To obtain scientifically reproducible results in animal studies is challenging because inappropriate handling of animals can negatively impact the final results. This is of significance when new / graduate students are attempting animal studies for the first time. The fear expres...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i487
Aims: The study aims to search out the present status of backyard poultry farming (BYPF) and to identify the restrictions that poultry owners face and to determining the relationship between farmers’ socioeconomics status and their output. Study Design: The study was conducted in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i488
Performance of broilers chicken fed diets containing different protein sources were evaluated. One hundred and fifty (150) Ross 308 day-old chicks were shared into 3 experimental treatment groups, and each treatment group was replicated five times, with 10 chicks per replicate. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i486
Aims: The aim of this study was to prepare and document the processing of skeleton of a bovine species and to determine the time involved in the preparation. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal Health and Production, College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i465
Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection of the skin caused by dermatophytes fungi which have ability to invade the epidermis and keratinized structure derived from it such as hair or nails. T. equinum is the main cause of dermatophytosis in equine, all over the world. Clinical sign...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i462
The data set for the estimation of genetic parameters for milk and fertility traits of 650 cows calved between 1992 and 2015 was obtained from the database of Integrated Dairies Limited, Jos, Nigeria. The analytical model included the effects of herd-year-season, sire, cow and re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i464
This study was conducted (August to October, 2018) to investigate the effect of varying levels of Mucuna pruriens seed meal diet on reproductive performance and blood profile of rabbit bucks. A total of 30 rabbit bucks weighing 1083 g to 1100 g were randomly allocated to five exp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i463
A study on the effect of using different hormones (Dry pituitary, Fresh pituitary and Synthetic hormone) on the breeding performance of Clarias gariepinus and growth response of the resultant hybrid was carried out. The experiment was conducted in a Completely Randomized Design a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i461
Aims: The shortcomings in animal welfare during the transportation of cattle had led to increased mortality among animals. The aim of this study is to determine the fatality rate in cattle transported for slaughter in the Towobowo abattoir located in Igboora Ibarapa Central Loca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i367
Performance of broiler finishers fed diets containing varying crude protein levels was determined. Diets were compounded and tagged T1, T2 and T3 with percent crude protein levels of 21, 23 and 25 respectively. Two hundred and ten (210) Ross 308 four (4) week old birds were rando...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i368
Experiment was conducted in the Livestock Research and Teaching Farm Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. To determine the performance of broiler starter fed diets containing varying crude protein levels (23, 25 and 27% CP) diets tagged T1, T2 and T3 were compounded respectively....
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i370
Aims: The study was conducted to determine the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens fed diet with roasted Canarium schweinfurthii (atili) seed meal. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty (120) two weeks old chicks were randomly allotted to four diet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i369
A total of one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine (1839) lactation records of cows calved from 2006 to 2017 were analyzed to estimate the effect of non-genetic factors on productive performance traits of Holstein-Friesian cows in Integrated Dairy Farm Vom. Data were analyzed...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i366
The study was carried out to estimate the effect of year of calving on reproductive performance traits of Holstein Friesian cows that calved between 2006 – 2017. Five hundred and thirteen (513) calving records obtained from Integrated Dairy Farm Vom were collated for the study. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i375
The main objectives of the study were to determine the consumers’ awareness regarding the effect of antibiotics used in animal feed on human health and to explore relationship between the selected characteristics of the respondent consumers and their awareness. The study was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i374