A twenty eight day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the replacement value of sweet potato root meal (SPRM) as replacement for maize on feed intake, body weight changes, carcass and organ weight characteristics of broiler finisher birds. SPRM was processed and used to repla...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28559
Aims: Broiler production fulfils important socio-economic functions, but inadequate nutrition, scarcity and high cost of feedstuffs in developing countries undermines broilers in expressing their full potential. Therefore a 28 day feeding trail was conducted to determine the grow...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27949
A 28-day experiment was conducted to determine the effects of graded levels of sweet potato (Ipomoea batata) root meal (SPRM) on growth performance and haematological parameters of broiler starter birds. 240 day old unsexed Anak broiler chicks were used for this experiment. The b...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27951
Aims: To determine the influence of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) on haematological and serum biochemical indices of growing rabbits fed diets containing varying levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal. Study Design: Completely randomized design. Place and Duration of Study: At...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/28095
Aims: Rabbit production fulfils important socio-economic functions and has the ability to alleviate the animal protein inadequacy. In Nigeria and most other developing countries, inadequate nutrition undermines rabbit in expressing their full potential. Therefore, a 49-day study...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/27947
Aims: To determine the performance, apparent nutrient digestibility and cost benefit of West African Dwarf goats fed dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal diets. Study Design: Completely randomized design and Latin square design. Place and Duration of Study: At the Sheep a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27390
The production records of a flock of West African Dwarf sheep raised intensively in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Livestock Farm, Umudike, Abia state in the rainforest belt of Nigeria were evaluated over a ten-year period (1998-2007). The flock was fed cut-and-carry fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27948