Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of fungi that may retard growth and cause upsurge in mortality of animals when ingested. Existing toxin binders do not mitigate the inevitably absorbed fraction of the toxins, ...

Pollution of water, soil and air by petrochemical effluents, oil spills and gas flare containing heavy metals is a common occurrence in oil producing areas such as Delta State, Nigeria. The Drinking Water (DW) are thus ...

Leaf meal contains phytochemicals known to influence performance and health status when included in animal diets. Moringa oleifera (MO) crude extracts are rich in phytochemicals which could be harnessed for boosting animal ...

Broiler breeder stocks are characterised by low egg fertility and hatchability. These limitations could be mitigated by dietary supplement of Vitamin E (VE). Synthetic supplemental VE is often employed in breeder hen ...

Cassava Starch Residue (CSR) contains insoluble fibrous component that makes it unsuitable for monogastrics. Its digestibility can be enhanced through microbial biodegradation or probiotic-addition which had been used in ...

Dietary Oils (DO) are used in poultry feeding without considering their effects on nutrient digestion, absorption and utilisation. Oils rich in Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) may interfere with uptake of minerals especially ...

Molecular diversity is critical for improvement of Economic Traits (ET) in Indigenous Turkeys (IT). Poor productive performance constitutes one of the main constraints to improvement of ET of IT which can be ameliorated ...

Japanese quails in domestication lack broody tendency hence adoption of artificial incubation for commercial production. Inappropriate Incubation Temperature-IT affects hatchability and sex determination in quails. ...

Unam inung (Ui), a popular salted pork product produced and consumed locally in Calabar metropolis has dwindled in popularity due to the non-availability of standard recipe leading to high variation in its quality. A ...

Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) and sodium chloride (NaCl) are essential ingredients for meat curing. However, prolonged consumption of these salts could have deleterious health effects on consumers. Capsicum Extract (CE) has ...