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{"title":"Effects of raw Aloe barbadensis leaf gel on quality and fertilising potential of extended semen from Red Sokoto bucks","authors":"F. Agbaye, O. Alaba, O. A. Sokunbi","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3912","url":null,"abstract":"Semen evaluation is a routine practice in breeding soundness evaluation and investigation of fertility breeder male farm animals. Artificial insemination (A.I.) requires an objective and rapid, but inexpensive, method to evaluate ejaculates. The goal of semen assessment is to predict fertilising ability of the semen of breeding buck. A study was conducted to investigate the effects of raw Aloe barbadensis leaf gel (Gelraw) on quality and spermatozoa fertilising potential of extended goat semen. Semen was collected from buck using electro-ejaculator and were diluted with raw Aloe barbadensis Gel (Gelraw) at 7.00(GEYCE)+0.00(Gelraw), 5.25(GEYCE)+1.75(Gelraw), 3.50(GEYCE)+3.50(Gelraw), 1.75(GEYCE)+5.25(Gelraw), 0.00(GEYCE)+7.00(Gelraw) as T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively. Extended semen samples were evaluated at 0, 24, 48 and 72 h for quality and spermatozoa fertilising potential. All treatments were replicated thrice in completely randomized design. At 72-h, Normal Spermatozoa (NS) and Acrosome Integrity (AcI) of 5.25g/L Gelraw treated samples significantly increased to 78.33±2.0% and 82.23±4.3% compared to 67.33±7.0% and 73.33±5.0% respectively in the control while ProgressiveMotility (PM) and Plasma Membrane Integrity (PMI) were not significantly affected. Aloe barbadensis gel (Gelraw) added to diluent at 7.00g/L offered cytoprotection to extended buck spermatozoa for 72 hours. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000L’évaluation du sperme est une pratique courante dans l’évaluation de la solidité de la reproduction et l’étude de la fertilité des animaux de ferme mâles reproducteurs. L’insémination artificielle (IA) nécessite une méthode objective et rapide, mais peu coûteuse, pour évaluer les éjaculats. L’objectif de l’évaluation de la semence est de prédire la capacité fécondante de la semence des boucs reproducteurs. Une étude a été menée pour étudier les effets du gel brut de feuilles d’Aloe barbadensis (Gelraw) sur la qualité et le potentiel fertilisant des spermatozoïdes du sperme de chèvre étendu. Le sperme a été collecté sur des boucs à l’aide d'un électro-éjaculateur et dilué avec du gel brut d’Aloe barbadensis (Gelraw) à 7,00 (GEYCE) + 0,00 (Gelraw), 5,25 (GEYCE) + 1,75 (Gelraw), 3,50 (GEYCE) + 3,50 (Gelraw). , 1,75(GEYCE)+5,25(Gelraw), 0,00(GEYCE)+7,00 (Gelraw) comme T1, T2, T3, T4 et T5 respectivement. Des échantillons de sperme étendus ont été évalués à 0, 24, 48 et 72 h pour déterminer leur qualité et leur potentiel fécondant les spermatozoïdes. Tous les traitements ont été répétés trois fois selon une conception complètement randomisée. Après 72 heures, l'intégrité normale des spermatozoïdes (NS) et de l’intégrité des acrosomes (IAc) des échantillons traités à 5,25 g/L de Gelraw a augmenté de manière significative à 78,33 ± 2,0 % et 82,23 ± 4,3 %, contre 67,33 ± 7,0 % et 73,33 ± 5,0 % respectivement dans le contrôle tandis que la motilité progressive (MP) et l’intégrité de la membrane plasmatique (IMP) n’étaient pas affectées de manière significative. Le g","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138984464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response of broiler chickens fed graded levels of four organic acid blend on carcass characteristics, digesta pH and internal organs measurements","authors":"H. Yusuf, M. Abubakar, D. D. Maggawa, Y. P. Mbaya","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3909","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the effects of different feed ingredients incorporated into livestock feed and the demand for nutritious and sustainable food sources necessitate the need to explore alternative feed options for livestock. Evaluating the potential benefits of incorporating African Yam Bean (AYB) into snail diets is crucial in optimizing feed efficiency and enhancing the profitability of Snail farming. The study was designed to determine the effect of African Yam Bean meal (AYB), an underutilized legume in the diet of snails on dressing percentage, texture, flavor, general acceptability, protein and fat contents of the meat. 120 growing snails with mean weight of 73.42 ± 2.5g were used for the feeding trial. 4 diets were formulated to contain African Yam Beans (AYB) at 0% (AYB1) Control, 50% (AYB2), 75% (AYB3) and 100% (AYB4) as replacement for soya bean fraction in the diet. Complete Randomized Design was used for the trial; each treatment was replicated thrice with 10 snails per replicate. Carcass evaluation (dressing percentage, texture, flavor, general acceptability, protein and fat contents of the meat among others) were carried out at the end of the 120 days feeding trial. The dressing percentage of the snails was not significantly influenced by dietary treatments (P>0.05) and varied between 44.43 and 45.34%. The offal live weight and shell live weight percent were not significantly influenced by the varying inclusion of AYB in the diet (P>0.05). There were no significant difference in the crude protein (CP), taste of the meat, color, flavor, texture of the meat and general acceptability of the meat (P> 0.05). The Physico-chemical qualities of the meat were not affected by the inclusion of AYB in the diet. African Yam Bean meal could therefore be harnessed as alternative feed ingredient to Soyabean meal for snail. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000Les acides organiques sont soit des acides monocarboxyliques simples comme les acides formique, acétique, propionique et butyrique, soit des acides carboxyliques avec le groupe hydroxyle comme les acides lactique, malique, tartrique et citrique ou des acides carboxyliques à chaîne courte contenant des doubles liaisons comme les acides fumarique et sorbique. L'étude visait à évaluer les effets de niveaux gradués d'un mélange de quatre acides organiques sur les caractéristiques des carcasses, le pH du digesta et les mesures des organes internes de poulets de chair nourris avec des niveaux gradués de mélanges de quatre acides organiques. Deux cents poussins de chair Cobb 500, âgés d'un jour, non sexés et pesant 37.4 g de poids corporel initial moyen ont été utilisés. Les poussins ont été répartis au hasard en cinq traitements alimentaires T1 (régime de base ou contrôle) et un régime de base complété par un mélange d'acides organiques, à raison de 0.5 g/kg (T2), 1.5 g/kg (T3), 2.5 g/kg ( T4) et 3.5g/kg (T5). Aucun antibiotique n'a été administré pendant la période d'élevage qui a duré sept semaines. Les cinq régimes de traite","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138984330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survival, Morphometric Indices and Intestinal Histomorphology of Clarias Gariepinus Fingerlings Vaccinated, fed Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) Rhizome and Soursop (Annona Muricata) Leaves Supplemented Diets","authors":"F. Agbebi, S. Olusola, F. D. Amulejoye","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3899","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the vaccine (monovalent aqueous, AqMV and adjuvant, AdMV), turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome (TR) and soursop (Annona muricata) leaves (SL) on survival, morphometric indices and intestinal histomorphology of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Experimental diets were composed of Control (0%), AqMV2, AdMV3, TR4(0.5), TR5(1.0), TR6(2.0), SL7(0.5), SL8(1.0), and SL9(2.0). A total of 360 Clarias gariepinus with an average mean weight of 4.91± 0.01g were replicated twice in a completely randomized design with 20 fish per replicate and were fed twice daily at 40% crude protein for 8 weeks. The survival, condition factor, morphometric indices and intestinal histomorphology were measured using standard methods. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at P= 0.05. The result of the study revealed that the survival rate of the fish was better in the treated groups compared to the control and there was a significant difference (P<0.05) among the dietary groups. The result of the morphometric indices shows that there was a general increase in the values of total length, standard length, dorsal width, height and a head length of C. gariepinus fingerlings. Also, it was observed that the weight increased as the week of the feeding trial increased and the treated groups perform better than the control group. The result of intestinal histomorphology obtained at the end of the experiment showed that the treated groups perform better in the area of absorption, goblet cells, villi width, and cryptal depth when compared to the control and there were significantly differences (P<0.05) among the dietary groups. However, the treatment with turmeric rhizome perform better than the soursop groups when compared to the control. Conclusively, the incorporation of vaccine, turmeric rhizome and soursop leaves-based diet positively impacted on survival, morphometric indices and intestinal histomorphology of C. gariepinus fingerlings. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000Cette étude a été menée pour évaluer l'efficacité du vaccin (aqueux monovalent, AqMV et adjuvant, AdMV), du rhizome de curcuma (Curcuma longa) (TR) et des feuilles de corossol (Annona muricata) (SL) sur la survie, les indices morphométriques et l'histomorphologie intestinale des Alevins de Clarias gariepinus. Les régimes expérimentaux étaient composés de contrôle (0 %), AqMV2, AdMV3, TR4 (0,5), TR5 (1,0), TR6 (2,0), SL7 (0,5), SL8 (1,0) et SL9 (2,0). Un total de 360 Clarias gariepinus avec un poids moyen de 4,91 ± 0,01g ont été répétés deux fois dans un plan complètement randomisé avec 20 poissons par répétition et ont été nourris deux fois par jour avec 40 % de protéines brutes pendant 8 semaines. La survie, le facteur de condition, les indices morphométriques et l'histomorphologie intestinale ont été mesurés à l'aide de méthodes standards. Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de statistiques descriptives et d'ANOVA à P = 0,05. Le résultat de l'étude a révélé que le","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138984710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in the bioactive compounds of sun-dried ginger rhizome and their effects on growth performance, blood profile, carcass and meat quality of broiler chickens","authors":"F. C. Egenuka, N. Okeudo, H. O. Obikaonu, I. P. Ogbuewu, N. O. Aladi","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3910","url":null,"abstract":"Phytogenic feed additives such as ginger, garlic and turmeric are plant derived products which when added to livestock feed have the ability to enhance livestock performance through the improvement of digestibility, absorption of nutrients, and are also able to eliminate pathogenic microbes residing in the gut of the animal. The effects of sun drying on the bioactive components of ginger and subsequent performance of broiler chickens were evaluated using 180 broiler chicks of Arbor Acres strain. Fresh ginger rhizomes were cut into 2-3 mm thick slices., sundried and then milled. The proximate and bioactive compositions of fresh and sundried samples were determined. Thereafter, three experimental broiler diets were formulated such that diets 1 (control) and 3 contained no ginger. Diet 2 contained 0.5 % sundried ginger meal. However, broilers placed on diet 3 were also offered a fresh equivalent of 0.5 % sundried ginger through the drinking water. Data was collected on growth performance parameters, haematology and serum biochemical indices, carcass and meat quality characteristics. Twenty and nineteen bioactive compounds were identified in the fresh ginger and sundried ginger rhizomes respectively, with most of the components being higher in concentration in fresh than in dry ginger. Gingerol and shogaol were present in fresh but not in dry ginger while alpha-cedrol detected in dry ginger was not found in fresh ginger. Final live-weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by dietary treatments in the starter phase. In the finisher phase, live-weight, weight gain and growth rate were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the fresh ginger group compared to dry ginger and control groups. The cost of feed consumed was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the ginger groups compared to the control group while feed cost per kilogram weight gain was significantly higher in dry ginger compared to fresh ginger and control groups. Carcass and meat quality parameters were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by fresh or dry ginger treatment. The haematological indices were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by either form of ginger supplementation. Serum glucose concentration was significantly (p<0.05) reduced by the inclusion of dry ginger in broiler chicken diets (T2). The study, therefore, concluded that providing broiler chickens with fresh ginger through drinking water was more efficacious in promoting growth performance than the inclusion of sundried ginger in the diets. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000Les additifs alimentaires phytogéniques tels que le gingembre, l’ail et le curcuma sont des produits dérivés de plantes qui, lorsqu’ils sont ajoutés à l’alimentation du bétail, ont la capacité d’améliorer les performances du bétail en améliorant la digestibilité et l'absorption des nutriments, et sont également capables d'éliminer les microbes pathogènes résidant dans l'intestin des animaux. L’animal. Les effets du séchage ","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138983939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilization of Minerals in Pregnant West African Dwarf Goats Fed Cassava Peel and Leaf Meal as a replacement for wheat offal and Palmkernel cake in a Guinea Grass Based Diet","authors":"G. Egigba, M. A. Bamikole","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3911","url":null,"abstract":"The utilization of selected macro and micro minerals was evaluated in 16 pregnant West African dwarf goats of weight 19.38 ± 2.30 kg, fed Guinea grass basal diet and cassava peel-leaf meal concentrate supplement was conducted during the 19th and 20th week of pregnancy. Four pregnant does were allotted in a completely randomized design to each of the four experimental diets (treatments) of Guinea grass basal diets and concentrate supplements at 50%. The CPM partially replaced Wheat offal at 0, 25, 50, and 75% while CLM completely replaced the protein source- PKC at same levels as CPM. The diets were T1 (control), T2 (25% replacement of wheat offal (WO) and Palm kernel cake (PKC), with cassava peel meal (CPM) and cassava leaf meal (CLM), T3 (50 % replacement of WO and PKC, with CLM and CPM) and T4 (75% replacement of WO and PKC, with CLM and CPM). Feed was offered at 50 g DM /Kg BW, and the metabolism cages. The content of Ca, N, P, Mg, K, Mn, Cu and Zn in the Guinea grass and concentrate supplement fed the pregnant goats, in addition to the mineral content of faeces and urine voided was determined using the dry ashing and wet digestion methods using AOAC procedures. The concentration of each mineral was read using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) using (SAS, 2014) and significant differences were declared at 5 % probability level and means were separated using Duncan Multiple Range Test. The content of the minerals studied in respective diets were between 0.231-0.423% Ca, 2.520-3.360% N, 0.0096-0.0135% Mn, 0.144-0.162% P, 0.155-0.160% K, 0.055-0.070% Mg, 0.0008-0.0012% Cu and 0.0051-0.0070% Zn. Significant variations were observed in the utilization of Ca, K and Cu. Retention and digestibility of Ca was highest in T2. However, no significant variations were observed in the retention and digestibility of Mn, P, Mg and Zn across the treatments. The N balance and digestibility was not significantly influenced by the replacement levels. Conclusively, positive balance, high retention and digestibility were obtained for all the minerals studied across the treatments. Thus, wheat offal and palm kernel cake can be replaced at 25,50 and 75% in the diets of pregnant West African dwarf goats without negatively affecting their utilization of Ca, N, P, Mg, K, Mn, Cu and Zn. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000L’utilisation de macro et micro minéraux sélectionnés a été évaluée chez 16 chèvres West African Dwarf gravides pesant 19,38 ± 2,30 kg, nourries avec un régime de base à base d’herbe de Guinée et un supplément concentré de farine de feuilles de manioc a été réalisée au cours des 19e et 20e semaines de gestation. Quatre femelles gestantes ont été réparties selon une conception complètement randomisée pour chacun des quatre régimes expérimentaux (traitements) de régimes de base à base d'herbe de Guinée et de suppléments concentrés à 50 %. Le FPM a partiellement remplacé les abats de blé à 0, 25, 50 et 75 %, tand","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138984352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Heterotic Effect on Body Weight, Reproductive, Morphometric and Carcass Traits of Crossbred Kits of New Zealand White and Chinchilla Rabbits","authors":"I. Sam, C. Essien, O. O. Usoro","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3902","url":null,"abstract":"There is need for breeders and farmers to know the best mating method to employ and the breeding goals to expect in rabbit breeding programmes. However, information on which breed should be used as male or female in crossbreeding rabbit for commercial purpose is limited. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of reciprocal crossing on body weight (BW), reproductive, morphometric and carcass characteristics of two breeds of rabbits, New Zealand White (NZW) and chinchilla (CHA) raised in tropics. Offspring from the crossing of NZW x CHA and CHA x NZW were studied for body weight (BW) and reproductive traits for twelve weeks. Reproductive traits studied were litter size at birth (LSB), litter size at weaning (LSW), Average birth weight (ABWT), Average weaning weight (AWWT), Gestation length(GSTL) and percent mortality. Morphometric traits studied were body width (BWD), body length (BL), heart girth (HG) and tail length (TL). While carcass characteristics were dressed weight, foreleg, thoracic, loin, hind and skin. The heterotic values and their percentages were calculated in the two genetic groups using the linear contrast procedure. The direct and percent heterosis for reproductive traits were all positive for the two genetic groups except in gestation length and percent mortality which showed negative heterosis (-1 and 3.2%; 3.19;10.12% for gestation length and -7.19 and -19.07; -9.36 and -24.83% for percent mortality in CHA X NZW and NZW X CHA respectively). Body weight at different ages studied, morphometric and carcass traits were also positive for NZW x CHA off springs while CHA x NZW off springs had negative values for all these parameters measured indicating that CHA sired off springs had no improvement for BW at various ages, reproductive, morphometric and carcass traits studied. It could therefore be concluded that rapid improvement in Body weight, Reproductive, morphometric and carcass could be achieved by crossbreeding involving mating of New Zealand White male and Chinchilla does. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000Il est nécessaire que les éleveurs et les agriculteurs connaissent la meilleure méthode d'accouplement à utiliser et les objectifs d'élevage à attendre dans les programmes d'élevage de lapins. Cependant, les informations sur la race qui doit être utilisée comme mâle ou femelle dans les croisements de lapins à des fins commerciales sont limitées. Cette étude a été menée pour évaluer l'effet du croisement réciproque sur le poids corporel (PC), les caractéristiques reproductives, morphométriques et de carcasse de deux races de lapins, le New Zealand White (NZW) et le chinchilla (CHA), élevés sous les tropiques. La progéniture issue du croisement NZW x CHA et CHA x NZW a été étudiée pour son poids corporel (PC) et ses caractéristiques de reproduction pendant douze semaines. Les caractères reproductifs étudiés étaient la taille de la portée à la naissance (TPN), la taille de la portée au sevrage (TPS), le poids moyen à la naissance (PMN), le p","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138984341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growth Comparison and Feed Content Analysis of Broiler","authors":"Ezekiel Doyin Adewoye","doi":"10.51791/njap.v50i1.3900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i1.3900","url":null,"abstract":"The present state of commercial feed industry and proliferation of new commercial feed brands and with promises of improved growth response of using one feed brand over another with other advantages as single phase feed, feed response index will be considered given that animal have different nutritional requirement at different stage of growth. On a weekly basic, based on the various phases, a combination feeding strategy based on the matching of feed to animal feeding phase by combining different feed category is essential for maximum gain for the raising period. a total of 250 Arbor Acres birds were used, the experiment followed a completely randomized design, with five treatments replicated four times, each replicate consisting of 12 birds. and weight recorded on a weekly basics, also feed samples were analysed for proximate composition for comparison with values on feed bag label to account difference in performance between nutrient dense or professional commercial feed to conventional commercial feed. The result showed that combination feeding of T4- Professional two feeding phase feed, T1- Professional Single Phase feed, T4, T2- Professional two phase feed, T5-Conventional Commercial feed, and T4 again consecutively in weeks was optimum and feed did not significantly differ for parameter as crude protein except for T1 and for fat and fibre content except for T2 and T4, showing difference in performnace might be due to certain content of feed or processing method. \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000  \u0000L'état actuel de l'industrie des aliments pour animaux commerciaux et la prolifération de nouvelles marques d'aliments commerciaux et avec les promesses d'une réponse de croissance améliorée en utilisant une marque d'aliment plutôt qu'une autre avec d'autres avantages comme l'aliment monophasé, l'indice de réponse alimentaire sera pris en compte étant donné que les animaux ont des besoins nutritionnels différents à chaque fois différents stades de croissance. Sur une base hebdomadaire, basée sur les différentes phases, une stratégie d'alimentation combinée basée sur l'adéquation de l'aliment à la phase d'alimentation de l'animal en combinant différentes catégories d'aliments est essentielle pour un gain maximum pendant la période d'élevage. Un total de 250 oiseaux d'Arbor Acres ont été utilisés, l'expérience a suivi un plan complètement randomisé, avec cinq traitements répétés quatre fois, chaque répétition étant composée de 12 oiseaux et le poids enregistré sur une base hebdomadaire, des échantillons d'aliments ont également été analyséspour déterminer leur composition immédiate afin de les comparer aux valeurs figurant sur l'étiquette du sac d'aliments afin de tenir compte de la différence de performance entre les aliments commerciaux riches en nutriments ou professionnels et les aliments commerciaux conventionnels. Le résultat a montré que l'alimentation combinée de l'aliment biphasé professionnel T4, de l'aliment professionnel monophasé T1, de l'aliment biphasé pro","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138984391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serum and stress marker indices of West African dwarf goats challenged with trypanosoma evansi and then treated with artemether-lumefantrine","authors":"Salifu A. O., Bot M. H., Olaolu O. S., Uzoigwe N. C., Alanza A. J., Panshak L. A., Abongaby G. C.","doi":"10.51791/njap.v49i6.3844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v49i6.3844","url":null,"abstract":"The study assessed efficacy of Artemether-Lumefantrine in goats infected with Surra using examination of parasitaemia directly and indirectly with animal inoculation using mice as a more sensitive diagnosis, serum biochemistry and stress indices. This antimalarial drug was investigated for its trypanocidal potentials in goat. Twelve male goats approximately weighing 6.94±0.39kg were divided into 3 groups of 4 animals each as replicates in a completely Randomized Design. The untreated control, Diminazene treatment and Artemether treatment represented groups 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Three (3) male albino mice were used for the animal inoculation technique with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd mouse representing groups 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The AST, ALT, Albumin, Total Protein, MDA, GSH, SOD and parasitaemia of the goats were subjected to one way ANOVA, they were also represented as histogram graphs. Results revealed similar (P>0.05) influence across the groups except GSH which had group 2 value to be significantly higher (P<0.05) than group 1. Parasitaemia of the goats were low (0.03) and most times undetected, the mice of groups 1 and 3 had massive parasitaemia (4.83 and 4.63) and that of group 2 was not detected (0.00) because the goats were treated twice with a double dose Diminazene which may have cleared the parasites from its blood stream. Mice inoculation showed the inability of the anti malaria drug to clear completely the T. evansi from the goat’s blood. The serum biochemical indices and stress markers revealed higher values at infection of T. evansi when compared to their values prior to T. evansi inoculation across the three groups with exception of GSH of groups 2 and 3 where the values prior to T. evansi inoculation was higher than the values at the 37th day of infection. The study has shown that Diminazene aceturate has better potency in clearing the T. evansi from the blood stream of the WAD goats than the tested drug Artemether-lumefantrine. Although the test drug ameliorated the effect of the disease on the liver of the goats as revealed in the lower liver enzymes compared to control and diminazene treated groups 1 and 2.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; L’étude a évalué l’efficacité de l’artéméther-luméfantrine chez les chèvres infectées par le Surra en examinant la parasitémie directement et indirectement avec l'inoculation animale en utilisant des souris comme diagnostic plus sensible, la biochimie sérique et les indices de stress. Ce médicament antipaludéen a été étudié pour ses potentiels trypanocides chez la chèvre. Douze boucs pesant environ 6,94 ± 0,39 kg ont été divisés en 3 groupes de 4 animaux chacun en tant que répétitions dans une conception entièrement randomisée. Le contrôle non traité, le traitement au diminazène et le traitement à l’artéméther représentaient respectivement les groupes 1, 2 et 3. Trois (3) souris albinos mâles ont été utilisées pour la technique d'inoculation animale avec les 1ère, 2ème et 3ème souris repré","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135980663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growth performance and blood indices of Nigerian indigenous male turkey on diets containing shrimp waste meal","authors":"Adeyeye E. A., Irekhore O. T., Idowu O. P. A., Iyanda A. I., Amos A. T., Oso A. O.","doi":"10.51791/njap.v49i6.3850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v49i6.3850","url":null,"abstract":"Protein ingredients represent substantial proportion of the cost of turkey ration. Fish meal (FM), a vital protein ingredient is expensive and scarce. Shrimp waste meal (SWM) shows a prospect as an alternative to FM. Effects of substituting FM with SWM in the diets of Nigerian indigenous turkeys (NIT) was determined in a 112-day feeding trial using eighty (80) four weeks old male NIT. The turkeys were allotted on weight equalization to four treatment groups replicated four times with five turkeys per replicate. Four starter and grower diets were formulated such that FM was substituted with SWM at 0, 150, 300 and 450 g/kg of diets. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design and data collected were analyzed using ANOVA. Means of significant results were compared by Duncan multiple range test. A probability of p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. At starter phase, turkeys fed 0 g/kg SWM had (p < 0.05) higher cost of feed per kilogram. Other parameters were not significantly affected by the treatments. In the grower phase, the final liveweight and weight gain of the turkeys did not significantly differ between turkeys fed control diet (0 g/kg SWM) and those fed 150 g/kg SWM. However, they differ significantly from other treatments. Serum total protein reduced (p < 0.05) as the levels of SWM increased in the diets. However, albumin values increased with increased SWM. It was concluded that SWM can substitute FM at 150 g/kg in the diets of NIT without any adverse effect.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Les ingrédients protéiques représentent une part importante du coût de la ration de dinde. La farine de poisson (FP), un ingrédient protéique vital, est chère et rare. La farine de déchets de crevettes (FDC) montre une perspective comme alternative à FP. Les effets de la substitution de FP par FDC dans l'alimentation des dindes indigènes nigérianes (DIN) ont été déterminés lors d'un essai d'alimentation de 112 jours utilisant quatre-vingt (80) DIN mâles âgés de quatre semaines. Les dindes ont été réparties sur l'égalisation du poids en quatre groupes de traitement répétés quatre fois avec cinq dindes par répétition. Quatre régimes de démarrage et de croissance ont été formulés de telle sorte que FP a été remplacé par FDC à 0, 150, 300 et 450 g/kg de régimes. L'expérience a été organisée selon une conception complètement randomisée et les données recueillies ont été analysées à l'aide d'ANOVA. Les moyennes des résultats significatifs ont été comparées par le test de gamme multiple de Duncan. Une probabilité de p < 0,05 a été considérée comme statistiquement significative. Lors de la phase de démarrage, les dindes nourries avec 0 g/kg de FDC avaient (p < 0,05) un coût d'alimentation plus élevé par kilogramme. Les autres paramètres n'ont pas été significativement affectés par les traitements. Dans la phase de croissance, le poids vif final et le gain de poids des dindes ne différaient pas significativement entre les ","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135980981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Insulin-like growth factor-1 (Igfi) gene polymorphism and its effect on egg quality traits of three chicken genotypes reared in hot humid tropics","authors":"Whetto M., N.G. Chima, N.G. Chima, A. J. A. J, B. M. Ilori, O. Y. Ayo-Ajasa, E. O. Oke, O. S. Iyasere, K. Akano, A. O. Adebambo, O. A. Adebambo O. A","doi":"10.51791/njap.v49i6.3860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v49i6.3860","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted on the effect of gene polymorphism of Insulin like Growth Factor-1 (IGFI) on egg quality traits in three chicken genotypes. A total of 250 chicken comprising 150 FUNAAB-Alpha (50 Normal feather, 50 Naked neck and 50 Frizzle feather), 50 Kuroiler and 50 Sasso were used for this experiment. At point of lay, 30 hens per genotype were selected and transferred into a battery cage of one unit per bird. Data was collected on the egg quality traits, 30 eggs for each genotype was collected. All collected data was subject to analysis of variance using a completely randomized design, of which genotype was the interest factor. At 16 weeks, 1ml of blood was collected from each hen and extraction of genomic DNA from the blood was done. PCR was conducted using the pair of primer and condition as described by Nagaraga, et al. (2000). The PCR amplicons were digested using PstI restriction enzymes following the manufacturer’s procedure. The resulting fragments were analyzed using GenAnalyzer (GenAlEx 6.502) was used for the genetic diversity of the IGFI locus. This data was subject to the PROC GLM of SAS 9.2. Results showed the chicken genotypes significantly (P<0.05) affect all the egg-quality traits except the shell weight, yolk ratio and albumen ratio. The IGFI gene polymorphism had no significant effect (P>0.05) on egg quality traits for except the egg length and egg width.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Une étude a été menée sur l’effet du polymorphisme génique du facteur de croissance analogue à l'insuline (IGFI) sur les caractéristiques de qualité des œufs chez trois génotypes de poulet. Un total de 250 poulets comprenant 150 FUNAAB-Alpha (50 plumes normales, 50 cou nu et 50 plumes Frizzle), 50 Kuroiler et 50 Sasso ont été utilisés pour cette expérience. Au moment de la ponte, 30 poules par génotype ont été sélectionnées et transférées dans une cage en batterie d'une unité par oiseau. Des données ont été collectées sur les traits de qualité des œufs, 30 œufs pour chaque génotype ont été collectés. Toutes les données recueillies ont fait l'objet d'une analyse de variance selon un design complètement randomisé, dont le génotype était le facteur d'intérêt. À 16 semaines, 1 ml de sang a été prélevé sur chaque poule et l'extraction de l'ADN génomique du sang a été effectuée. La PCR a été réalisée en utilisant la paire amorce et condition décrite par Nagaraga et al. (2000). Les amplicons PCR ont été digérés à l'aide d'enzymes de restriction PstI selon la procédure du fabricant. Les fragments résultants ont été analysés à l'aide de GenAnalyzer (GenAlEx 6.502) a été utilisé pour la diversité génétique du locus IGFI. Ces données ont été soumises au PROC GLM de SAS 9.2. Les résultats ont montré que les génotypes de poulet affectent de manière significative (P <0,05) tous les caractères de qualité des œufs, à l'exception du poids de la coquille, du rapport de jaune et du rapport d'albumen. Le polymorphisme du gène IGFI n'a eu aucun effet signi","PeriodicalId":19417,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Animal Production","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135981123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}