The effects of Xylopia aethiopica and Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit meals on egg production performance and egg quality in laying chickens following a suspected outbreak of Gumboro disease, or infectious bursal disease (IBD), were evaluated. A total of 450 day-old Isa Brown pullet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2026/v15i4478
Phytogenics play an important role in livestock industry. They serve as alternative to antibiotic growth promoters. Evaluation of the phytochemical composition of Xylopia aethiopica and Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit meals as feed additives in poultry was investigated. A sample of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2026/v9i1406
The ban on sub-therapeutic dietary inclusion of antibiotics has necessitated the inclusion of natural additives such as activated charcoal (AC) produced from agricultural wastes. One hundred and twenty Isa Brown layer chickens aged 16 weeks with good management and vaccination hi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i4220
This work examined the optimization of hardness test for Powdered Pentaclethra macrophylla Pod /Bio-Epoxy Resin Based Brake Pad Composite Using Central Composite Design. The Pentaclethra macrophylla pod was manually cleaned and sun-dried for about three hours per day for three...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i12857