Manuscripts are invited from all over the world as long as they are original research reports on any aspect of Animal Production and Health. All authors' name in the references must be in bold lower case letters except the first... more
Manuscripts are invited from all over the world as long as they are original research reports on any aspect of Animal Production and Health. All authors' name in the references must be in bold lower case letters except the first letter of each surname. The surname must be followed by the initials in all cases irrespective of the number of authors. Tables and legends for figures must be typed on separate sheets. Tables must be numbered, title written in lower case letter (except the first letter) and left justified. Horizontal and vertical lines within the tables are not acceptable.
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Seventy five day-old Anak 2000 broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in which groundnut cake (GNC) was replaced by cooked bambara groundnut meal (CBGM) at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% levels of... more
Seventy five day-old Anak 2000 broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in which groundnut cake (GNC) was replaced by cooked bambara groundnut meal (CBGM) at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% levels of inclusion for both starter and finisher phases. Replacement levels of cooked bambara groundnut meal significantly (P Keywords: groundnut cake, cooked bambara groundnut meal, carcass, organ weight Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences Vol 3(1) 2005: 121-128
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A feeding trial was conducted for a duration of eight weeks to assess the effect of substituting maize with biscuit waste meal (BWM) on the performance of 144 day old Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Four experimental broiler starter and... more
A feeding trial was conducted for a duration of eight weeks to assess the effect of substituting maize with biscuit waste meal (BWM) on the performance of 144 day old Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Four experimental broiler starter and finisher diets were formulated with diet 1 as the control. Diets 1, 2, 3 and 4 were formulated to contain BWM at 0, 25, 50 and 75 % replacement for maize. Chicks were randomly assigned to the four treatment diets (1, 2, 3 and 4) in a completely randomized design (CRD) and each treatment group contained three replicates with twelve chickens per replicate. Results on the growth performance revealed that average live weight, daily feed intake, daily weight, protein efficiency ratio and feed conversion ratio were significantly (p<0.05) better in birds fed 50 % BWM than those fed other dietary treatments. Carcass traits such as back and breast muscles as well as the relative weights of gizzard and kidney weight were significantly (p<0.05) influenced by ...
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In an 8-week feeding trial, four broiler starter and finisher diets that contained 0, 10, 20 and 30% roasted fluted pumpkin pod husk waste meal were randomly assigned to a total of 144 broilers in a completely randomized design to assess... more
In an 8-week feeding trial, four broiler starter and finisher diets that contained 0, 10, 20 and 30% roasted fluted pumpkin pod husk waste meal were randomly assigned to a total of 144 broilers in a completely randomized design to assess their performance and carcass traits. The results showed that only the average liveweight and daily weight gain were significantly (P<0.05) highest in broilers fed 20% fluted pumpkin pod husk waste than those on other dietary treatments. Similarly, the carcass traits revealed that only the average liveweight, plucked and eviscerated weights, gizzard and lungs relative weights were significantly (P<0.05) affected by the dietary treatments. It therefore infers that 20% level of inclusion of roasted pumpkin pod husk waste meal is adequate in broiler diets for enhanced growth performance and carcass yield.
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Proximate composition and phytochemical screening of coffee weed (Senna occidentalis ) leaves as phytobiotic additive in poultry diets Omoikhoje, S. O., Obasoyo, D. O., Okosun, S. E., Uwaya, J. I., Adamu, I. A. and Idahor, E. F.... more
Proximate composition and phytochemical screening of coffee weed (Senna occidentalis ) leaves as phytobiotic additive in poultry diets Omoikhoje, S. O., Obasoyo, D. O., Okosun, S. E., Uwaya, J. I., Adamu, I. A. and Idahor, E. F. Department of Animal Science, Ambrose Alli University, P.M.B 14, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. Corresponding author: soomoikhojeaau@yahoo.com, stanleyoomoikhoje@aauekpoma.edu.ng Abstract
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An eight week feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of substituting maize with biscuit waste meal on the blood constituents of 144day old Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Four experimental broiler starter and finisher diets were... more
An eight week feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of substituting maize with biscuit waste meal on the blood constituents of 144day old Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Four experimental broiler starter and finisher diets were formulated with diet 1 serving as control to contain 0% Biscuit Waste Meal, while diets 2, 3 and 4 were formulated to contain BWM at 25, 50 and 75% inclusion levels for maize. The chicks were randomly assigned to the four treatment diets (1, 2, 3 and 4) in a completely randomized designed (CRD) and each treatment group contained three replicates with twelve chickens per replicate. Results on the blood constituents of broiler chickens fed treatment diets revealed that there is no significant (P>0.05) variation in the haematological indices assayed in this study. However, serum chemistry showed that total protein (3.13), albumin (1.30), and globulin (1.83x10mg/100ml) were significantly (P<0.05) higher in birds fed 75% BWM. Total bilirubin was highe...
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Twenty four mixed breed (New Zealand x Chinchila) rabbits aged six weeks with average initial weight of 560g were used to examine the effect of replacing maize with unpeeled cassava root meal (UCRM) on the performance, organoleptic... more
Twenty four mixed breed (New Zealand x Chinchila) rabbits aged six weeks with average initial weight of 560g were used to examine the effect of replacing maize with unpeeled cassava root meal (UCRM) on the performance, organoleptic properties and economy of rabbit production. The rabbits were divided into four groups and assigned to four treatment diets formulated with 0, 10, 20 and 30% UCRM respectively. Average live weight and weight gain were significantly (P<0.05) improved by the increasing levels of URCM, but feed intake, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio were not significantly (P>0.05) affected. All the organoleptic properties were not affected significantly (P>0.05) by the dietary treatments. However, the increasing levels of UCRM reduced the cost per kg feed, seed cost per kg weight gain and cost of production of rabbits to matured weight. Therefore, the utilization of unpeeled cassava root meal us replacement for maize up to 30% level is profitable...
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A 21-day feeding trial to assess the effect of replacing 0,10,20,30 and 40% maize with enzyme supplemented tigernut meal on the performance, nutrient digestibility, haematological traits, serum chemistry and carcass yield of one hundred... more
A 21-day feeding trial to assess the effect of replacing 0,10,20,30 and 40% maize with enzyme supplemented tigernut meal on the performance, nutrient digestibility, haematological traits, serum chemistry and carcass yield of one hundred and eight albino rats of the wistar strain was conducted in a complete randomised design. Nine experimental diets (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9) were formulated in all. Diet 1 contained 40% maize + 0% tigernut meal without enzyme supplementation. Diets 2,3,4.5 and 6,7,8,9 were constituted by replacing maize at 10.20,30 and 40% levels with tigernut meal supplemented with 0.05% roxzyineG® and enzyme extract respectively. The results revealed that of all the parameters considered, only the gut characteristics were not significantly (P>0.05) influenced by the dietary treatments. Diets 5 and 9 (40% enzyme supplemented tigernut ineal) proved to be the best by having the best performance and nutrient digestibility coefficients. It was then concluded that 40% in...
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Carcass traits and internal organs of one hundred and twenty, one day-old broiler chicks maintained on different dosages of coffee weed leaf ethanolic extract for eight weeks were studied. Five dosages (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100mL) of coffee... more
Carcass traits and internal organs of one hundred and twenty, one day-old broiler chicks maintained on different dosages of coffee weed leaf ethanolic extract for eight weeks were studied. Five dosages (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100mL) of coffee weed leaf ethanolic extract (CWLEE) per litre of drinking water (T1 T2 , T3 , T4 and T5 ) were used. The birds were allocated to the various treatment groups in a completely randomized design (CRD) with each treatment replicated three times (8 birds per replicate). Data on carcass traits revealed that live weight (2.50kg/bird), defeathered (2.30kg/bird) and eviscerated (2.00kg/bird) weights as well as dressing percentage (81.69%) were significantly (P<0.5) higher among birds on 50mL of CWLEE compared to those on other treatment groups. Similarly, the relative weights of drumstick (16.60%) and thigh (22.28%) were also significantly (P<0.05) better in broiler chickens administered 50mL CWLEE. Relative organ weights of broiler showed that wei...
This study was conducted to determine the effect of biodegradation on the nutrient contents of rice bran (RB), cassava residual pulp (CRP), saw dust (SD) and palm oil fibre (POF) by Penicilium sp. RB, CRP, SD and POF were subjected to... more
This study was conducted to determine the effect of biodegradation on the nutrient contents of rice bran (RB), cassava residual pulp (CRP), saw dust (SD) and palm oil fibre (POF) by Penicilium sp. RB, CRP, SD and POF were subjected to solid state fermentation by Penicilium sp. for 7 days and the process was terminated by oven drying at 700C for 24hours. The fermented samples were thoroughly mixed, dried and stored in sterile bottles for analyses. Results of proximate composition before and after biodegradation revealed that percentage improvement in crude protein, ether extract, ash, and gross energy were significantly (P<0.05) higher in CRP compared to RB, SD and POF. Similarly, percentage reduction in crude fibre after biodegradation was highest (P><0.05) in CRP compared to other agro industrial wastes products. It was evident that solid state fermentation using Penicillium sp enhanced the crude protein value and reduced the crude fibre contents of rice bran, cassava resi...
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This study aimed to determine the influence of a filamentous fungus Penicillium sp. using solid state fermentation (SSF) on the nutrient values of cassava residual pulp (CRP). The proximate constituents of the biodegraded CRP were... more
This study aimed to determine the influence of a filamentous fungus Penicillium sp. using solid state fermentation (SSF) on the nutrient values of cassava residual pulp (CRP). The proximate constituents of the biodegraded CRP were significantly (P<0.01) affected. It was also observed that the duration of fermentation significantly (P<0.01) influenced the proximate constituents of the CRP. The crude protein has the highest improvement of 78.24% at 28 day fermentation period; the effect on nitrogen free extract (NFE) was opposite to that of CP, with highest reduction (8.67%) at 28 day; ether extract (EE), and ash levels increased with 233.33 and 42.67% respectively at 21 day of fermentation. The detergent fibers were also significantly (P<0.01) affected pulp (CRP. The results showed that Penicillium sp. under solid state fermentation can enhance the protein value, ether extract and the ash contents of CRP at an optimum duration of 21 days.
An eight week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the replacement value of indomie waste meal with maize on the performance, carcass traits, relative organ weight and cost and return of 90 day old Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Three... more
An eight week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the replacement value of indomie waste meal with maize on the performance, carcass traits, relative organ weight and cost and return of 90 day old Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Three experimental starter and finisher diets were formulated with diet 1 as control containing 0% Indomie Waste Meal, while diets 2 and 3 contains IWM at 50 and 100% inclusion levels for maize. The chicks were assigned to the treatment diets (1, 2 and 3) in Completely Randomized Design and each treatment group contained three replicates with ten chickens per replicate. Result on performance revealed that daily and weekly weight gain at finisher phase was significantly highest (P<0.05) in birds fed 50% IWM (63.20g/bird). Feed conversion ratio was significantly lowest (P<0.05) in birds fed 50% IWM (2.14). Carcass traits revealed that relative weight of back, head, neck and shank were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the treatment diets. Relative ...
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An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of substituting maize with indomie waste meal on the haematology and serum biochemical indices of 90-dayold Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Three experimental broiler starter... more
An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of substituting maize with indomie waste meal on the haematology and serum biochemical indices of 90-dayold Anak 2000 broiler chickens. Three experimental broiler starter and finisher diets were formulated with diet 1 serving as control containing 0% Indomie waste meal (IWM), while diets 2 and 3 contained IWM at 50 and 100% inclusion levels for maize. The chicks were randomly assigned to the three treatment diets (1, 2 and 3) in a completely randomized design and each treatment group contained three replicates with ten chickens per replicate. The result on the haematological indices revealed that MCV values were significantly influenced (p<0.05) by the treatment diets with highest value of (135.50±0.21fl) among birds fed 50% IWM. MCH also significantly varied(p<0.05) among birds fed the treatment diets with highest (42.77±0.31pg) recorded among birds maintained on the control diet. Serum biochemical indices revea...
An eight weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of feeding graded level of soaked pigeon pea meal (SPPM) in wood ash extract or solution on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler... more
An eight weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of feeding graded level of soaked pigeon pea meal (SPPM) in wood ash extract or solution on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens. A total of 144 day-old chicks (Anak 2000) were randomly allotted to four treatment diets (1, 2, 3 and 4) in a completely randomized design. Each treatment group was replicated three times with twelve birds per replicate, thus, having thirty-six chicks per treatment group. Diet 1 contained 0% SPPM in wood ash extract for 72hours as the control diet, while diets 2, 3 and 4 were formulated to contain 25, 50 and 75% inclusions of SPPM in place of soybean meal. Results showed that the average live weight, daily weight gain and feed intake as well as protein efficiency ratio were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the dietary treatments at the finisher phase. Broiler chickens fed 25% SPPM based diet had a higher (P<0.05) and comparable val...
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An eight weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of feeding graded level of soaked pigeon pea meal (SPPM) in wood ash extract or solution on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler... more
An eight weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of feeding graded level of soaked pigeon pea meal (SPPM) in wood ash extract or solution on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens. A total of 144 day-old chicks (Anak 2000) were randomly allotted to four treatment diets (1, 2, 3 and 4) in a completely randomized design. Each treatment group was replicated three times with twelve birds per replicate, thus, having thirty-six chicks per treatment group. Diet 1 contained 0% SPPM in wood ash extract for 72hours as the control diet, while diets 2, 3 and 4 were formulated to contain 25, 50 and 75% inclusions of SPPM in place of soybean meal. Results showed that the average live weight, daily weight gain and feed intake as well as protein efficiency ratio were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the dietary treatments at the finisher phase. Broiler chickens fed 25% SPPM based diet had a higher (P<0.05) and comparable val...
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An eight weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of feeding graded level of soaked pigeon pea meal (SPPM) in wood ash extract or solution on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler... more
An eight weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of feeding graded level of soaked pigeon pea meal (SPPM) in wood ash extract or solution on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens. A total of 144 day-old chicks (Anak 2000) were randomly allotted to four treatment diets (1, 2, 3 and 4) in a completely randomized design. Each treatment group was replicated three times with twelve birds per replicate, thus, having thirty-six chicks per treatment group. Diet 1 contained 0% SPPM in wood ash extract for 72hours as the control diet, while diets 2, 3 and 4 were formulated to contain 25, 50 and 75% inclusions of SPPM in place of soybean meal. Results showed that the average live weight, daily weight gain and feed intake as well as protein efficiency ratio were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the dietary treatments at the finisher phase. Broiler chickens fed 25% SPPM based diet had a higher (P<0.05) and comparable val...
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Manuscripts are invited from all over the world as long as they are original research reports on any aspect of Animal Production and Health. All authors' name in the references must be in bold lower case letters except the first letter of... more
Manuscripts are invited from all over the world as long as they are original research reports on any aspect of Animal Production and Health. All authors' name in the references must be in bold lower case letters except the first letter of each surname. The surname must be followed by the initials in all cases irrespective of the number of authors. Tables and legends for figures must be typed on separate sheets. Tables must be numbered, title written in lower case letter (except the first letter) and left justified. Horizontal and vertical lines within the tables are not acceptable.