Guinea fowls represent an important animal genetic resource for food security in Nigeria. This study was conducted to investigate sexual dimorphism and the effect of location on morphometric traits guinea fowls, obtain fewer uncorrelated orthogonal variables (principal components) from body linear measurements fowl, homogeneous groups a heterogeneous set adult fowl predict live weight . A total...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Seed dormancy enhances fitness by preventing seeds from germinating when the probability of seedling survival and recruitment is low. The onset of physical dormancy is sensitive to humidity during ripening; however, the implications of this mechanism for seed bank dynamics have not been quantified. This study proposes a model that describes how humidity-regulated dormancy on...

The study was conducted to characterize the indigenous chicken ecotypes and identify production system of owners across different locations. three districts West Hararghe zone Oromia region, Gamachis, Tullo Ciro district were purposely selected represent high-altitude, mid-altitude low-altitude agro-ecologies, respectively. Three kebeles from locations (urban, peri-urban rural) in each that mak...

Rural to urban migration has been a disturbing factor in Nigeria. The cities have become over populated resulting into poor provision of comfortable and healthy accommodation for the citizenry. menace further metamorphosed complex units socio-economic cultural degradation, increasing youth unemployment, housing delivery, depletion ozone layers due carbon dioxide emission from small electric gen...

Wattle is of utmost ornamental importance for courting potential mates and influencing thermoregulatory mechanisms which help the animal adapt to environment. It also provides information on relationship between haematological serum biochemical parameters. A study haematology biochemistry wattled non Red Sokoto does their offspring was carried out at Teaching Research Farm Department Animal Pro...

Genetic selection for high yield in primary broiler breeder males may result in skeletal modifications that impede sperm transfer upon mating. In addition, fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in bilateral traits has been shown to reliably indicate male reproductive potential in some avian species. The goal of this study was to determine if physical variation due to genetic selection and FA could explain...

There is ample scientific and empirical evidence supporting the use of plant-derived antioxidants for the control of neurodegenerative disorders. Antioxidants may have neuroprotective (preventing apoptosis) and neuroregenerative roles, by reducing or reversing cellular damage and by slowing progression of neuronal cell loss. Although demand for phytotherapeutic agents is growing, there is need ...

AIM The objective of the present study was to examine pock forming ability of field strain and vaccine strain of fowl pox virus (FPV) in chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of embryonated chicken eggs and its adaptation in chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) cell culture. MATERIALS AND METHODS Dry scabs were collected from 25 affected birds in glycerin-saline and preserved at 4°C until processed. Viru...

Following on from our studies on the potential use of tannins to control intestinal parasites in small ruminants we recently conducted two further trials to investigate the effect of a wattle tannin oral drench (WT), or supplementation of the diet with acacia (AMS), on faecal egg counts (FEC) and worm burdens of growing tropical Black Head Persian (BHP) sheep with an experimental intestinal nem...

Acacia ampliceps (salt wattle), a leguminous shrub, has been introduced in salt-affected areas in the northeast of Thailand for the remediation of saline soils. However, the defense mechanisms underlying salt tolerance A. ampliceps are unknown. We investigated various physio-biochemical and morphological attributes of A. ampliceps in response to varying levels of salt treatment (200-600 mM NaCl...