The studyevaluated factors influencing the adoption of recommended environmental management practices on agricultural production in three local governments of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 120 respondents using structured questionnaire. The statistical tools used to analyse the data were descriptive statistics, regression ... Continue Reading
The main objective of this study was to analyse effects of HIV/AIDS among men, women and youth in crop production in Jema‟a and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Jema‟a and Giwa were purposively selected due to the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the people are predominantly crop farmers. Continue Reading
The main objective of this study was to analyse effects of HIV/AIDS among men, women and youth in crop production in Jema‟a and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Jema‟a and Giwa were purposively selected due to the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the people are predominantly crop farmers. Continue Reading
This study was designed to analyse efficiency and competitiveness of rice production systems in three selected states of Northern Nigeria. A multi stage sampling technique was used to collect primary data from 278 rice farmers in three major rice producing systems in the Northern Nigeria. The data was collected with the aid of pretested questionna... Continue Reading
This study was carried out to provide empirical information on the economic viability of fish farming in Kaduna State across various scales of production. The specific objectives of the study were to describe the socio-economic characteristic of fish farmers in the study area; determine costs and returns of fish farming at various scales; determine... Continue Reading
A comparative study on the evaluation of the efficacy of commercial vitamin – mineral premix (CVMP) and two locally formulated vitamins - mineral premixes 1 and 2 (LFVMP1 and LFVMP2) in egg – type chicken diets was investigated. Locally and naturally sourced feedstuffs were used in formulating locally produced vitamins – minera... Continue Reading
This study developed mathematical model parameters and optimized the performance of a maize dehusker sheller developed at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. To facilitate this, a study on some physical properties of ACR, QPM and TZPB maize varieties in relation to moisture content was conducted. Continue Reading
A comparative study was conducted to evaluate the effect of cotton products (WCS and CSC) on performance, carcass characteristics and organs function of Red Sokoto bucks. A total of 24 bucks weighing averagely 8.625kg were randomly assigned to six diets formulated to contain 14% Crude Protein in a complete diet. Continue Reading
Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the growth performance, carcass characteristics, haematological profile, egg production parameters, egg quality characteristics and economic advantage of Japanese quails fed diets containing autoclaved castor seed cake (CSC) in maize/sorghum based diet (MSBD) with enzyme supplementation in the feeding ... Continue Reading
Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the growth performance, carcass characteristics, haematological profile, egg production parameters, egg quality characteristics and economic advantage of Japanese quails fed diets containing autoclaved castor seed cake (CSC) in maize/sorghum based diet (MSBD) with enzyme supplementation in the feeding ... Continue Reading
Four genotypes of upland rice with diverse background have been hybridized and evaluated in a Nested design with three replications in the wet seasons of 2004 and 2005.the experiment was carried out to estimate genetic analysis of quantitative traits and heritability of sonic agronomic traits of yield and yield components. Results indicated signif... Continue Reading
Four genotypes of upland rice with diverse background have been hybridized and evaluated in a Nested design with three replications in the wet seasons of 2004 and 2005.the experiment was carried out to estimate genetic analysis of quantitative traits and heritability of sonic agronomic traits of yield and yield components. Results indicated signif... Continue Reading
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate performance of broiler chickens fed Kapok seed cake (KSC) fermented (FKSC) or non-fermented (NFKSC) as replacements for groundnut cake (GNC) in broiler diets. In each experiment, 225 day old broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design with 15 birds per... Continue Reading
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate performance of broiler chickens fed Kapok seed cake (KSC) fermented (FKSC) or non-fermented (NFKSC) as replacements for groundnut cake (GNC) in broiler diets. In each experiment, 225 day old broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design with 15 birds per... Continue Reading
A laboratory study and two biological studies were conducted to investigate the effect of differently processed Lablab (Lablab purpureus)beans on their nutritive value and the performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). The seeds were treated by boiling for 20 to 50 minutes; fermented for 24 to 96 hours; toasted for 10 to 40 minute... Continue Reading