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- ItemEFFECT OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA STRAINS ON THE PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF JATROPHA CURCAS L. KERNEL CAKE(Nigeria Society of Animal Production, 2024-03-24) R. O. Imam; D. O. Ogunbosoye; M. A. BelewuThree Lactic Acid Bacteria strains (Lactobacillus acidiophillus, Lactobacillus plantarium, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus) were used in the fermentation of Jatropha curcas kernel cake for a 7 days in a completely randomized design. The results revealed significant increase in the dry matter, crude protein content of all the bacteria treated samples however Lactobacillus rhamnosus treated cake recorded higher value compared with other treated samples. On the contrary, the untreated sample was significantly higher in crude fibre and ether extract. There was no significant difference in the ash content among all the samples. It could be concluded from this study that solid state fermentation using Lactic Acid Bacteria strains could improve the nutrient composition of Jatropha kernel cake.
- ItemGrowth and heamtological parameters of growing female West African dwarf goats fed Ficus religiosa and Blighia sapida supplements(Bowen Journal of Agriculture, 2006) AA Akinbade, OA Aderinola, JA Akinlade, SA Ameen, FO Ogunsola
- ItemEvaluation of the Efficiency of Different Processing Methods in Improving the Potential of Baobab Seeds in Fish Diets(Association of Nigeria Fisheries Scientists, 2018-07-10) Adeyemi A.Y.; Akinwole A.O.The influence of different processing techniques on the chemical composition of baobab seed (Adansonia digitata) meal was investigated. Baobab seeds were subjected to four processing methods: autoclaving (0.15MPa for 30minutes), toasting (150oC for 30 minutes) and soaking (72 hours) in water and pulp. The seeds were milled and sieved. The proximate composition ; amino acid profile; the mineral content and anti-nutritional composition were determined using standard methods. The crude protein content of processed meals ranged from 22.84±0.13 to 26.42±0.13%. Amino acids of processed seeds were significantly (p<0.05) the same as raw. The ranges of minerals in the processed meals are; calcium (5.71±0.00-7.61±0.06%); potassium (3.29±0.01-3.65±0.00%); manganese (0.0022±0.00-0.0283±0.35%) and the ranges were all higher than the values recorded in raw samples. Saponins (61.67±2.89-120.00±10.00 mg/100g) and oxalates (171.67±10.41-231.67±10.41 mg/100g) concentrations were lower in processed, compared to raw seed meal. The result of this study reveals the potentials of processed baobab meals as a replacement for soybean meal in fish feed.
- ItemGenetic diversity in pigeon (Columba livia domesticus) from three agro-ecological zones in Nigeria.(Gene Reports, 2025) Sola – Ojo, F. E.; Ibrahim, A. A.; Semiu, F. B; Isiaka, H. F; Sule, B; Adesina, M. O; Lameck, A. O.; Ting – Ting, Y; Adeola, A. C.The domesticated pigeon (Columba livia domestica) possesses many valuable traits including high nutritional value and fast growth. However, there is a paucity of information on the genetic diversity and population structure of Nigerian domestic pigeon populations. We examined the pattern of the genetic variability using three concatenated sequences from cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI), cytochrome B (CYTB), and D-loop. We studied 150 captured pigeons from three agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. The result showed 52 haplotypes (HT1-HT52) occurred only in Nigerian populations based on the three concatenated sequences. The overall haplotype diversity was 0.876 ± 0.019, and nucleotide diversity 0.055 ± 0.027. The phylogenetic tree showed significant clustering and genetic relationship of Nigerian domestic pigeons. The median-joining network showed two groups (A and B) in the Nigerian pigeon population. The group A exhibits historical population expansion which are supported by neutrality test results and Bayesian skyline plot (BSP) for the 146 Nigerian pigeon populations. This study revealed unique haplotypes, low genetic diversity, and population differentiation of Nigerian domestic pigeons.
- ItemA Binary Logit Estimation of Factors Influencing Awareness about Grasscutter Farming among Rural and Sub-urban Households in Kwara State, Nigeria(World Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017) Salau, S. A.; Yusuf, O. J.; Apata, D. F.; Adesina, O. M.Hunting of grass cutter for food in Nigeria is unsustainable due to serious challenges posed to the ecosystems, adequate bush meat supply and human health. To enhance sustainable exploitation, grass cutter farming is desirable but large percentage of the population still lack awareness about grass cutter rearing. This study was aimed at investigating factors influencing awareness about grass cutter farming in Kwara state. A two–stage sampling technique was used to select 540 participants from rural and sub-urban households for the study. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression model were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the respondents had an average age of 46 years with an average family size of 7 persons. Majority (77%) of the respondents were males. The Nagelkerke R2, explained 80.9% of the total variation in awareness of households. The coefficient of age, gender, household size, education, and access to credit with the t-values of -2.333, 1.959, 2.000, 2.235 and 13.832 respectively were all found to be critical in explaining awareness among the sampled households. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that any intervention strategy on grass cutter farming by government and international development agencies should have a capacity-building component center on educating households about the management practices and livelihood merits of farm grass cutters. Increase awareness through media should be promoted and policies like loan schemes that would substantially improve households’ access to use and acquisition of credits should be encouraged