Feed contamination by fungi can lead to nutrient losses and detrimental effects on animal health and production. This present study was designed to isolate and identify the mycological contamination of poultry feeds in some selected parts of Abia state (farms and feed depots in U...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i244
Zanthoxyliun leprieurii belong to aromatic plants. Its fruit is commonly used as spice in soups and as medicine in many African countries. Because of its phytochemical composition, it cans also be used as antioxidant. In the present study, effects of aqueous extract of Z. leprieu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i241
This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the modulatory effect of ascorbic acid supplementation on rectal temperature, body weight changes and percentage excitation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats transported by road for eight hours. A total of twenty eight (28) male...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i250
The present research work was conducted to analyze the growth performance of broiler fed with different commercial feeds of Bangladesh. For this purpose, a total of 200 Cobb-500 broiler day old chicks were purchased and divided into four treatment groups and fed with four differe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i249
This study was conducted to understand the incidence of Mastitis infection at the farm level. Data were collected from a sample of 120 cattle farms randomly selected from 12 blocks of Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram districts of Tamil Nadu respectively. Incidence of mastitis infect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i248
Aims: To describe a vaginal leiomyoma in a five year old crossbred female dog and its surgical management by episiotomy. Case Presentation: A five year old cross-breed female dog was presented to Aliyu Jodi Veterinary clinic sokoto-Nigeria with complaint of muscular tissue protru...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i247
Aims: The feed industry needs new sources of highly digestible protein to substitute other valuable limited protein sources of animal origin such as fishmeal in animal feed. The aim of this study was to exploit the potential of the housefly larvae (maggots) in production of a low...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i246
Aims: The aim of the study was to increase rabbit production by evaluating the effects of bean offal on the growth performance of the New Zealand rabbits breed and to reduce the economic costs of feed. Study Design: Study was conducted in a completely randomized design. Methodolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i153
Livestock is significantly contributing to livelihood and food security of more than a billion people in different parts of the world. However, the performance has been poor in many developing countries, due to various reasons. This paper reviews the distribution of different spe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i152
Aims: This experiment was conducted with the aim of investigating fractions of protein of some plant and animal protein sources using the CNCPS method. Study Design: After preparing the desired feed items, the protein fractions of feed samples were determined. Methodology: This...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i155
This study was conducted in the Sylhet division of Bangladesh with the aim of determining the prevalence of fascioliasis in cattle of different age groups, sex and in seasons as well as to assess risk factors and economic loss caused by this parasite. In this study, faeces and li...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i154
This study was conducted to determine the chemical and minerals composition of dried ruminal fluid with spray drying method with various hydrocolloids. Rumen contents were taken from the slaughterhouse and powdered by spray drying with different hydrocolloids including sodium alg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i151
This paper evaluated some ethno-veterinary practices among cattle herders in Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria. One hundred and ten (110) questionnaires were used purposively to generate data on demographic information, cattle ownership, knowledge of ethno-veterinary practices, ethno-bo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i160
Aims: To compare, on an experimental basis, the respective relevance of two mathematical models estimating the rumen fermentation parameters of some plant and animal protein sources: the “exponential” model by Ørskov & McDonald (EXP) and the” sigmoid” model by France et al. (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i159
Human and animal trypanosomiasis are threats to both animal and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous integrated vector control programs in Lambwe Valley foci have not been in tandem with insights aimed at investigating the prevalence trends besides assessing possible tryp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i158