Clement C. Ezegbe, Felix E. Okpalanma, Sunday K. Okocha, Eunice N. Odoh, Josephine C. Ohuche, Sylvester N. Orjiakor & Johnwilfred C. Ndulue·Asian Food Science Journal·2024
Aims: This study investigated the physicochemical and sensory properties of biscuits made from a composite flour of wheat and fermented cowpea hull. Study Design: Mixture Design was adopted for this study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, N...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i8736
Aims: This study aims to determine at the effect of Centella asiatica L. (CA) on Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) brain level and Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) brain level of rats aged 12, 24 and 36 weeks. Study Design: Experimental studies used rats aged 12, 24, and 36 mon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12780
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of various drying methods on quality parameters such as proximate composition, rehydration characteristics, total volatile basic Nitrogen (TVB-N), and consumer acceptance of tilapia. Three different types of dryers, viz., ring tunnel dryer...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i11597
Sumayya Ahmed Ayuba, Ahmad Shehu, Mustapha Isah, Tijjani Ibrahim & Abdullahi Muhammad Labbo·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
Aim: To evaluate the protein composition in the ginger rhizome and its interaction with glucose molecule. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria, between April 2021 and May 2021. Methodology: Protein was extracted from th...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i1030365
Supplements have been used widely since several years and their production has greatly increased with many different types, e.g. (Vitamins, Collagen, Proteins. etc...), and for multiple uses. Supplements were made to complete the nutrients deficiency that people have, or to preve...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i430309
This work aim to verify the importance of milk thistle seed powder (MTSP) as a medicinal plant and effect of fortification wheat flour (WF) with MTSP on chemical and nutritional properties. Therefore, the chemical composition such as ether extract, dietary fiber, crude protein, v...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v17i230187
Aim: To ascertain scientifically by proximate analysis, the nutrient composition and mineral contents of the American cockroach Periplaneta americana. Study Design: Completely randomized sample design (CRD) was engaged in the study with 15 parameters replicated five (5) times, to...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v15i230150
The study aims at accounting the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae in retail meat samples. Eighty samples were collected from four different locations of Allahabad region. Isolation was done using selective plating according to ISO Standard; I...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/40767
The proximate and mineral composition of two mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus and Calocybe indica) was firstly determined. The mushrooms was dried and milled into powder. The Mushroom Powder (MP) was used to substitute wheat flour in bread formulation at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. T...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/32133
Aims: The present study was conducted aiming at the isolation of the pathogenic bacteria from the family enterobacteriaceae in raw, edible and apparently healthy fishes, from different fish markets of Allahabad. Study Design: Forty fish specimens were collected from eight differe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28284
Background: Snail mucin has been reported to contain agents with wound healing properties. Mucin obtained from the mucus of snails and epiphgram obtained from species of Achatina fulica and Archachatina marginata have also been reported to show antimicrobial properties. Snail spe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/21731
The Epinephelinae groupers are strict carnivorous species. They are widely cultured in the Asia Pacific region as a result of high demand and market price especially in the live reed food fish trade. Groupers are commonly raised in net cages and fed with the unsustainable low val...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10963
Aims: The present study was conducted to determine effect of dietary energy and protein level and enzyme supplementation on performance and egg quality traits of laying hens. Study Design: A total of 96 Lohman LSL-Lite laying hens (66 weeks of age) were randomly divided in 16 cag...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5651
A. Faramarzi-Garmroodi, M. Danesh Mesgaran, A. R. Vakili, A. Hodjatpanah-montazeri & M. M. Manshadi·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2013
Aims: An in vitro gas production technique was conducted to investigate the effect of oil content of nine ruminant protein feedstuffs including whole soybean, soybean meal, flaked soybean, linseed, fish meal, canola meal, cottonseed meal, sunflower meal and corn gluten, on protei...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6073
Aims: This study was done to investigate the effects of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles application on foxtail millet in water stress conditions. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Center of Islamic Azad University, Birjand branc...