ANIMAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. ASSESSMENT OF TRACE METAL CONTAMINATION IN CHICKEN MEAT CONSUMPTION (A CASE STUD...

  » CHAPTER FIVE5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 CONCLUSION 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONREFERENCESCHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION Chicken is a variable food source rich in many of the essential nutrients including protein (essential amino acid), minerals (inn, Zinc, selenium), vitamins (e.g vitamin E), and fat (example omega 3 fatty acids) (Schonfeldt and Gibson, 2008). Poultry meats are also used in the produc...Continue Reading »

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• 2. TEACHER’S INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN SENTENCE FORMATI...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study French and English are often the only common languages available to Nigerians once they have left their mother tongue; and French language has also become a significant factor in international unity, because half of the world’s scientific literature is written in French and it is a Language of large commercial and industrial use. A good kn...Continue Reading »

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• 3. TRYPANOSOME PROFILE OF CATTLE SLAUGHTERED IN ABAK ABATTOIR, ABAK LOCAL GOVERNMEN...

  » CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONHaemoparasitic infections have a global distribution, stretching from the polar circle to the equator. This is due to the fact that their vectors; ticks and bloodsucking flies, also have a global distribution. The worldwide incidence of haemoparasitic infections in cattle has been severally reported by different workers (Laha et al., 1989; Luckins, 1992; Thach et al., 19...Continue Reading »

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• 4. INFLUENCE OF ENSILING ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION O...

  » CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONIn modern dairy husbandry forage crop are harvested at a stage when yields and nutritional value are maximax, and are then preserved in order to ensure continuous and consistent forage supply throughout the year, and are then preserved in order to ensure continuous and consistent forage supply throughout the year. The major goal of preservation is to retain the original nutr...Continue Reading »

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• 5. EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF ORGANIC SELENIUM AT DIFFERENT LEVELS ON REP...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study It has been discovered that inadequate supply of animal protein from traditional livestock: cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chicken is responsible for the decline in animal protein consumption in many developing countries of the world. According to FAO (2006), about 854 million people representing 12.6% of the world population are severely ma...Continue Reading »

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• 6. EFFECTS OF DILUENTS, AGE OF SEMEN AND INSEMINATION DOSES ON VIABILITY AND FERTIL...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Turkey, a large poultry bird, is fast gaining popularity among peasant farmers in the country to the extent that they are produced throughout the year for commercial purpose. All over the world Turkey is produced by breeders due to its body size, comformation and edible meat yield. Reproductive traits like its oviparous nature and low to medium fert...Continue Reading »

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• 7. GENETIC STUDY OF GUDALI AND WAKWA BEEF CATTLE BREEDS OF ADAMAWA REGION, CAMEROON

  » CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION. Introduction. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the economy of many developing countries where it provides survival mechanism for up to 80% of the population (Cupps, 2007). It plays a central role in the rural economy of the developing nations (Omage et al., 2007). The food crisis that has engulfed Africa and the developing countries requires a ...Continue Reading »

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• 8. LAYING AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHAVER BROWN AND NERA BLACK HENS IN HOT H...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The growth in global demand for poultry products is tremendous as the market for these products is growing very fast. Poultry is probably the fastest route to achieve any appreciable improvement in the nutritional standard of the populace because of its short generation interval, quick turnover rate and relatively low capital investment (Smith, ...Continue Reading »

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• 9. ANALYSIS OF SOME ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING MILK PRODUCTION INDICES OF FRIE...

  » CHAPTER ONE Introduction Nigeria has not yet attained self sufficiency in food production hunger still haunts many homes due to inability of everyone to afford three square meals a day. Even if three square meals were affordable they might not be balanced in essential nutrients. Most meals lack major nutrients that are not in the right proportion and quality, Ensminger (1977) observed that animals...Continue Reading »

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• 10. ATTITUDE TO LEARNING AND ACADEMIC ATTITUDE TO LEARNING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Learning is a process and its effect can be measured by the learners’ attitude, his response to the learning process and his overall academic achievement of the learner (Clark, 1997). It is a complex process and there are many interacting variables for internal school students learning occurs within the context of a classroom, the school, ...Continue Reading »

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• 11. ATTITUDE TO LEARNING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES AMONG JUNIOR SEC...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Learning is a process and its effect can be measured by the learners’ attitude, his response to the learning process and his overall academic achievement of the learner (Clark, 1997). It is a complex process and there are many interacting variables for internal school students learning occurs within the context of a classroom, the school, ...Continue Reading »

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• 12. ATTITUDE OF ADOLESCENTS TOWARDS THE LEARNING OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS IN SECONDARY S...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study In Nigeria, secondary school curriculum provides both the academic and pre vocational subjects with the overriding objective of inspiring students with a desire for self employment and achievement of excellence; and to provide technical knowledge and vocational skills necessary for Agricultural, Industrial, Commercial and Economic development. T...Continue Reading »

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• 13. EFFECT OF PARITY ON LITTER SIZE AT BIRTH AND AT WEANING IN RABBITS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Owing to the increasing cost of animal protein sources in the developing Nations, leading to animal protein deficiency especially in Nigeria, it will be wise for farmers to embark on the production of livestock species which will give high protein turn over within a short period interval. Rabbit, a mini livestock fits into this description....Continue Reading »

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• 14. NUTRIENT INTAKE, DIGESTION AND UTILIZATION BY RABBITS FED COWPEA HULL AND SOYBEA...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Although Nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world with great potentials and brilliant experts in different fields of endeavour, her inability to break away from the class of the world’s poorest nation and from the shackles of poverty despite her rich natural and human endowment is a thing of pain (Olatunbosun, 2001). According to Nigerianet (2003), ...Continue Reading »

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• 15. IMPROVEMENT IN EGG PRODUCTION TRAITS IN THE LIGHT LOCAL CHICKEN ECOTYPE USING A ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The report of the 4th Food and Agriculture Organization (1973) expert consultation on Animal Genetic Resources presented two important objections concerning the endeavour to improve and conserve the local chicken. The first was as to whether the local strains still possess genes, which are useful to the vastly improved exotic strains given the centu...Continue Reading »

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• 16. INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION AND BODY CONDITION AT FIRST MATING ON THE REPRODUCTIVE PE...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction Recent report (Spore, 2007) showed that pork is the world most widely consumed meat making up about 40 per cent of the total meat consumed worldwide. The high pork consumption has been attributed to the high cost of beef and the fear of avian influenza for poultry (Spore, 2007). In Africa, however, it barely accounts for 10% of meat consumed. From 1990 to 2005, its pro...Continue Reading »

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• 17. EFFECTS OF DIFFERENCE TIMING OF ROUTINE VACCINATION SCHEDULES ON GROWTH PERFORMA...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the economy of many developing countries where it provides survival mechanism for up to 80% of the population (Cupps, 2007). It plays a central role in the rural economy of the developing nations (Omage et al., 2007). The food crisis that has engulfed Africa and the developing countrie...Continue Reading »

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• 18. GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEANER RABBITS FED MORINGA (MORINGA OLEIFE...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The increasing demand for animal protein coupled with more stringent economic conditions have encouraged greater interest in fast growing animals with short generation interval. Poultry and pigs are the first choice but their production is more demanding because of the high cost of production and competition with man for feedstuffs. Fetuga (1997) reported on the disapp...Continue Reading »

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• 19. GROWTH AND HAEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF GROWING RABBITS TO DIETS CONTAINING GRADED...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The need to improve rabbit production in Nigeria for increased supply of animal protein is no longer in doubt due to the high cost of Chicken, Pork and beef. Bamgbose, et al (2004) also supports the necessity of exploring other less common but potential sources of animal protein such as rabbits. Recently, there has been increased awareness in rabbit production. The adv...Continue Reading »

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• 20. EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PROTEIN SOURCES ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARA...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Heliculture, which is the process of farming or raising snails, has become very important in recent times because of increased animal protein shortage in Nigeria. Also, the availability of some edible snails in Nigeria, their popularity and acceptability nationwide, the potential for export, including the emerging technologies for their production have largely contributed ...Continue Reading »

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