Abstract:
This
study
analyzed
the
intellectual
output
of the
undergraduate
final
year
students?
research
projects
submitted
to the
Faculty
of Veterinary
Medicine,
Usmanu
Danfodiyo
University,
Sokoto,
from
1994
to 2004.
The
findings
of the study
show
that
a total
of 194
research
projects
were
produced
within
the
period
under
study.
The
highest
number
of research
projects
25 (12.89%)
were
produced
in 200112002
and
2002/2003
academic
.xcssions.
The
most
researched
area
was
Veterinary
Parasitology
44
(22.7%),
while
the
highest
researched
Animal
species
was
poultry
29 (22.7%).
Furthermore,
Sokoto
was
the
most
concentrated
geographical
area
of
study
80 (80%).
It is recommended
that
heavily
concentrated
areas
as identified
in this
study
be de-emphasized
while
future
researches
should
be on the
less
researched
areas.
