West African Dwarf Sheep
Effects of coat colour genes on body measurements, heat tolerance traits and haematological parameters in West African Dwarf sheep
... 178 West African Dwarf sheep aged 1 to 3 years, a study was conducted to investigate the effects of coat colour genes on body measurements, heat toler- ance traits and haematological ...
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Effect of Coat Characteristics on Physiological Traits and Heat Tolerance of West African Dwarf Sheep in Southern Nigeria
... of sheep to remain within the narrow limits of stress, if its welfare is to be safe guarded and production maintained at ac- ceptable levels ...for sheep is an indication of ...of sheep panting in ...
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Performance and Parasitology of Semi-intensively Managed West African Dwarf Sheep Exposed to Gastrointestinal Helminth Infect-ed Paddocks and Varied Protein-energy Feeds
... duction in appetite in helminth-infected lambs to be immunostimulatory in origin, which al- low for selective feeding particularly for high protein diets. This is necessary because of priority sequestration of amino acid ...
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Voluntary Feed Intake and Nutrient Utilization of West African Dwarf Sheep Fed Supplements of Moringa oleifera and Gliricidia sepium Fodders
... Depending on availability, presence of toxic substance, adaptability, voluntary intake and quality, a range of browse feeding strategies can be developed and these may prompt farmers to mix foliage given to animals. High ...
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NUTRITIVE VALUE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF DRY BANANA LEAVES ENSILED WITH CASSAVA PEELS AND UREA BY WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP
... and when CoP is less than 1, the diet is assumed to be unacceptable to livestock (Ososanya and Olorunnisomo, 2015). Accordingly, silage diets T1 (comprising of dry banana leaves ensiled without cassava peels) and T3 were ...
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Effect Of Parity And Birth Type On Udder Characteristics And Milk Yield Of West African Dwarf Sheep
... Udder characteristics of twin bearing ewes were higher in values than those of single bearing ewes. Consequently, their udder characteristics were more developed than those of single bearing ewes. Udder characteristics ...
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Characteristics of african dwarf sheep rearing systems used in the north and south of benin
... of sheep development, in order to guarantee its ...the sheep rearing system in the North and the South of Benin are of extensive type characterized not only by the association of other animal species, ...
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Growth Performance of West African Dwarf (WAD) Sheep Fed Biodegraded Enterolobium cyclocarpum Based Diets
... The study was conducted at the Teaching and Research farm of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Leaves of En- terolobium cyclocarpum were obtained from an established plot in Wasimi village, South Western Nigeria. Sun ...
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Feed Intake, Growth Performance and Blood Constituents of Growing Male West African Dwarf Goats Fed Concentrates Varying in Pueraria phaseoloides Leaf Meal Content
... [3] Sowande, O.S., Aina, A.B.J., Oguntona, E.B., Fanimo, A.O., Unaka, V.U., Hassan, T.A. and Oseni, M.O. (2008) Per- formance, Blood Constituents and Mineral Balance of West African Dwarf ...
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Techniques and protocols for oestrus synchronization in indigenous west african dwarf (wad) goat: a review
... for sheep and goats) and improvement of management techniques especially nutritional status of the animals would go a long way towards enhancing the efficiency of oestrus Synchronization in WAD ...
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Carcass Yield and Organ Characteristics of West African Centre Dwarf Rams Fed Ensiled Guinea Grass and Cassava Tops with Different Additives
... Table 2 shows the carcass measurement in WAD sheep fed ensiled cassava tops and guinea grass mixture with different additives. Carcass length and hot carcass weight were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by ...
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1. Peste des petits ruminants: A review
... in West Africa ...of West African dwarf in goats by PPR and Kata were clinically and pathologically same ...to West Africa, until a disease of small ruminants in the Sudan, which was ...
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Effect of Added Quantity of the Callistemon viminalis Essential Oil on the in Vivo Digestibility of Pennisetum clandestinum Hay and Some Biochemical Parameters on the West African Dwarf Goat
... DOI: 10.4236/jacen.2018.72008 90 Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Ganda [30], except the average serum albumin concentration that dropped with the incorporation of the essential oil of Callistemon ...
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Carcass Characteristics of West African Dwarf (Bucks) Fed Yeast and Lactic Acid Bacteria Fortified Diets
... of sheep [8] and goat [9] in response to probiotic supplementation [6] found no effect of probiotics supplementation on the weights of lung, heart and kidney [10] reported no significant difference in marbling ...
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The unique resistance and resilience of the Nigerian West African Dwarf goat to gastrointestinal nematode infections
... of sheep and that immunologi- cal memory following anthelmintic abbreviation of a primary infection and challenge does not last as long as in sheep ...
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Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of Growing West African Dwarf Goats Fed Cassava Peel with Supplemental Nitrogen Sources
... This experiment was conducted at the Sheep and Goat Unit of the Teaching and Research Farm of Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria. Anyigba lies between latitude 7°5’N and 7°21’E of the equator and longitude ...
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Protein, antinutrients intake and digestibility of west african dwarf ewes fed graded levels of vernonia amygdalina leaf meal diets
... Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf) a member of Compositae family is a fast growing drought resistant plant among other medicinal plants. It is locally abundant in sloughs, home gardens and even all over places in the ...
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Point Seroprevalence Survey of Ehrlichia ruminantium Infection in Small Ruminants in The Gambia
... ´ sheep and West African dwarf goats of both sexes in a cross-sectional study at 28 sites in all five divisions of The Gambia: the Western, Lower River, North Bank, Central River, and Upper ...
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Metabolic and oxidative status of West African dwarf does at different reproductive stages in southwest Nigeria
... This study gives reference values for both oxidants and antioxidants in West African dwarf goats at different physiological stages, as well as the level of oxidative stress. It is essential that ...
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Characteristics of Sertoli cells in the ectopic and scrotal testes of unilateral cryptorchid West African dwarf goats
... West African Dwarf goat (WAD) is the predomi- nant breed of goat in Southern ...throughout West, Central and East Africa, India and Fiji [23, ...
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