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B. Yakubu

Publications (5)

Effect of Feeding Raw Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) Seed Meal on the Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Carcass and Organ Weights of Weaner Rabbits

R. J. Wafar, B. Yakubu & B. C. Lalabe · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

The study was carried out to evaluate the effects of feeding raw kapok seed meal on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits. Thirty (30) weaner rabbits were used for the study. Five diets were compounded using raw kapok seed meal (...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33431

Effects of Processing Methods of Jatropha curcas Seed Meal on Growth Performance and Blood Profile of Broiler Finisher Chickens

M. Antyev, B. Yakubu, Y. H. Aliyara & R. J. Wafar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

Two hundred Anak-2000 day old chicks were used to evaluate the effects of differently processed Jatropha curcas seed meal on growth performance, carcass characteristics, internal weight organ, haematological and biochemical indices of broiler chickens. Five experimental diets wer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33690

Effect of Sorghum-Legume Intercrop on Quality and Rumen Degradability of Sorghum Stover in Adamawa State, Nigeria

T. F. Mbahi, Z. A. Gworgwor & B. Yakubu · Advances in Research · 2017

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of sorghum-legume intercrop on quality and rumen degradability of sole sorghum stover, sorghum stover with lablab or with groundnut intercrop at different stages of growth. The experimental design was randomized complete block de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/30851

Genetic Characterization of Multiple Antibiotics Resistance Genes of Escherichia coli Strain from Cow Milk and Its Products Sold in Abuja, Nigeria

E. C. Okechukwu, E. U. Amuta, G. M. Gberikon, N. Chima, B. Yakubu, J. C. Igwe & M. Njoku · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2020

Background: Antibiotic resistance has remained a global concern. Food pathogens that carry resistance genes will cause public health threat irrespective of their pathogenicity, as this pool of resistance genes are disseminated via food chain. The antibiotic susceptibility of E. c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2020/v23i730168

Molecular Identification of Virulence Genes of Escherichia coli Isolated from Cow Milk and Its Products in Abuja, Nigeria

E. C. Okechukwu, E. U. Amuta, G. M. Gberikon, N. Chima, B. Yakubu, J. C. Igwe & M. Njoku · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli have been identified as an emerging foodborne pathogen which portends serious risk to human health. Cow milk and its products are potential sources of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. A relatively small number from the family of shiga...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i630226