Aim: The experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of phytase on haematological indices, serum metabolites and enzyme activities of broiler chickens fed diets with or without phytase supplementation. Study Design: The experiment employed a complete randomized design; all...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36468
Aims: To determine the effect of dietary enzyme (E) and pawpaw leaf meal (PLM) on hematological and biochemical indices of rabbits. Study Design: Complete randomized design with 2x2 factorial arrangements. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out between Novem...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36309
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of processed Cocoa pod husk on haematological and biochemical indices of rabbits. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out between February and April 2016 at the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36141
Chickpea is an important pulse crop in Bangladesh. The study was conducted at BINA sub-station Magura, to evaluate the yield potential of new cultivars of chickpea under different irrigation regimes. The experimental design was RCBD (with split-plot) having irrigation treatments...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35861
The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding graded levels of Desert date (Balanites aegyptiaca) leaf forage as supplement to urea treated maize stover on nutrient intake, weight gain, nitrogen retention and rumen parameters of Red Sokoto goats. Sixteen (16) Red Soko...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36074
Aims: To assess the heavy metal content of P. aquilinum from Njere river bank in Umuakam Okaiuga Nkwoegwu, Umuahia North L.G.A of Abia state. Study Design: Plant samples were collected from upstream, midstream and downstream locations of the river bank. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/34802
A 56 days study was conducted using two hundred (200) Anak – 2000 one week old chicks to evaluate the effects of feeding varying levels of pumpkin seed meal (PSM) on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. The chicks were randomly assigned to five...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35742
Aims: To assess the vitamins nutrients in almonds deriving from fruits of Terminalia catappa L. (Combretaceae) cultivated in Côte d'Ivoire. Study Design: Mature fruits of Terminalia catappa harvested from various regions of Côte d’Ivoire, and then dried for allowing extraction of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35622
An experiment on the insecticidal potency of Anacardium occidentale and Cymbopogon citratus against maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) on stored maize was evaluated at 1.0g, 1.5g and 2.0g doses per 20g maize grain in 300ml rearing jars. Toxicity in terms of mortality, ovi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35941
An experiment was conducted on garden egg (Solanum spp.) genotypes to investigate sugars’ accumulation response patterns of the genotypes in rain-fed and drought stress conditions at two locations in Ghana. Sixteen genotypes were grown over two years in randomized complete block...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35726