The data set for the estimation of genetic parameters for milk and fertility traits of 650 cows calved between 1992 and 2015 was obtained from the database of Integrated Dairies Limited, Jos, Nigeria. The analytical model included the effects of herd-year-season, sire, cow and re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i464
The aim of the current research was to estimate the genetic parameters for milk and conformation traits in Simmental dual-purpose cattle breed. Heritability estimates were 21% for milk yield while body type traits were 26, 13, 10, 28, 20, 35, 6 and 33% for BW, BCS, CL, CW, BD, ST...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/40553
The aim of the research was to estimate the genetic parameters for milk and conformation traits in Brown Swiss cattle breed. The data comprised 2,059 daily milk yield records of 404 Brown Swiss cattle that calved between 2001 and 2015. The total number of sires, dams and animal r...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42150
Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Ishaya Bawa Atang, Adekola Omololu Atanda, Louis Ugwu, Danladi Shuaibu Bunjah, Dorcas John Jirgi & Muizzat Onozasi Bello·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2018
Genetic Parameter Estimates for Milk and Conformation Traits of Multi-genotype Cattle The objectives of this research were to estimate the genetic parameters of milk and conformation traits under environmental sensitivity of multi-genotype cattle. The data from the study came fro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39805
One hundred and twenty unsexed one-day-old Ross broiler chicks were used to investigate the effect of Herebanoplex® CP premix (HBXP) a phytogenic premix on growth performance, some serum biochemical parameters, carcass characteristics and economics of production. They were random...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i4385
Bosede Oyegbile, Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Okeke Rufina Obioma, Adekola Omololu Atanda, Balami Samuel Paul, Mary Foluke Oladipo & Zulfat Suleiman Abba·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
The present study was designed to develop the prediction equations for 305 days fat corrected milk yield on the basis of part periods milk yield, milk component and conformation traits of multi-genotype cows. Artificial Neural Network model had the best prediction accuracy across...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41947
Okeke Rufina Obioma, Olaoluwa Tosin Olufemi, Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Suleiman Ibrahim Onotu, Allen Olufemi Godday, Makka Nuhu, Ishaya Bawa Atang & Amos Ogundeji·Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports·2019
Genetic parameters for milk and health related traits in low and high milk producing Holstein Friesian cows were estimated using farm collected information on the Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. Milk yield and health related records were extracted from database of the West Africa Milk Com...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v5i330135
Infant formula is a synthetic version of mother’s milk and belongs to a class of food materials known as dairy substitutes. This study was designed to evaluate the proximate composition of some selected infant formula sold in Makurdi metropolis. Six (6) different brands of infant...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i429978
Despite the huge potential of utilising Jersey cattle as diary animals in the tropical countries, the genetic basis of the relationship between milk yield and conformation traits has been scarcely described in the literature especially in West Africa. This trial therefore set a l...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/42044
Adekola Omololu Atanda, Okeke Rufina Obioma, Balami Samuel Paul, Louis Ugwu, Abdullahi Idris & Oludayo Michael Akinsola·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
A total of 230 Nera birds were studied in an open and close-ended layer house for 6 weeks to determine the effect of cage location, tier level, and exposure of bird on egg production. Birds were supplied ad Libitumwith feed and water. Eggs were collected twice daily at 11.00 am,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41948
Okeke Rufina Obioma, Suleiman Ibrahim Onotu, Omotugba Stephen Kayode, Ibikunle Kehinde Yemiola, Idris Abdullahi, Louis Ugwu, Adeniyi Adebayo Kunle & Oludayo Michael Akinsola·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2020
Nonlinear functions of body weight at different age intervals were used to estimate the growth pattern in New Zealand White and California rabbits. Gompertz and Logistic functions of 3 and 4 parameters were fitted to Age-weight data matrix. Age-weight records of New Zealand White...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2020/v5i230080