Thirty (30) weaner rabbit bucks at 10 weeks old were used to investigate the effects of the varying levels of dietary citric acid on reproductive parameters of rabbit bucks. The rabbits were divided randomly into five dietary groups and assigned to five treatments tagged T1, T2,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/43045
Aim: In this study, the oral toxicity potential of Corchorus olitorius leaf extract was evaluated in rats. Methods: Acute and sub-acute toxicity studies were carried out on different sets of rats treated with graded doses of the extract. In the acute toxicity study, forty five al...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/46467
This study was carried out in a poultry farm in Vom, Nigeria with an outbreak of infectious bursal disease (IBD). Before the onset of the disease on the 3rd of May, 2017, the farm had seven thousand, six hundred and eleven (7611) four weeks old vaccinated pullets. By the 8th of M...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/46193
The in vitro gas production technique provides information about kinetics and fermentation characteristics of feedstuffs and diets, and it is a useful indicator of fecal microbial activity. Aim: The aim of this study was to use the in vitro technique to study gas production kinet...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/40640
There is little definitive information available regarding tapioca’s effect on the swine performance and meat quality. Thus, this study was carried out. Thirty-six cross-bred [(Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc] growing-finishing swine with their average initial BW of 26.5±2.1 kg was...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/45429
Aims: In this study, we describe cytomorphology and haematological values in Salvator merianae lizards bred in captivity, in order to establish reference values for health monitoring by veterinarians in animal production. Study Design: Blood samples obtained from the tail vein of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/45334
This study aimed to investigate the effects of concentrate on fresh Gmelina arborea leaf (FGAL) combinations on haematological and serum biochemical parameters of rabbit bucks. Twenty four (24) rabbit bucks of mixed breeds (New Zealand white x Chinchilla) with the average live we...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/44095
The objective of this study was to determine the immunogenicity and pathogenicity of an experimental infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) live vaccine, BD3-tc, derived by genetic engineering from a Bangladeshi very virulent IBDV strain. Two commercial live IBDV vaccines, D-78 a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/45190
Aim: Investigation was made to ascertain the level of some anti-nutrients in composite mango fruit reject meal (MFRM) and its effect on the performance of finisher broiler chickens. Methodology: Mango fruit reject meal was analysed for anti-nutritional factors and incorporated in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/43225
The study was designed to determine effects of diminazene diaceturate (veriben®) on the serum and clinico-pathological changes in guinea pigs experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei (T. brucei brucei). Thirty apparently healthy unsexed guinea pig weighing between 5...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/44231