Natural grasslands which supply the bulk of ruminant feeds are characterised by low yield and lignified forage. Sown grasses interplanted with legumes yield fodder with better quality compared to forage harvested from the ...
Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Root (OSR) is a potent energy feedstuff for laying hens due to
its high energy and carotenoid content. However, OSR’s high perishability and dustiness in
finished feeds are limitations, which ...
Poor fertility and Embryo Mortality (EM) in breeder hens have been attributed to Natural Mating (NM) system adopted by farmers in breeder hens. Artificial Insemination (AI) could be a reliable alternative for use in chickens. ...
Megathyrsus maximus (MM) is a valued grass for ruminant feeding but its crude protein and biomass yield are low. Intercropping MM with legumes is capable of improving its yield and crude protein content. However, information ...
Chicken meat and its products are prone to Lipid Peroxidation (LP) during storage.
Synthetic Antioxidants-SA which could be harmful to consumers are often added to
broiler chicken diets or to meat to mitigate LP. Natural ...
African Giant Land Snails (AGLS) (Archachatina marginata) are a good source of protein
with low-fat content but with slow growth rate which may be due to genetic or nutritional
factors. Conventional high fibre feed ...
Unam inung (Ui), a popular salted pork product produced and consumed locally in
Calabar metropolis has dwindled in popularity due to the non-availability of standard
recipe leading to high variation in its quality. A ...
Pollution of water, soil and air by petrochemical effluents, oil spills and gas flare
containing heavy metals is a common occurrence in oil producing areas such as Delta
State, Nigeria. The Drinking Water (DW) are thus ...
The pressure on maize for livestock feeding has necessitated the use of non-conventional feedstuff such as sweetpotato as alternative feed resource. Sweetpotato root is limited by nutrient quality when compared to maize. ...
Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) and sodium chloride (NaCl) are essential ingredients for meat curing.
However, prolonged consumption of these salts could have deleterious health effects on
consumers. Capsicum Extract (CE) has ...
High ratio of cock to hen required for optimal fertility under natural mating usually leads to
increase cost of producing day old chicks. Adoption of Artificial Insemination (AI) could
maximise the use of cocks thus ...
Maize which serves as the main dietary energy source for poultry production is bedevilled with vicious seasonal scarcity. Cassava grits has similar metabolisable energy as maize and could replace dietary maize for laying ...
Groundnut Haulm (GH) is a crop residue often used as a supplement for ruminant feeding in Nigeria especially during dry season. The use of GH as feedstuff is limited by bulkiness and high fibre content. Pelleting and ...
Indigenous Chickens (IC) population in Nigeria is threatened due to high Mortality
Rate (MR) from Viral Diseases (VD). Vaccination is currently the most effective
preventive measure against VD such as the Newcastle ...
Pigs in their natural habitat exhibit explorative habits from which they are restricted by the modern housing systems. Environmental enrichment through provision of rootable or hanging objects for exploratory activities ...
Limiting Amino Acid (AA) fortification such as methionine and threonine of vegetable based low Crude Protein (CP) diets for broiler chicks is often adopted for decreasing production cost and nitrogen emission but could ...
Japanese quails in domestication lack broody tendency hence adoption of artificial incubation for commercial production. Inappropriate Incubation Temperature-IT affects hatchability and sex determination in quails. ...
Green leafy vegetables like Moringa oleifera-MO, Ocimum gratissimum-OGand Vernonia amygdalina-VA are ubiquitous and contain bioactive compounds which may be used to improve quality indices of eggs. Golden yellow colour is ...
Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of fungi that may retard growth and cause upsurge in mortality of animals when ingested. Existing toxin binders do not mitigate the inevitably absorbed fraction of the toxins, ...
Dietary Oils (DO) are used in poultry feeding without considering their effects on nutrient digestion, absorption and utilisation. Oils rich in Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) may interfere with uptake of minerals especially ...