Fermentation is an important tool for upgrading crop residues for adequate utilisation by the microbes in the rumen. In a bid to actualise the mandate of better utilisation of unconventional feed sources, the potential of ensiled maize stover as a source of feed for ruminants, es...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43907
Growth response, carcass characteristics and meat quality of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep fed Shea Cake Meal (SCM) supplement was investigated. A total of 24 WAD sheep of average body weight ranges from 11-12.65 kg comprising of twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females were ra...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i730237
Oestrus was artificially synchronized in thirty-six (36) primiparous Red Sokoto goats (RSG) done using 45 mg fluorogestone acetate vagina sponges for fourteen (14) days. Pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) hormone was administered immediately after sponge removal and the doe...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/36965
Stepwise multiple regression technique was used to predict body weight from linear body measurements in the savannah muturu cattle (Bos brachyceros). Sexual dimorphism was a significant (PĖ0.05) source of variation for body weight (BW), ear length (EL), body length (BL), chest gi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/43017
The blood profile and histology of selected tissues (kidney, lungs, intestine, and epididymis) of Balami Sheep fed Shea Cake meal supplement was investigated. A total of thirty-two (32) sheep of the average weight range of 11.75-14.75kg comprising an equal number (16) of males an...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i730232