The study investigated the contributions of the Nigerian Copyright Commission towards controlling book piracy in Nigeria. Five research questions were formulated as thus: what are the causes of book piracy in Nigeria? What types of books are being pirated? What measures are taken by the Nigerian Copyright Commission against book piracy in Nigeria? ... Continue Reading
The study examined the economic analysis of sorghum-based cropping systems in Garko Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 160 respondents. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis and stochastic fro... Continue Reading
A study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding concentrate diets containing graded levels of groundnut haulms on performance of Friesian x Bunaji cattle. In the first experiment twenty Friesian x Bunaji prepubertal heifers aged 14-16 months weighing 160-180kg were randomly divided into four groups and the groups were allotted four dietary... Continue Reading
Two studies were conducted using a total of 96 mixed breed rabbits aged between 5-7 weeks with an average weight of 789.71g to determine the effect of forage type, forage level, palm oil supplementation and sex on performance, carcass characteristics, serum progesterone and testosterone profile of weaner rabbits. The rabbits were randomly allotted ... Continue Reading
Field trials on evaluation of four insecticide formulations for the management of flowering and post flowering insect pests of cowpea were conducted in two locations (IAR Research Farm Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State (Lat.11o 111N and 7o 381N) and Wase, in Minjibir local government of Kano State (Lat. 12 100 60.001 and 8 400 0.001 E), under rainfed con... Continue Reading
The study was to determine the socio-economic, institutional and technological factors influencing adoption of Recommended Cassava Production Practices (RCPPs). The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of cassava farmers, identify the different sources of information used, assess the levels of adoption, determine ... Continue Reading
A total of 200 goats from three breeds namely Sahel (60), Red Sokoto (60), West-African Dwarf (60) and one strain; Kano Brown (20) were used to determine the phenotypic variation and Genetic diversity of Nigerian Indigenous goats. Morphological measurements were taken using a measuring tape in centimeters, they included; back length, height at with... Continue Reading
Study on the genetics of witchweed (Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth) resistance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) was conducted in a randomised complete block design experiment at the Institute for Agricultural Research Samaru, (Northern Guinea Savanna 110 11' N: 70 38' E, 686m) Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Five sorghum varieties: two Strig... Continue Reading
This study evaluated the impact of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Project in southern Borno State, Nigeria (PROSAB) on food security, farm income and rural livelihoods of households. The major objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of PROSAB on food security, farm income and rural livelihoods. The specific objectives were to describe... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project is one in the series of work in solar cooling at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. It is also a major improvement on the previous work done in solar refrigeration. The results and experience are presented. In the system, the solar absorber and the refrigeration system's ammonia generator... Continue Reading
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of inclusion level and feeding regime of Ficus sycomorus leaf meal on the growth performance, nutrients digestibility, nitrogen balance and rumen metabolites of Yankasa rams. A total of 36 rams weighing on the average 15.39kg were randomly assigned to four diets, containing 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% inclusion... Continue Reading
This experiment was conducted to study the genetic estimates for body weight and some economic important traits in Japanese quail from a foundation stock of 784 chicks, which were sexed at day 21. Selected birds of 50 sires and 150 dams based on body weight were used as parents G0 (Unselected generations) for the next generation. Data were collecte... Continue Reading
A total of 272 individuals from 12 indigenous Nigerian cattle breeds – Sokoto Gudali (21), Red Bororo (22), Adamawa Gudali (25), Kuri (2), Wadara (3), Bunaji (23), Friesian Ã�” Bunaji (24), N‘Dama (23), Azawak (2), Keteku (13), Yakanaji (12) and Muturu (12) with five indigenous Ugandan cattle breeds – Karamonjong (16), Sereres... Continue Reading
The study was conducted (July, 2011 – June, 2012) to determine the influence of age and body condition on semen quality, testicular and body dimensions in Red Sokoto goats of two hair types using 31 Red Sokoto bucks. The ages of the bucks were categorized into four; 9 -12, 13-16, 17-20 and 21-24 months. The hair types were categorized into ... Continue Reading
There were two trials carried out in this research, the first trial was conducted to investigate the growth pattern, dry matter yield and biomass production of Congo grass (Brachiaria ruziziensis R.C.M). The trial lasted for 24 weeks, during which plant height, number of leaves/plant, number of tillers/plant, leaf-stem ratio, percentage soil cover... Continue Reading