EFFECT OF INTRODUCING GARDEN EGG TO FLUTED PUMPKIN IN A RELAY INTERCROP ON SOLE AND COMBINED GROWTH OF THE CROP MIXTURES

ABSTRACT The effect of introducing garden egg (Solanum aethiopicum) to fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) in a relay intercrop on the growth of crop mixture under…

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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES OF GOATS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN FARM PROJECT

ABSTRACT A total of 35 faecal samples of goats which comprised of twenty-one (21) matured female goat, two (2) matured male goat, five (5) female…

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THE EFFECT OF POULTRY MANURE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO VARIETIES OF TOMATOES (Lycopersicon esculentum)

ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City to investigate…

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AN IN-VITRO STUDY OF SOME SPICES IN EDO STATE FOR REDUCING METHANOGENESIS IN RUMINANTS

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to systematically evaluate and compare the effect of selected spices on methanogenesis using in vitro cultures. Some of…

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EFFECTS OF QUANTITATIVE FEED RESTRICTION WITH OR WITHOUT ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION ON BILATERAL BODY MEASUREMENTS, ORGAN WEIGHT AND SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY OF BROILER CHICKENS

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of quantitative feed restriction with or without enzyme supplementation on the bilateral body measurements, organ…

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MICROBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF RAW AND SMOKED PORCUPINE MEAT CONSUMED IN EDO STATE

ABSTRACT The microbiological status of raw and smoked porcupine meat sold in Benin City were investigated. The samples (raw and smoked porcupine meat) were sourced…

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THE EFFECT OF STORAGE METHODS ON EGG QUALITY AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES OF BROWN EGG TYPE OF DOMESTIC FOWL

ABSTRACT Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of storage method on internal and external egg quality, microbial load and sensory attributes of eggs…

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