BACKGROUND: Exogenous phytase enhances the utilization of plant phytate phosphorus in poultry. OBJECTIVES: In the present study the effects of exogenous phytase was investigated on tibia bone characteristics of white quail. METHODS: In a 2x2 factorial arrangement, eighty, 11-day old unsexed chicks were randomly divided into 4 treatments of 20 replicates. All birds received one of four experimen...

This study sought to determine the efficacy of Tithonia diversifolia (African Sunflower) as pesticides against maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais and bean beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. The research was conducted ascertain toxicity potency T. on insects’ mortality, repellency, adult emergence, seed damage weight loss for treatment stored products their minimum effective dosage application. colle...

The lack of data on the age, growth, and reproduction Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara off coasts Florida (USA) makes it difficult to estimate extent their population recovery following 1990 fishery closure, as well potential effects recent (2023) opening a for juveniles. from coast were non-lethally sampled size (total length, TL), age (via fin rays), sex reproductive stage gonad b...

This study was carried out to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations of morphometric traits a newly developed Nigerian poultry breed (FUNAAB Alpha) Noiler chickens. A total 300 unsexed day-old-chicks comprising 150 each the two genotypes were raised for eighteen weeks. Superior individuals (4 cocks 20 hens per genotype) from first phase selected based on weight constitute parents 100 bird...

This study was conducted to determine the dietary effect of graded levels unripe plantain peel meal on growth performance and internal organs broiler chickens. One hundred five (105) day-old unsexed Arbor Acre chicks were used in a56-day feeding trial. The birds assigned 5 treatments (T1- T5) with a total 21 per treatment replicated three times 7 replicate completely randomized design (CRD). T1...

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of olive leaves with probiotics (OLP) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, blood parameters and oxidative stability in broiler. A total 160 day old, unsexed Cobb-500 chicks were distributed five dietary treatment groups: Control (Basal diet), OLP-1 diet + 0.4% OLP, DM basis), OLP-2 0.8% OLP-3 1.2% basis) OLP-4 1.6% having ...

This study aimed to evaluate the yield and chemical composition of essential oils from Croton blanchetianus Sida cordifolia, in addition investigating insecticidal potential these on adults bean weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus. To obtain oils, hydrodistillation method was adopted, using a Clevenger apparatus. The identification quantification constituents performed by means gas chromatography ...

Effects of four tropical plant (Aframomum melegueta, Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, Piper guineense and Eugenia aromatica) were investigated under tropical laboratory storage conditions for the protection of cowpea seeds against insect infestation. The plant materials were pulverised into fine powder after air drying and admixed with 20 g of cowpea seeds at the ...

During multiple annual spawning runs from 2013 to 2021, over 9,000 mature anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus A. Wilson, 1811) were monitored with passive integrated transponders (PITs) in four rivers of the Chignecto Isthmus, Bay Fundy, Canada. A subsample 384 individuals tagged during 2016–2019 aged 3 6 years (mean ± SD; 4.2 0.7 years, n = 232, males; 4.5 152, females). Biotelemetry reve...

six hundred day old unsexed broiler chicks were used in a 42-d trial at chittagong veterinary and animal science university poultry farm to compare the effects of different levels of fish oil supplementation on performance of broilers in terms of feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion and carcass characteristics. the chicks were randomly distributed following a completely randomized desig...