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GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE GROWTH RATE OF YANKASA LAMBS

ABSTRACTLambs of Yankasa sheep were evaluated for effects of genetic and environmental factors on their body weights at birth, 3,6,9 and 12 months of age. The lambs were born between 1981 and 1985 in an on-going accelerated lambing programme at National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRl...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 11790 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF EGG PRODUCTION USING DIFFERENT PROTEIN AND ENERGY LEVEL RATIONS

ABSTRACTAn economic analysis of experimental data was conducted to determine the optimum levels of the feed ingredients and to assess their individual contributions to egg production. Twelve experimental rations were subjected to three production function analysis, namely quadratic, square root a...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 11505 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INHERITANCE OF PROTEIN IN COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP) AND ITS CORRELATION WITH YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS

ABSTRACTThree cowpea (vigna unguiculata (L. ) walp) lines were selected based on their per cent crude protein and used as parents in crosses in the following combinations: 2/180-4-12 (High) x 11/48-2 (Low); 2/180-4-12 (High) x L-25 (Low) and 11/48-2 (Low) x L-25 (Low). In the first cross the -fol...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 9232 words | 📚 5 chapters

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NUTRITIVE VALUE OF CASAVA PEEL MEAL FOR PIGS

ABSTRACTDetermination of the peel content of cassava tuber, nutrient composition of cassava peel and four trials were conducted to evaluate the nutritive value of cassava peel meal in pig diets. Cassava peels constitute 11 .80% of cassava tuber on dry matter basis. The rind on the other hand cons...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 7312 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EESPONSE OF SOYBEAN {Glycine max (L. ) Merr) TO SULPHUR FERTILIZATION ON SELECTED SOILS OF THE NIGERIAN SAVANNA

ABSTRACTThe soils of the Nigerian savanna are generally low in sulphur and the production of leguminous crops such as soybean is therefore dependent on adequate sulphur fertilisation. This study was carried out to evaluate the response of soybean to sulphur under greenhouse conditions and on the ...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 11401 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECT OF NITROGEN LEVELS AND INTRA-ROW SPACING ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF WATER MELON (Citrullus lanatus Thumb Mansf.)

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Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 12241 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF RAW OR PARBOILED RICE OFFAL AS ENERGY SOURCE IN FATTENING BUNAJI BULLS.

ABSTRACTA study was conducted using 20 Bunaji bulls with a live weight range of 210-249kg, and age range of 2-3 years to evaluate the feeding value of raw or parboiled rice offal as energy source for bull fattening. Four bulls per treatment were allotted to five dietary treatments in a 2x2 factor...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 7012 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF Sitophilus zeamais (MOTSCH.) INFESTATION ON PROTEIN CONTENTS OF STORED GRAINS OF QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE VARIETIES

ABSTRACTThe effect of Sitophilus zeamais infestation was evaluated on 10 maize varieties, comprising nine Quality Protein Maize (QPM) varieties (SAMMAZ 14, SAMMAZ 17, SAMMAZ 19, SAMMAZ 32, SAMMAZ 33, SAMMAZ 36, SAMMAZ 37, FLINT-Q and DENT-Q) and one non-QPM variety (SAMMAZ 20) which served as che...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 6741 words | 📚 5 chapters

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GENETIC ANALYSIS OF OIL CONTENT AND SOME AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN MAIZE (Zea mays L.)

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to determine the mode of gene action that controls percent oil, to estimate correlation coefficient between oil content with agronomic traits, to determine direct and indirect relationships between oil and agronomic traits and to estimate heterosis for oil conten...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 8566 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PERFORMANCE OF SWEET PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.) VARIETIES AS INFLUENCED BY NITROGEN AND POULTRY MANURE FERTILIZATION IN THE SUDAN SAVANNA

ABSTRACTTwo field experiments were conducted during the 2011/2012 dry season at the Irrigation Research Station (IRS) of the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Kadawa and Kadawa Village, Kano State. Treatment evaluated consisted of two varieties of sweet pepper (California Wonder and Tatt...

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📄 86 pages | 🧠 12610 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PRODUCTIVITY OF TOMATO (Lycopersicon lycopersicum, Karst.) VARIETIES IN RESPONSE TO NPK FERTILIZER AND GREEN MANURE RATES

ABSTRACTField experiments were conducted in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 dry seasons at Research Farm of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru and Kadawa to study the productivity of tomato in response to NPK fertilizer and green manure rates. The treatments consisted of two tomato varieties...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 8017 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF MUTURU CATTLE UNDER THE TRADITIONAL VILLAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTA study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the trypanotolerant Muturu Cattle kept under traditional village management system in the trypanosomiasis endemic southern guinea savanna of Benue State. In the first study, surveys were conducted during the rainy season months of May -...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 8510 words | 📚 5 chapters

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OPTIMUM LEVEL OF UTILIZATION OF COOKED SWEET POTATO MEAL (Ipomoea batatas LAM) IN BROILER CHICKEN DIETS

ABSTRACTProximate composition of cooked sweet potato meal (CSPM) was determined using AOAC (1990) methods. Four experiments were conducted with two set of birds. The first two experiments were carried out to determine the optimum level of utilization of cooked sweet potato meal (CSPM) in broiler ...

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 9510 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRYPANOSOMOSIS EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED IN SAVANNAH BROWN GOATS USING Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma congolense AND Trypanosoma vivax.

ABSTRACTTrypanosomosis in the Savannah Brown (SB) breed of goat was evaluated in a two phase investigation. The first phase involved the study oi the prevalence of natural trypanosomosis in the SB goat in its natural habitat of the Guinea and Sudan Savannah zones of Northern Nigeria. The study wh...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 8761 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF FORAGE LEGUMES FOR RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTA three year trial (2004-2006) was conducted to assess the performance of three forage legumes, Stylosanthes hamata(L) Taub. cv Verano, Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers) Grenne cv Wynn and Centrosema pascuorum Mart. ex Benth (Centurion) cv Cavalcade in range rehabilitation. The first phase...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 8893 words | 📚 5 chapters

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