Sixteen (16) California white weaned rabbits of both sexes with average age of 6 weeks old weighing an average of 451.16 g were placed on four dietary treatment (4 rabbits per treatment) for ten (10) weeks. The experiment was designed to investigate the growth performance and dig...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i492
This study was conducted to determine the effect of Lawsonia inermis leaf meal on growth performance and blood profile of broiler chicks for fifty-six days. A total of 150 day old broiler chicks were used. They were divided into five treatment groups of three replicates each (T1,...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i491
Performance of broiler chickens fed diets containing different protein sources was evaluated. One hundred and fifty (150) Ross 308 day-old chicks were divided into three experimental treatment groups, and each treatment group was replicated five times, with 10 chicks per replicat...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i489
A research lasting 161days was carried out with 12 Muturu calves (6 males and 6 females) in The Teaching and Research Farm, University of Uyo, Nigeria. The cattle were managed semi-intensively to investigate the pattern of early growth traits and predict body weight using linear...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i490
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...
Open access
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...
Open access
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...
Open access
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,...
Open access
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...
Open access
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...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i464