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- ItemHaematological and serum indices of goat fed fungi treated Jatropha curcas kernel cake in a mixed ration(Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development, 2010) M. A. Belewu* and F. O. OgunsolaThe study evaluates the efficacy of fungi (Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma longibrachitum) treated Jatropha curcas kernel cake in a mixed ration on percentage packed cell volume, red blood cell, white blood cell, haemoglobin, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil, neutrophil, urea, creatinine, aspertate amino transferase, alanine phosphateses and alanine transference of goat. The West African dwarf goat (n = 15) were randomized against the experimental diets {(Diet A, control; B (50% soybean cake +50% A. niger treated Jatropha kernel cake); C (100% A. nigertreated J. curcas kernel cake); D (50% soybean cake + 50% T. longibrachiyum treated J. curcas kernel cake) and E (100% T. longibrachiyum treated J. curcas kernel cake)} in a completely randomized design model for a 70 day period. Feeding and watering were given freely throughout the study. Blood was collected from the goats every fortnightly at the jugular vein. The results revealed an increase in the creatinine content of the animals fed diets B and E compared to other diets. The urea content of the blood followed similar trend. Contrarily, the red blood cell was higher in control diet A and diet D. The packed cell volume ranged between 20 and 29%. Neutrophyl was significantly higher in diets B, C and D compared to diets A and E which are similar (p > 0.05). The positive presentations show that the fungi treated J. curcas kernel cake could have reduced most of the anti-nutrients, revealing that the biological processing of the cake is very promising.
- ItemSome nutritional and toxicological studies of Jatropha curcas seed meal in poultry nutrition(2018-05-04) A.A. Annongu; M.F. Houndonougbo; M.A. Belewu; J.H. Edoh; J.O. AremuAbstract Combined physical, chemical and biochemical methods were used to process virgin seed meal of Jatropha curcas into Treated Jatropha Seed Meal (TJSM). 5 % TJSM processed by the various methods was included in test diets 2 to 6 which were fed to cockerel chicks at hatch compared to a maize-soybean conventional diet (diet 1). 144-olympiad cockerel chicks were used in a single factor design experiment and fed ad libitum the six experimental diets for a period of one month. Dietary performance traits gave no significant differences in feed consumption and weight gain on the test diets relative to the control diet (p > 0.05). However, significant difference was recorded on feed efficiency between the reference diet and the test diets whereby the test diets gave less efficiency compared with the control (p < 0.05). Highest mortality rate (83 %) was observed on the diet with JSM which was boiled, roasted and fermented. The biochemical determinants measured on the Jatropha based diets were comparable with those of the conventional diet (p > 0.05) except the value on the blood cholesterol level which was elevated on the Jatropha containing diets (p < 0.05). Also, no significant differences were recorded on AST and ALP activities between the control and test diets (p > 0.05) except the activity of ALT (p < 0.05) which increased on diets with the treated Jatropha. Parameters investigated on haematological parameters such as PCV, RBC and Hb were not significantly affected by dietary treated JSM compared to these values on the control diet (p > 0.05). Similar non-significant effect of dietary treated JSM was observed on the WBC differential counts (p > 0.05). It was established in this study that inclusion of 5 % treated Jatropha seed meal had no deleterious effects on poultry. Further researches are recommended to investigate the acceptability of treated JSM at higher inclusion levels in poultry or other livestock.
- ItemEffect of plumage colour on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Nigeria local turkeys(2021) Yusuff, A.T; Saheed, K.R; Badmos, A.A; DeCampos, J.S; Ajao, B.H; Aremu, J.OThis study examined the effect of plumage colour on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Nigeria local turkeys. Nine 14weeks local turkeys of different plumage colour (3 blacks, 3 white, and 3 mixed colour) were studied during the experiment. The birds were allotted into treatments based on the 3 plumage colours. Data taken were carcass weight, dressing percentage, prime cuts and relative organs’ weights, pH, drip loss, cook loss, meat colour and sensory attributes of cooked meat. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance using SPSS version 25. The result obtained revealed that plumage colour affects the pH of turkey meat with a significantly higher carcass pH (5.68) from the mixed colour plumage group. It was also noted that, carcass weight, prime cuts and relative organ weight showed no significant difference (P > 0.05) irrespective of plumage colours. Similarly, the drip loss, cook loss and meat colour (lightness, redness and yellowness) were not influenced by plumage colour of the turkey while the sensory evaluation revealed that black plumaged birds group were more juicy, and had the best aroma and overall acceptability compared to others. It is therefore concluded that plumage colour affects the pH and juiciness, aroma and overall acceptability of Nigeria local turkey meat.
- Itemhytochemicals and Nutrients Constituents of Varieties of Hungry Rice and their Significance in Nutrition(2019) A Annongu; JH Edoh; RMO Kayode; AO Gawati; JO Aremu; ZO Bello Bukoye; AT Yusuff; EK EifediyiAnalyses on phytochemicals and nutrients composition of two varieties of hungry rice were conducted to supply data and information on the cereal’s significance in nutrition. Results on phytochemical screening and quantification indicated that the two varieties of cereal contained appreciable amounts (mg/100g sample) of saponins, tannins, phenolics, steroids, flavonoids, coumarins, glycosides, and alkaloids. Some of the secondary metabolites were higher in one variety than the other (p<0.05). Nutritional composition showed that both varieties have appreciable levels of dry matter (DM), carbohydrate (CHO), Energy, crude protein (CP), lipids, dietary fibre, and mineral matter. The amino acids, vitamins and mineral composition data presented the two varieties of hungry rice as containing appreciable quantities of nutrients differing in level from one variety to the other. The study established that hungry rice contained adequate nutrients to provide nutritious food/feed and beneficial phytochemicals as valuable nutraceutical.
- ItemPrediction of body weight from linear body measurements in two turkey breeds.(2021) Yusuff,A.T.; Matthew, O.A.; De Campos, J.S.; Ajao, B.H.; Lawal, M.O.; Aremu,J.O.