for the study. The population for the study consisted of 4,003 registered swine farmers in Akwa Ibom State (Uyo branch). … Read more

ABSTRACT   Three experiments were conducted in this study to determine the performance of Bunaji weaner calves, yearling bulls and fattened bulls fed diets containing 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% levels of Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) inclusion. The first experiment was conducted using thirty (30) Bunaji weaner calves (15 bulls and 15 heifer calves) … Read more

ABSTRACT   Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility, haematological and serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens fed graded levels of onion (Allium cepa) and onion with Bactofort® as eubiotics. Two hundred and forty (240) day old Ross 308 strain broiler chicks were allotted into five different dietary treatments … Read more

ABSTRACT Field survey was conducted in 2015 between August and September in three Local Government Areas of Kaduna, Katsina and Kano States of Nigeria to determine the incidence, distribution and alternative hosts of Jatropha Mosaic Virus on Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L). A total of twenty seven (27) Jatropha curcas farms were surveyed in three … Read more

ABSTRACT Two studies were carried out to determine the nutritive value of Ma lted Sorghum Sprouts (MSS) in broiler chickens. The first trial was conducted to determine the effect of graded levels of MSS in a isocaloric- isonitrogenous diets on performance, carcass, and hematological parameters. A total of two hundred and seventy birds were used … Read more

ABSTRACT   Rice (Oryza sativa .L) is an important staple and source of income for farmers in Nigeria. Current fertilizer recommendations for rice do not commonly consider fertilizer cost relative to paddy price (CP). The rates needed for maximizing yield rather than profits have been rather estimated. As the cost of fertilizer increases relative to … Read more

ABSTRACT   The absorptive nature of S by plants depends on desorption of S from soils. Understanding the kinetics desorption of sulphate as influenced by parent materials and biochar is critical for effective precision of S diagnosis and fertilization recommendations to ensure sustainable and profitable crop production and environmental protection. In this study, soils derived … Read more

HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY FOR SUGAR CONTENT AND GRAIN YIELD IN SWEET AND GRAIN SORGHUM (SORGHUM BICOLOR L. MOENCH) HYBRIDS ABSTRACT This research was conducted to study heterosis and inheritance of sugar, grain yield and other agronomic traits in sweet sorghum. The parental materials used in this study comprised ten parents (seven males and three … Read more