Β» ABSTRACT Flours were produced from unripe plantain fruit, okara, and Detarium microcarpum and analysed for selected properties. Plantain flours were supplemented with 5% levels of Detarium microcarpum and okara flours as dietary fiber sources and the effect on blood glucose and serum cholesterol levβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» EFFECT OF THERMIZATION AND STORAGE ON THE NUTRITION PROPERTIES AND SHELF STABILITY OF YOGHURT FROM BLENDS OF COWMILK AND COCONUT MILK. ABSTRACT Yoghurts were produced by blending reconstituted powdered cow milk (100 g of powdered cow milk (CM) : 0.5 litres of water) with 25 % and 50 % coconut milk (β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT Recent events worldwide concerning high profile corporate failures necessitated the imperative need to determine the efficacy of corporate governance and management oversight devises. It is in this regard that this thesis has assessed the performances of important stakeholders engaged in poβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT . .. Distress problems in .Nigerian financial institutions res ulted into their liquidation. I Prior to the distress syndrome, many financial institutions could not respond very effectively ~ to the needs of small holder farmers in Nigeria. However, empirical evidenceβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT A two βyear (2004/2005) field investigation was carried out on the runoff plots at the University of Nigeria Nsukka farm, to monitor the effects of cover management practices on physical properties, runoff and soil loss in Nkpologu sandy loam soil. The management practices were barefallow (β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» (ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA) ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to study the effects of different protein sources at varying levels on the performance and the carcass characteristics of the African giants land snail (Archachatina marginata). Soyabean meal and groundnut cake were used as test proteins.β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT This study which lasted for 52 weeks investigated the effects of dietary Vitamin C (Lascorbic acid) and Vitamin E (dl alpha tocopheryl acetate) on the performance of laying hens in the humid tropics. A total of 240 twenty four week old Golden Neslink pullets were randomly selected from a flβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» EFFECTS OF DILUENTS,AGE OF SEMEN AND INSEMINATION DOSES ON VIABILITY AND FERTILITY OF TURKEY SEMEN PRESERVRED AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ABSTRACT An investigation was conducted with a total of one hundred and fifty (150) semen samples collected randomly from six (6) toms and one thousand three hundred aβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» EFFECTS OF GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM) AND PROBIOTICS (LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) ADDITIVES IN THE DIETS OF GROWER PIGS ABSTRACT This study which lasted for 12 weeks investigated the effects of garlic and probiotics additives in the diets of grower pigs. A total of sixteen 16 weeks old grower pigs wereβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS related problems have continued to be major problems for human welfare. The study was set to evaluate the impact of HIV/AIDS on livelihood of rural farmers of Enugu State which has HIV prevalence of 5.2 with about 51,639 persons infected. The study specifically sought to: describeβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT This study examined groundnut oil production and marketing in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: examine the socio economic factors that influenced the production of groundnut oil; examine the socioeconomic factors that influenced marketing of groundnut oil; describe geβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» Abstract Microbial analyses were carried out on the shell of the edible nuts of African walnut (Tetracarpidium conophorum). This study was aimed at determining the microbial load of boiled and raw African walnut shell and chicken dropping which can be used as inoculums in biodegradation process in oβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted at the piggery unit of the Department of Animal Science Farm, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, from July 2007 to March 2009, to determine the effect of nutrition and body condition at first mating on the reproductive performance of gilts. The first experiment evβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» v ABSTRACT Forest, which is a major source of resources in Nigeria, is currently facing accelerated degradation and depletion. The growing demand for ecosystem services from forests has led to over exploitation of the resources, resulting in the extinction of some valuable species. This has continueβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» INFLUENCE OF GALLIC ACID ON α AMYLASE AND α GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORY AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF ACARBOSE ABSTRACT Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic progressive disease that has continued to be a global heath and economic burden. Acarbose is an antidiabetic drug, which acts byβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT The study ascertained indigenous and emerging adaptive agricultural technologies to climate change in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Data were collected from 400 respondents through the use of semi structured interview schedule using a multi stage random sampling technique. The collecteβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT Fifty hens and five cocks from a random mating population of light local chicken ecotype (LLCE) were mated and the fertile eggs hatched to obtain the parent generation (G0) used for this study aimed at improving egg production traits in the LLCE using a selection index. The hens were monitoβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT The thrust of this work was to identify some popular and lesser known cultivated and forest green leafy vegetables consumed in Igbo ukwu, Aguata LGA, Anambra State, Nigeria. Those identified include ugbogulu, eliemionu, ariraa, okpa okuku, ugu oyibo and abuba ji nwannu, used in this study.β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» GROWTH PATTERN, REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND SEASONAL SENSITIVITY OF BOVAN NERA AND ISA BROWN PARENT STOCK ABSTRACT Parent stocks (PS) of exotic hybrids have contributed immensely to commercial poultry production in Nigeria. Their continued optimal utilization depends on their performance test. Infoβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT Tolerance to African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) among several animal species involves a wide milieu of factors which modulate the animalβs response to the disease and is considered a breed attribute. To investigate the effect of breed on tolerance/resilience to trypanosome infection on pubβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT The growth and haematological response of growing rabbits to diets containing graded levels of sun dried bovine rumen content (SBRC) were studied. Five diets containing 0 (control), 10, 20, 30 and 40 % sun dried bovine rumen content coded as T1,T2,T3,T4 and T5, respectively, were compared.β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT Twenty four (24) cross bred rabbits of both sexes, made up of twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females were used for the experiment to investigate, the growth and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits fed four(4) dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaf, meal (MOLM). Treatments 1, 2, 3,β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» . ABSTRACT Twenty four (24) cross bred rabbits of both sexes, made up of twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females were used for the experiment to investigate, the growth and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits fed four(4) dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaf, meal (MOLM). Treatments 1, 2,β¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACTS Genetic diversity and genetic distance of five populations of the Nigerian breeds of goat were investigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Five breeds of goat were used for the study and each breed constituted a population, hence, the five populations considered in the stuβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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Β» ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the genetic change in the Nigerian heavy local chicken ecotype (NHLCE) through selection for body weight and egg production traits. Progenies (G0 generation) generated from breeding parents randomly selected from the parent stock of the NHLCE formed thβ¦Continue Reading Β»
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