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R. J. Wafar

Publications (10)

Utilization of Enzyme Supplemented Cowpea Testa Meal by Broiler Chickens 1: Effect on Growth Performance and Cost of Production

R. J. Wafar, L. I. Tarimbuka & U. Abdullahi · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2018

Aims: To evaluate the utilization of cowpea testa meal supplemented with or without enzyme maxigrain® on broiler chicken growth performance. Study Design: Completely randomized design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at a Commercial Poultry Farm in Yola, Nige...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39136

Effect of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seed Meal on the Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

R. J. Wafar, M. I. Hannison, U. Abdullahi & A. Makinta · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2017

A 56 days study was conducted using two hundred (200) Anak – 2000 one week old chicks to evaluate the effects of feeding varying levels of pumpkin seed meal (PSM) on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. The chicks were randomly assigned to five...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35742

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

Effect of Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) Fruit Waste (SOFW) with Acidomix®AFG on the Coliform Count in the Small Intestine of Weaner Rabbits

L. A. Ademu, R. J. Wafar & L. O. Ademu · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2018

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit waste (SOFW) with Acidomix®AFG on the coliform count in the small intestine of weaner rabbits. It was conducted using thirty-five weaner rabbits. There were four dietary treatments, each h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39893

Effect of Sex on Selected Species of Animals Mostly Consumed by Borno State People in Nigeria

J. A. Olusiyi, R. J. Wafar, B. C. Lalabe, L. A. Ademu & K. I. Onaleye · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology · 2017

Effect of Sex on Selected Species of Animals Mostly Consumed by Borno State People in Nigeria The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of sex on selected species of animals mostly consumed by Borno State people that are predominantly Muslim. In other words, the study was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36060

Performance of Broiler Chickens Fed Graded Dietary Levels of Rice Milling Residue as a Fibre Source

J. A. Olusiyi & R. J. Wafar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth  performance of broilers fed dietary levels of rice milling residue (RMR) as a replacement of wheat offal (WO), as a fibre source in broiler diet. Three hundred (300) day old chicks were used for the experiment in a completely ra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/31881

Response of Weaner Rabbits Fed Toasted Sickle Pod (Senna occidentilis) Seed Meal

L. I. Tarimbuka, H. B. Yusuf & R. J. Wafar · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2017

This study was conducted to determine the effect of toasted sickle pod seed meal (TSSM) on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits. Forty weaner rabbits were allotted to the five dietary treatments of eight rabbits per treatment and replicated four ti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAAR/2017/33691

Haematological and Biochemical Parameters of Red Sokoto Goats Fed Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiaca) Leaves as Supplement to Urea Treated Maize Stover

A. J. Hyelda, M. M. Yahya, J. B. Abakura & R. J. Wafar · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2017

Haematological and Biochemical Parameters of Red Sokoto Goats Fed Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiaca) Leaves as Supplement to Urea Treated Maize Stover Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding urea treated maize stover and graded levels of Balanites aegy...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2017/36689

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

Response of Broiler Chickens under Dexamethasone Induced Stress Conditions

L. A. Ademu, G. T. Erakpatobor-Iyeghe, P. P. Barje, O. M. Daudu & R. J. Wafar · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2018

An experiment was conducted to determine the response of broiler chickens under   dexamethasone induced stress conditions. The experiment was conducted using two hundred and forty days old Arbor acre broiler chickens. There were four treatments each having three      replicates w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39782