Objectives of this study were to explore the untoward effects of cottonseed meal (CSM) on male reproductive performance of broiler breeders and ameliorating effects of lysine addition in rations. A total of 80 broiler breeder males of 40 weeks of age were divided in to 8 groups. The four groups were fed diets containing CSM @ of 0, 10, 20 and 30%, respectively. The remaining four groups were gi...

This study evaluated the effect of cotton products (whole cottonseed and cake) on semen characteristics testiculo-epididymal histology Red Sokoto bucks. A total twenty-four (24) healthy red bucks were used randomly allocated to six dietary treatments four animals (n=4) per group in a completely randomized design. The contained 10, 20 30% inclusion levels either Whole (WCS) or Cottonseed cake (C...

Following complete pancreatectomy, chicks exhibit an excessive hypercholesterolemia wshen fed a diet containing cholesterol plus cottonseed oil. This inordinate hypercholesterolemia is accompanied by intensified atherogenesis, compared with unoperated controls on the same diet. Dietary neutral fat is essential for these excessive cholesterolemic and atherogenic responses. The possible significa...

Malate synthase (EC 4.1.3.2), an enzyme unique to the glyoxylate cycle, was purified to homogeneity from cotyledons of 72-hours, darkgrown cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) seedlings. Homogeneity of the enzyme was assessed by silver staining SDS-PAGE gels. Purification was accomplished by using a single buffer medium through six steps involving one ammonium sulfate fractionation and chromatography...

Biodiesel is an alternative diesel fuel that can be produced from different kinds of vegetable oils. It is an oxygenated, non-toxic, sulphur-free, biodegradable, and renewable fuel and can be used in diesel engines without significant modification. However, the performance, emissions and combustion characteristics will be different for the same biodiesel used in different types of engine. In th...

The genus Gossypium is a globally important crop that is used to produce textiles, oil and protein. However, gossypol, which is found in cultivated cottonseed, is toxic to humans and non-ruminant animals. Efforts have been made to breed improved cultivated cotton with lower gossypol content. The delayed gland morphogenesis trait possessed by some Australian wild cotton species may enable the wi...

We report the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding S-K-L has been reported to be a peroxisomal trafficking signal the complete amino acid sequence of the glyoxysomal enzyme in mammals (6). malate synthase (MS) (EC 4.1.3.2) in cotton seeds. A cDNA library was constructed in UNI-ZAP (Stratagene) from ACKNOWLEDGEMENT poly(A) + RNA extracted from cotyledons of 48-h-grown seedlings and scree...