Four experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of Garlic supplementation in broiler chickens. In the first experiments 0-4 weeks, a total of 270 day old broiler chicks were used for the experiment which had six treatments and three replicates, each replicate was allotted 15 birds in a completely randomized design. Six broiler starter diet... Continue Reading
Four experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of Garlic supplementation in broiler chickens. In the first experiments 0-4 weeks, a total of 270 day old broiler chicks were used for the experiment which had six treatments and three replicates, each replicate was allotted 15 birds in a completely randomized design. Six broiler starter diet... Continue Reading
The performance of two sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) varieties under varying plant density and nitrogen levels was investigated under field condition in 2012 rainy and dry seasons at the Institute for Agricultural Research farm and irrigation research farm in Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru Zaria (11ÂÂ�12`N07ÂÂ�37`E686 above sea level). The tr... Continue Reading
Cowpea is an important food crop which gives variety to diet as well as contributing proteins, carbohydrates and other valuable nutrients. It is mostly grown by small-scale farmers as a mixed crop with cereals, especially in the Guinea savanna ecological zone of Nigeria. Continue Reading
This research was undertaken to carry out an analysis of households demand structure for rice consumption in Kaduna state using household consumption data elicited from a sample of 310 households through the instrumentality of a structured questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Logit regression and LA-AIDS model. Continue Reading
Despite the high level of production of sorghum in Nigeria its threshing and cleaning operation remains among the major challenges to farmers especially in the northern part of the country. Continue Reading
A study was conducted to assess the effect of breed, sex and age on growth, haematological, serum biochemical and carcass characteristics of Turkey. The data was generated from 100 Turkeys which comprised 50 Norfolk breed and 50 Mammoth breed. The growth traits included biweekly body weight (BW) and linear body measurements: neck length (NL), body... Continue Reading
A study was conducted to assess the effect of breed, sex and age on growth, haematological, serum biochemical and carcass characteristics of Turkey. The data was generated from 100 Turkeys which comprised 50 Norfolk breed and 50 Mammoth breed. The growth traits included biweekly body weight (BW) and linear body measurements: neck length (NL), body... Continue Reading
A study was conducted to assess the effect of breed, sex and age on growth, haematological, serum biochemical and carcass characteristics of Turkey. The data was generated from 100 Turkeys which comprised 50 Norfolk breed and 50 Mammoth breed. The growth traits included biweekly body weight (BW) and linear body measurements: neck length (NL), body... Continue Reading
The study ascertained the cost and returns and analyzed technical efficiency of rainfed cabbage production in Kudan, Sabon-Gari and Zaria LGAs of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 130 cabbage farmers selected using multi stage sampling techniques. The data of 2013 cropping season were collected with the aid of structured ques... Continue Reading
A feeding trial lasting 90 days was conducted using 28 Yankasa weaner rams with an average weight of 14.96 ÂÂ� 1.10 kg (5-6 months old) to investigate effect of sequence and feeding interval of concentrate supplement (CS) and roughage on performance. Continue Reading
The experiment consisted of a greenhouse and field experiments. The field experiments were conducted during the rainy seasons of 2008 and 2009 at the Institute for Agricultural Research farm in Samaru (110 11‟ N, 70 38‟E) within the northern Guinea savanna ecological zone of Nigeria to study the effects of nitrogen and micronutrients o... Continue Reading
A laboratory study and four feeding trials were conducted to determine the effects of dietary inclusions of differently processed African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) seeds (ALBS) on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. Continue Reading
SJNCE the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme in 1986, the Federal Government has been introducing a series of measures aimed at stimulating increased agricultural production. One of such measures was the abolition of the seven commodity marketing boards which from 1977-1986 were responsible for organising the marketing of Nigeria'... Continue Reading
Field studies were conducted over a two-year period (1993 to 1994) on an Ultisol at Samaru (ll0llIN, 7ÂÂ�38'E) to evaluate the effect of phosphate rocks and organic waste on maize growth and nutrition. In 1993, the treatments consisted of factorial combinations of three sources of phosphorus (single superphosphate, Sokoto phosphate rock and Togo p... Continue Reading