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1. EFFECTS OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) AND PROBIOTICS (Lactobacillus acidophilus) A...
» 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 inthe diets of grower pigs. A total of sixteen 16 weeks old grower pigs were randomly assigned tofour treatments. Each treatment had 2 replicates of 2 pigs per replicate that wer...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 43 pages | 4,844 engagements |
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2. EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS ON THE LIVELIHOODS OF RURAL FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
» ABSTRACTHIV/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 ofEnugu State which has HIV prevalence of 5.2 with about 51,639 persons infected. The studyspecifically sought to: describe socio economic characteristic of people living withHIV/AIDS, describe the major HIV/AIDS related problem...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 60 pages | 4,979 engagements |
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3. GROUNDNUT OIL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.
» ABSTRACTThis study examined groundnut oil production and marketing in Kaduna State,Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: examine the socio economic factors thatinfluenced the production of groundnut oil; examine the socioeconomic factorsthat influenced marketing of groundnut oil; describe gender roles in theproduction and marketing of groundnut oil in the study area; describe themarketing chan...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 54 pages | 7,418 engagements |
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4. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICRO ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH BIODEGRADATION...
» 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 boiledand raw African walnut shell and chicken dropping which can be used as inoculums inbiodegradation process in order to solve the problem of agro waste pollution in the environment.The nuts were sorted and washed wi...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 56 pages | 4,756 engagements |
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5. INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION AND BODY CONDITION AT FIRST MATING ON THE REPRODUCTIVE P...
» ABSTRACTTwo experiments were conducted at the piggery unit of the Department of Animal ScienceFarm, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, from July 2007 to March 2009, to determine the effectof nutrition and body condition at first mating on the reproductive performance of gilts. Thefirst experiment evaluated the effects of feeding different combinations of protein and energydiets on age at onset of firs...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 4,372 engagements |
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6. INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES IN ABIA STATE...
» v ABSTRACTForest, which is a major source of resources in Nigeria, is currently facing accelerateddegradation and depletion. The growing demand for ecosystem services from forests has ledto over exploitation of the resources, resulting in the extinction of some valuable species.This has continued to impact negatively on the capacity of the forests to mitigate climatechange, conserve biodiversity, ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 66 pages | 4,659 engagements |
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7. INFLUENCE OF GALLIC ACID ON α-AMYLASE AND α-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORY AND ANTIOX...
» INFLUENCE OF GALLIC ACID ON α AMYLASE AND α GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORY AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF ACARBOSE ABSTRACTType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic progressive disease that has continued to be aglobal heath and economic burden. Acarbose is an antidiabetic drug, which acts by inhibitingalpha amylase and alpha glucosidase; while gallic acid is a simple phenolic acid that iswid...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 55 pages | 4,718 engagements |
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8. INDIGENOUS AND EMERGING ADAPTIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN...
» ABSTRACTThe study ascertained indigenous and emerging adaptive agricultural technologiesto climate change in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Data were collected from 400respondents through the use of semi structured interview schedule using a multi stagerandom sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed using percentages, meanscore, and factor analysis. The findings revealed that major...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,488 engagements |
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9. IMPROVEMENT IN EGG PRODUCTION TRAITS IN THE LIGHT LOCAL CHICKEN ECOTYPE USING A...
» ABSTRACTFifty 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 forthis study aimed at improving egg production traits in the LLCE using a selection index. Thehens were monitored for short term (90 days from first day of lay) egg production traitsnamely: Body Weight at First Egg...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 4,749 engagements |
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10. IDENTIFICATION, CONSUMPTION PATTERN AND NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF PROCESSED GREEN ...
» ABSTRACTThe thrust of this work was to identify some popular and lesser known cultivated andforest green leafy vegetables consumed in Igbo ukwu, Aguata LGA, Anambra State,Nigeria. Those identified include ugbogulu, eliemionu, ariraa, okpa okuku, ugu oyiboand abuba ji nwannu, used in this study. These vegetables were purchased in bulk fromIgboukwu daily market, cleaned and divided into 3 portions. ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,489 engagements |
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11. GROWTH PATTERN, REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND SEASONAL SENSITIVITY OF BOVAN NERA...
» GROWTH PATTERN, REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND SEASONAL SENSITIVITY OF BOVAN NERA AND ISA BROWN PARENT STOCK ABSTRACTParent stocks (PS) of exotic hybrids have contributed immensely to commercial poultryproduction in Nigeria. Their continued optimal utilization depends on their performance test.Information on performance indices of PS layer breeds in South West Nigeria is howeverlimited. The growth, ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 4,463 engagements |
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12. GROWTH AND TESTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIGENOUS NIGERIAN NATIVE AND EXOT...
» ABSTRACTTolerance to African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) among several animal species involves awide milieu of factors which modulate the animal’s response to the disease and is considered abreed attribute. To investigate the effect of breed on tolerance/resilience to trypanosomeinfection on pubertal boars, nine (9) Nigerian Native and nine (9) Large White x Landracecrossbreed boars were exp...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 4,432 engagements |
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13. GROWTH AND HAEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF GROWING RABBITS TO DIETS CONTAINING GRADE...
» ABSTRACTThe growth and haematological response of growing rabbits to dietscontaining graded levels of sun dried bovine rumen content (SBRC) werestudied. Five diets containing 0 (control), 10, 20, 30 and 40 % sun driedbovine rumen content coded as T1,T2,T3,T4 and T5, respectively, werecompared. Twenty growing rabbits were randomly assigned to thetreatments; each treatment had four experimental unit...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 4,486 engagements |
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14. GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEANER RABBITS FED MORINGA (moringa oleif...
» ABSTRACTTwenty 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, thegrowth and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits fed four(4) dietary levelsof Moringa oleifera leaf, meal (MOLM). Treatments 1, 2, 3, and 4 received 0,10, 20, and 30% MOLM, respectively. Results obtained showed that rabbits on T3 diet ac...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 0 engagements |
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15. GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEANER RABBITS FED MORINGA (moringa oleif...
» . ABSTRACTTwenty 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, thegrowth and carcass characteristics of weaner rabbits fed four(4) dietary levelsof Moringa oleifera leaf, meal (MOLM). Treatments 1, 2, 3, and 4 received 0,10, 20, and 30% MOLM, respectively. Results obtained showed that rabbits on T3 diet ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 5,634 engagements |
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16. GENETIC DIVERSITY OF FIVE POPULATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN LOCAL BREEDS OF GOAT USING...
» ABSTRACTSGenetic diversity and genetic distance of five populations of the Nigerian breeds of goat wereinvestigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Five breeds of goat wereused for the study and each breed constituted a population, hence, the five populationsconsidered in the study. The populations were: Sokoto Red (SR), Sahel (SH), Kano Brown(KB), Bornu White (BW) and West African...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 4,784 engagements |
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17. GENETIC CHANGE IN THE NIGERIAN HEAVY LOCAL CHICKEN ECOTYPE THROUGH SELECTION FOR...
» ABSTRACTThe study was carried out to determine the genetic change in the Nigerian heavy local chickenecotype (NHLCE) through selection for body weight and egg production traits. Progenies (G0generation) generated from breeding parents randomly selected from the parent stock of theNHLCE formed the materials for the research. On hatching, the chicks were grouped accordingto sire families using colou...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 4,712 engagements |
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18. QUALITY AND GENETIC EVALUATION OF SOME GENOTYPES OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.) USIN...
» ABSTRACTThe patterns of gene effects on agronomic and some quality traits of eight genotypes ofrice (Oryza sativa L.) and their progenies were studied using Diallel analysis method 1involving parents, F1 hybrids and their reciprocals. The eight genotypes studied wereselected for their agronomic performance and protein content from thirty genotypesevaluated in a randomized complete block design and...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 0 engagements |
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19. QUALITY AND GENETIC EVALUATION OF SOME GENOTYPES OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.) USING...
» ABSTRACTThe patterns of gene effects on agronomic and some quality traits of eight genotypes ofrice (Oryza sativa L.) and their progenies were studied using Diallel analysis method 1involving parents, F1 hybrids and their reciprocals. The eight genotypes studied wereselected for their agronomic performance and protein content from thirty genotypesevaluated in a randomized complete block design and...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 4,885 engagements |
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20. FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERN, ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES AND MICRONUTRIENT STATUS OF CHI...
» 6 – 59 MONTHS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe study was undertaken to assess food consumption pattern, anthropometric and micronutrientstatus of children aged 6 59 months in Kaduna state. A cross sectional survey design was used. Amulti stage sampling technique was used to select the subjects for the study. In the first stage, twoLocal Government Areas were selected from each of the thre...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 5,482 engagements |
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21. EFFECT OF COMPOSTED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND NPK FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH AND Y...
» ABSTRACTMunicipalities are facing a growing problem of how to safely dispose off their wastes. Municipalsolid waste (MSW) is waste from households, commercial centres, institutions (school, offices).Composting is used to reduce huge pile of biodegradable MSW and convert it into value addedproduct like manure and biogas. Inorganic fertilizer such as NPK also exerts strong influence onplant growt...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 5,735 engagements |
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22. EFFECT OF CO-EXTRUDED FILM ON THE SHELF STABILITY OF SLICED SALTED PORK MEAT PRO...
» EFFECT OF CO EXTRUDED FILM ON THE SHELF STABILITY OF SLICED SALTED PORK MEAT PRODUCT ABSTRACTThe study evaluated the efficiency of co extruded polypropylene (PP) and low density polyethylene(LDPE) in extending the shelf stability of unam inung traditional meat product during storage underambient conditions. Fresh pork was processed, in traditional way, into unam inung meat product andstored ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 60 pages | 5,037 engagements |
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23. ECONOMICS OF PROCESSING CASSAVA INTO GARRI AND PELLETS IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
» AbstractThis study was conducted to investigate the economics of cassava processing into garri andpellets in Kogi State. Data were collected from 100 cassava processors (22 males and 78females) and analysed to describe socio economic characteristics, identify and describevarious technologies used in cassava processing, ascertain gender roles, estimate theinfluence of socio economic characterist...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 6,646 engagements |
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24. ECONOMICS OF FARM-GATE RICE MARKETING IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
» ECONOMICS OF FARM GATE RICE MARKETING IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACTRice has become a staple food, just like yam, garri and beans. As a result, themarketing of rice has become very important due to increasing demand of theproduct. The study examined the economics of farm gate rice marketing in EnuguState, Nigeria. Five objectives and one hypothesis guided the study. The studycovered all the comm...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,405 engagements |
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25. ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE USE OF ORGANIC MANURE IN YELLOW PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L....
» ABSTRACTEconomic study of the use of organic manure in yellow pepper production in NsukkaLocal Government Area of Enugu State was carried out. The study was aimed at;describing the socio economic characteristics of yellow pepper farmers, identifyingfactors that motivate the use of organic manure by yellow pepper farmers,determining the yellow pepper farmers’ willingness to pay for processedb...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 4,591 engagements |
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