Replacing milk proteins with vegetable proteins, particularly soybean, in the diets of pre-ruminant calves has been shown to result in poor performance. This has been related to the negative effect of these vegetable on ...

Between March and November 1996, a diagnostic study of urban cattle rearing was carried out in Sokoto, northwest of Nigeria. Thirty-six (36) herders and 56 herdsmen were randomly selected and interviewed on ...

This research was carried out to investigate the species composition, fresh and dry matter yield and the contribution of farm weeds in the feeding of ruminant animals during cropping season in ...

An experiment was conducted to assess the response ofbroiler starters fed diets with high inclusion levels of wheat offal (250gkil) supplemented with graded levels of garlic Allium sativum. The ...

The study was conducted in Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State to appraise the efficiency of the resources used in ri ce production under small scale irrigation. The specific ...

The conditions of 10 selected grazing reserves, five each in Sokoto and Kebbi States, were examined to determine some pre Juctivity indices. Samples of soils, forages and faeces were collected ...

Studies were carried out to determine the effect of feeding diets containing lablab seed meal (LSM) to replace groundnut cake (GNC) or full fat soya (FFS) as the major source of protein ...

Thc study was conducted to evaluate the haematological parameters and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) of growing sheep fed varying levels of fore-stomach digesta replacing cowpea husk at 0 (control), ...

survey was conducted to investigate the indigenous methods or measures adopted by urban livestock owners in the control of mosquito in Sokoto metropolis. Fifty (50) respondents who were engaged in ...

Haematological values and blood urea nitrogen level s of growing Uda lambs fed fore- stomach digesta (FSD) and poultry litter waste (PLW ) were studied. The experimental animals were randomly allotted ...