Feed constitutes the greatest cost input in livestock production. Feed costs continue to increase due to high inflation rates which impact negatively on livestock production in developing countries. Researchers continue to work toward reducing cost by sourcing for low-cost, uncon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2208
Aim: Fowl typhoid vaccination is a necessary complement to farm hygiene in reducing antimicrobial resistance caused by extensive prophylaxis of antibiotics in poultry. This study was undertaken to develop a vaccine candidate from a virulent strain by plasmid-curing. Place and Dur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2207
Background: Mycoplasma bovis causes several diseases in cattle. It contributes in chronic pneumoniae and mastitis so it causes economical losses. Aim: Serological surveillance of Mycoplasma bovis in Khartoum state, Sudan. Methodology: Serum samples (No.180) were collected randoml...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2206
The study investigated the main and interactive effects of calcium and xanthophyll supplementation on the laying performance, internal and external qualities of Isa brown hen eggs. One hundred and forty-four points of lay hens were used in a factorial experiment. They had calcium...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2205
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is irreversible, progressive and most common form of kidney disease in dogs. Canine ehrlichiosis is caused by gram negative intracellular bacteria Ehrlichia canis. Case Presentation: A 7-year old Labrador retriever male dog weighing around 35...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2204
Sub-clinical mastitis (SCM) remains a serious hindrance to small-holder dairy farms in Kenya. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the risk factors associated with occurrence of SCM and antibiotic resistance in smallholder dairy farms in a peri-urban set-up area of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2188
There are sizeable numbers of exotic chickens that are being utilised for commercial production of day-old chicks (DOC), eggs and meat without adhering to the regulation governing the commercial utilisation of livestock breeds in Nigeria. Data was obtained through structured ques...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2189
The experiment was carried out with the objective of developing and adaptive rumen microbial ecology towards the breakdown of different of different oils as enshrined on this work, for bioremediation on waste oil. The study was conducted in Michael Okpara University Teaching and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2187
This study aims to determine the comparative performance of pelletized Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)-based with Indigofera: A Complete Ration Mix (CRM) to grower sheep in terms of feed intake and weight gain; and to determine the degradability in terms of the amount and rat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2186
The study was conducted to develop a bio-economic model of Halal goat production in Maguindanao, Philippines to serve as model to Muslim and non-Muslim goat raisers. Nineteen viable cooperatives in the province of Maguindanao were chosen as beneficiaries of the program. Model dev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2185
Brucellosis is a serious zoonotic disease affecting humans and all domestic animals including camelidae. Blood parasites are one of the most important and serious pathogenic protozoal diseases which caused by Babesia, Theileria and Anaplasma species. In the Sudan the one-humped c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i1194
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Baobab Fruit Pulp (BFP) solution on gonadal and extra-gonadal sperm characteristics of rabbit bucks. Twenty-five (25) growing rabbit bucks, (6-7 weeks old) of mixed breed were first raised on standard grower diet for 12 weeks...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i1193
Background and Objective: The poultry industry plays a very important role in improving the standard of life worldwide due to its concern about fighting hunger. Improving fertility, hence, productivity is the main goal in poultry production. This study was designed to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i1192
This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary Raw or Fermented Cotton Seed Cake (RCSC or FCSC) on reproductive characteristics of growing boars. Thirty (30) weaner boars (n=6 per treatment) were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments arranged in a 2x2 f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i1191
An experiment was done with a view to observing the effect of direct sunlight on body weight, plasma vitamin-D and histo-pathology of liver, kidney and skin. A total of 15 apparently healthy male mice aged between 40 and 45 days with an average body weight of 28.8 ± 0.57 gm were...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i1190