This study was carried out to detect the total bacterial count, coliform count and E. coli count through the production chain of marine fish (fish market, scaling, restaurant before cooking, restaurant after cooking and cooking and cooling for 24 h) in Port Sudan, Red Sea State...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i4135
Aquaculture, specifically raising aquatic animals for food, is an ancient practice. Meat from aquatic animals is very often an excellent source for protein, essential fats, and vitamins. Aquaculture can also provide sustainable income to farmers in areas where feasible. Tradition...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i4134
To evaluate effects of additional levels of Vitamins A, C, E (Antioxidants) in Broiler feeds on feed conversion ratio (FCR) and cost of producing 1kg weight of Broiler (meat). The research was carried out at the poultry unit of the Teaching and Research farm of the college of vet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i3100
Ongadi Patrick Mudavadi, Mpolya Abraham Emmanuel, Lukuyu Adubwa Bernard, Haule Alphonse, David Peter Ngunga, Gachuiri Charles, Muyekho Francis Namasake & Endalkachew Wolde-meskel·Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences·2020
Aim: Crop residues from dual-purpose crops, particularly from coarse cereal and leguminous crops are by far the most important feed source available to smallholder dairy farmers in highlands and lowlands in Eastern Africa. Therefore, this study aimed to (1) determine the effect o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i399
The use of leaf meals as an alternative to feed ingredient is gaining popularity. This study seeks the effect of feeding diet containing graded levels of (Mangifera indica) mangoes leaf meal on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. A total of thr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i398
Aims: The study aims to evaluate socio-economic and zootechnical characteristics, and biosecurity practices in cultured fish farms in the West Region of Cameroon. Study Design: A stratified cross-sectional study using random-number generation method of fish farms and their locati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i397
Several types of maxilla deformities have been reported in various species of fish. In salmonids, the maxilla deformities are observed with frequency. Here we report eight cases of a rainbow trout, five females and three males, adult, with upper maxilla foreshortening. The specim...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i396
Aims: The primary aim of the investigation was to determine the trend and most significant cause of chronic emaciation and cachexia in off take cattle in Ibadan metropolis; and evaluate clinico- pathologic findings. Study Design: The study was a prospective one. In this particula...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i3105
A study was conducted at the Nazareth Agro Pastoral Training Centre in Bamenda, Cameroon to determine the effect of weaning age on the survival rate and growth performances of rabbits kept in the Western Highlands of Cameroon. The research lasted for five months starting from Apr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i3104
Mycobacteria are widespread in the natural environment, both in terrestrial and aquatic environments, and some species can be zoonotic. In aquatic organisms, especially in fish and crustaceans, they are diagnosed with certain frequency. Taking into account that mycobacteria affec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i3103
Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, temperature and humidity which is suitable for goat rearing. The study was conducted to know the goat farm management and rearing system, feeding practices and productive performan...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i3102
Climate change is argued to have a major impact on livestock production systems as it does not only affect livestock productivity but it also affects the incidence and distribution of livestock diseases. With the changing climate, pastoral production systems are likely to experie...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i3101
Study was conducted in order to compare goat production systems at Sanghar and Shaheed Benazirabad districts of Pakistan. Household surveys were conducted in two districts including five villages from each. The results showed 64.00 and 56.00% households possessing 21-25 years age...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i2110
Goat has been economically important to people living in arid, semiarid, hilly and remote tribal areas, because of its tolerance to harsh weather conditions, ability to feed on inferior quality crop residues, high prolificacy, short gestation period and high rate of growth. The p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i2107
This study was conducted to evaluate effect of Allium sativum and Punica granatum against experimentally induced E. tenella infection in broiler chickens. A total of 80 one day old, broiler chickens were purchased and brooded in a deep litter pen. After acclimatization, the birds...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2020/v3i2109