Aim: This study was designed to determine the economic implication of foetal wastages through the slaughter of pregnant pigs (sows/gilts). Study Design: Longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: The municipal abattoir in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria served as the main so...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/40762
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...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39893
Md. Humayon Kabir, Md. Matiur Rahman, Md. Masud Parvaj, A. B. M. Tanbir Ahmed, Md. Salman Shahariar, Md. Mahamudul Hasan, Md. Ohidur Rahman Sajal, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman & Md. Mukter Hossain·Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences·2018
To investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infestation (GIT) of calves, 35 fecal samples were collected from District Dairy Farm, Sylhet of Bangladesh. Fecal samples of two different genotypes were examined for GIT parasites. The results of the fecal examination...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/38585
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...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39782
A cross sectional study was carried out in local poultry abattoirs at Monday and Gamboru markets Maiduguri, Nigeria to determine the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus in rural chickens, slaughter environment and personnel. A total of 600 samples were collected and analyzed usin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39864
This study investigated effects of baobab pulp (Adansonia digitata), Amaranthus hybridus and tiger nut (Cyperus esculenthus) on growth performance, cost-benefit indices and nutrient retention of heat-stressed broilers. The test ingredients were crude sources of vitamins A, C and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39587
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...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39136
I report an unexpected negative covariance occurring between two major parameters governing shell growth in marine bivalves, especially within the order Veneroida. This relationship is highlighted, here, considering a set of forty, rather common species of clams collected from Fr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/39207