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The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of replacing soybean meal with dried rumen digesta (DRD) in concentrate diet on digestibility and growth performance of Djallonké sheep in the Northern savanna zone of Ghana. The treatments…
This study determined the digestibility and growth performance of sheep fed early- or latematuring varieties of groundnut haulms. Early-maturing varieties (90 days) included Chinese, Yenyawoso and Sumnut 23 whereas late-maturing varieties …
The study evaluated the effect of different inclusion levels of Lemon grass meal (LGM) on the productive performance of rabbits. Fifteen New Zealand White rabbits, aged 11-weeks (mean weight 939 g) were randomly put into three treatment gr…
Binding agents are -important ingredients in fish diets which provide stability to the pellet and reduces leaching of nutrients into the water. However, major weakness of most binding agents are instability, they are affected by heat, oxid…
Farmer participatory breeding is considered an alternative technique to conventional breeding. Farmers play a major role in germplasm conservation, maintenance and selection of preferred traits especially in neglected and under-utilized …
The present study was conducted in four major onion growing sub-counties of Sironko district in eastern Uganda to investigate the socio-economics characteristics of red onion farmers. Primary cross-sectional data used for this study were c…
Somaclonal variation is a form of variation which occur in plants or tissues obtained from tissue culture, giving rise to unique genotypes in horticulture. This variation is majorly brought about by mutations linked to various stress facto…
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is among the promising commodities in horticultural production in Kenya. Over the years, potato production in Kenya has intensified. Yields, however, continue to remain low due to a myriad of constraints and f…
Spider plant (Cleome gynandra L) is one of the African leaf vegetables with great potential of enhancing nutritional security and livelihood of many resource-poor communities. Although spider plant has a good potential for improving diets …
Soil is the main platform for pest and disease infections to spread, resulting in significant loss of yield and deteriorate tuber quality of seed potato over seasons. To address soil borne virus diseases, a media type has been introduced f…
Demonstration plot is an international method of participatory variety selection (PVS) which allows farmers to select the given variety/varieties rendering its traits enhanced from breeding programmes. This research used this method to ass…
Demonstration plot is an international method of participatory variety selection (PVS) which allows farmers to select the given variety/varieties rendering its traits enhanced from breeding programmes. This research used this method to ass…
Maize productivity in Kenya has reduced by 4.3 per cent, partly attributed to Fall Army Worm (FAW) infestation with yield losses of up to 37 % of the annual maize production over three years. Innovators have developed practices that manage…
Abattoir waste management is of great concern in both urban and rural areas of Nigeria. Despite the potential benefits of abattoir effluent to improve the soil fertility and yield of crops, its integration into agricultural soil management…
The current study examined the effects of honeybee pollination on sunflower seed and yield quality. It was conducted in two separate sites. Two treatments, honeybee pollinated and open pollinated sunflower plants assigned in a RCBD with th…
Post-harvest losses account for 25-30% of horticultural produce in Kenya. The actual post-harvest loss for tomato is about 20-50%. This can even be higher depending on the season and level of production. This study investigated the role of…
In Sudan, mango trees (Mangifera indica) are irrigated through conventional basin system and therefore a huge quantity of water is lost in this traditional method. So to minimize these losses, drip irrigation system was designed, managed a…
In order to determine the effect of feeding graded levels of baobab seed meal instead of concentrate on feed intake, growth rate, feed conversion rations, and physical properties of carcass of broiler chicks, 144 day old mixed-sex of broil…
In order to determine the effect of feeding graded levels of baobab seed meal instead of concentrate on feed intake, growth rate, feed conversion rations, and physical properties of carcass of broiler chicks, 144 day old mixed-sex of broil…
In order to determine the effect of feeding graded levels of baobab seed meal instead of concentrate on feed intake, growth rate, feed conversion rations, and physical properties of carcass of broiler chicks, 144 day old mixed-sex of broil…
In order to determine the effect of feeding graded levels of baobab seed meal instead of concentrate on feed intake, growth rate, feed conversion rations, and physical properties of carcass of broiler chicks, 144 day old mixed-sex of broil…
The effect of management system on carcass traits of Kuroiler and local chickens was the focus of this study. Day old chicks were brooded artificially and at three weeks, 240 chicks were distributed to farmers either practicing intensive o…
Farmer knowledge on breeding practices, incubation and disease management strategies for local chicken were studied on 120 households in Gulu and Kiryandongo districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, administered during one to one intervi…
The prevalence of HIV is high in Mozambique. In young women, aged 15 to 24, the estimated HIV prevalence rate is 10.7%, compared to a prevalence rate of 3.6% among young men in the same age group. Nearly half of the people with HIV living …
A ninety (90)-day study was carried out in a commercial poultry farm to determine the incidence of blood and meat spots in chicken eggs and to see if temperature variation, egg weight, egg colour and proximity of birds to a noise source is…
