The broad objective of the study is to analyze the detailed impact of the intervention of USAID/MARKETS on the productivity of the farmers and assess the extent to which the intervention has improved upon their maize productivity and livelihood. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed in the selection of the sample respondents. A total of 334 f... Continue Reading
The study investigated the profitability and efficiency of plantain production in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 195 plantain farming household for this study.Datacollected with the aid of structured questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics, net farm income... Continue Reading
The study investigated the profitability and efficiency of plantain production in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 195 plantain farming household for this study.Datacollected with the aid of structured questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics, net farm income... Continue Reading
The broad objective of this study was to examine the structure, performance and efficiency of plantain marketing system in FCT Abuja and to determine its profitability. Data for this study were collected using well-structured questionnaire. Three Area Councils and 20 markets were purposively selected for the study using systematic random sampling. ... Continue Reading
The broad objective of this study was to examine the structure, performance and efficiency of plantain marketing system in FCT Abuja and to determine its profitability. Data for this study were collected using well-structured questionnaire. Three Area Councils and 20 markets were purposively selected for the study using systematic random sampling. ... Continue Reading
The main focus of this study is the �“economic analysis of Quail production among small holder farmers in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State.Two sampling techniques were used in selecting 122 farmersfor this study. Descriptive statistics, net farm income and stochastic frontier production function were used in analyzing the data. Continue Reading
The main focus of this study is the �“economic analysis of Quail production among small holder farmers in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State.Two sampling techniques were used in selecting 122 farmersfor this study. Descriptive statistics, net farm income and stochastic frontier production function were used in analyzing the data. Continue Reading
This experiment was conducted to study the heritability and response to selection of egg production and quality traits in three generations of Japanese quail (Cortunix cortunix japonica). A total of 300, 450 and 420 adult Japanese quails mated at seventh week of age and in the ratio of 1:2 male to female ratio were used. A total of 4906 eggs (2461,... Continue Reading
This study aim to investigate the morphological and genetic characterization of strains of Clariid fish species in some river bodies in Kano Stateusing microsatellite markers.One hundred and seventy seven Clariid fish samples (Clariasgariepinus and Heterobranchuslongifilis)were collected from six rivers (Thomas, Ghari, Tiga dam, Duddurun Gaya, Kara... Continue Reading
Field surveys were conducted during the 2016 dry season in three Local Government Areas in Sokoto and Zamfara States of Nigeria to determine the occurrence, distribution and alternative hosts of viruses of tomato [Solanum lycopersicum (L.)]. Continue Reading
National parks are sources of soil and biodiversity conservation, however, in Nigeria, information on national parks‘ soils as baseline data are grossly lacking. The needs to acquire information on soil status necessitated the use of remote sensing and Geographic Information System for soil survey and vegetation assessment for biodiversity an... Continue Reading
A comparative study of growth (Body weight and linear body measurements; Neck length, Body length, Thigh length, Shank length and Breast width) and seasonal influence on some reproductive hormones (luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone (P4) and estradiol (E2) and egg production in two strains of guinea fowl (Belgie and Pearl) was conducted at the... Continue Reading
Two sets of experiments were carried out to determine the effects of the inclusion of mango seed kernel meal (MSKM)kanbiri, processed by soaking for 72:00 hours with an eight hourly change of water to reduce the anti-nutrients factors on the growth and laying performances of Japanese quails with and without enzymes.Results of the laboratory analys... Continue Reading
A 16-week study was conducted to evaluate the effect of biostimulation on behaviour, growth, and reproduction of rabbits. Seventy five (crossbreds) mature rabbits (2.6 -2.70 kg), comprising of 50 nulliparous does aged, 6-7 months old and 25 bucks, (8-10 months old), were used for this study. The rabbits were allocated into five treatment groups in ... Continue Reading
A preliminary study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Aflatoxin B1 (AfB1) contamination and common moulds growing in some selected poultry feed ingredients in Zaria town, Nigeria. Twenty-five (25) samples of five different feed ingredients, which included Maize (MZ), soybean cake (SBC), groundnut cake (GNC), brewers dried grain (BDG) a... Continue Reading