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HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF RABBITS FED GRADED LEVELS OF SUNFLOWER SEED (HELIANTHUS ANNUS L.) CAKE Open
The research was conducted to evaluate the dietary inclusion levels of sunflower seed cake (SFSC) on the haematological parameters of weaner rabbits. Forty-five (45) weaner rabbits of mixed breeds and sexes weighing 867-870 g were used, an…
GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS CONTAINING DIFFERENT SOURCES OF HERBAL METHIONINE Open
The study was carried out to evaluate the performance of broiler chicks fed diets containing different herbal methionine (Phytonin™ and Methiorep®). A total of 300-four-weeks old Ross 308 broiler chickens were allotted randomly to five die…
EVALUATION OF PROXIMATE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM AND TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM AS PHYTOGENIC FEED ADDITIVES Open
The study was carried out to evaluate proximate and phytochemical composition of Syzygium aromaticum and Trigonella foenum graecum as potential sources of phytogenic feed additives in poultry diet. Syzygium aromaticum and Trigonella foenum…
DETERMINATION OF PROXIMATE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AFRICAN LOCUST BEAN (Parkia biglobosa) FORAGE Open
Locust bean förage (LBF) was evaluated for the pro.xilnate and antinutritional factors. the results of proximate analysis showed that LBF has high crude protein ( 16.23%), DM (90.05%) CF ( 21 .36%), low fats (0.68%), Ash ( 6.1 1) and solub…
PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAIL BIRDS (Coturnix coturnix) FED ON WHOLE OR GROUND MILLET WITH OR WITHOUT ENZYME INCLUSION Open
The performance of Japanese quail chicks (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) fed on whole millet grain diets treated with or without enzyme as a dietary source of energy was studied. A total of one hundred and fifty unsexed two-week-old Japanese …
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SMART BLUETOOTH BASED AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH CHANGEOVER FOR SMALL HOUSEHOLD GENERATORS Open
The necessity to develop a cost-effective, smooth, and secure method to automate switching between different power sources resulted in this study. The paper proposes the use of an automatic transfer switch, which automatically switches bet…
HAEMATOLOGICAL AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF BROILER FINISHER CHICKENS FED DIETS CONTAINING VARYING LEVELS OF MYCOFIX® Open
Three hundred (300) day old broiler birds were used for the feeding trial, while completely randomized design (CRD) was used to assign the birds to five diets, which were replicated three times each with 20 birds per replicate. The treatme…
Object distance estimation using a monovision camera Open
In computer vision, most monovision cameras used for estimating the position of an object only estimate the 2D information of the object without the depth information. Estimating the depth information, which is the distance between the tar…
A BIOMIMETIC UNDERWATER ROBOT DIRECTION CHANGING ALGORITHMS Open
The performance of the steady-turning while swimming, and sharp-turning motion algorithms of a biomimetic underwater robot in the form of a fish is presented in this work. The biological fish modelled is a Mackerel - Scomber scombrus. It’s…
Mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of duplex stainless steel weldment using novel electrodes Open
Mechanical and corrosion properties of welded duplex stainless steel (DSS) structures are of paramount consideration in many engineering applications. The current research investigates the mechanical properties and corrosion integrity of d…
Performance and cost benefit of broiler finisher chickens fed diets containing soyabean residue supplemented with Kingzyme ® Open
This study was carried out to investigate the potentials of soya bean residue supplemented with exogenous enzyme (Kingzyme®) at finisher phase (4-8 weeks). A total of 360 day old Cobb 500 broiler chicks were randomly allocated to four diet…
Plain Swimming Algorithm for a Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Robotic Fish Open
This work presents the performance of the plain swimming motion algorithm used in the design of a robotic fish based on Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) which belong to the Teleost species of fishes. The wriggling motion patterns were built int…
Design and Implementation of a Dual-Mode (Autonomous and Manual) Industrial Robotic Transporter Open
The use of autonomous mobile robots in an industry is getting increasingly prevalent as the demand to automate human industrial tasks develops. Robots can be employed in the industry to transfer various heavy things, which are frequently r…
Brief Survey of the Microstructural, Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Duplex Stainless Steels SMAW Weldments. Open
Duplex stainless steels (DSSs) structures, especially the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)type 2205 and 2507 have greatly attracted the attention of many researchers, engineers, manufacturers as well as the end-users of the product…
Performance of Broilers fed On-Farm versus Commercial Feeds Open
This study was conducted in the Animal Science Departmental farm to compare the growth performance of broiler chickens reared on three on-form feeds and three commercial feeds. Broilers were fed the six types of feed during the starter pha…
Determination of proximate and phytochemical composition of African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) forage Open
Browse plants is one of the cheapest sources of feed for ruminants and other farm animals. The leaf of African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa), a tree belonging to the family leguminoceae was studied. The Locust bean foliage (LBF) was evalu…
Evaluation of optimum inclusion levels of as replacement for antibiotic growth promoters in broiler chickens production under field conditions in Nigeria Open
A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the response of broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with Bacillus subtilis as replacement for antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). A total of 510 day old Ross broiler chicks were allotted random…
Evaluation of optimum inclusion levels of biostrong® 510 15% as a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters in broiler chicken production under field conditions in Nigeria Open
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Biostrong® 510 15% (BSG) inbroiler chickens diet. It was included at 0 g, 75 g, 100 g and 125 g/100 Kg diet, for T1-T4respectively while T5 had Oxytetracycline. Data was collected on …
Evaluation of Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum canum as natural growth promoters on the growth performance, intestinal microbiota and villi morphometry of broiler chickens Open
The study was carried out to evaluate the performance of broiler chickens fed diets containing Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum canum as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). A total of 396, one day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicks…
Performance, blood parameters and economic indices of broiler chickens fed graded levels of chestnut (Castenea sativa) phytobiotics as replacement for antibiotics growth promoters Open
A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the performance, serum, lipid, haematology and economic indices of broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with different levels of Chestnut (Castenea sativa) phytobiotic as a replacement for antib…
Performance of broiler chickens fed graded dietary inclusion levels of moringa (Moringa oleifera) seed cake Open
The progressive increase in the cost and scarcity of conventional feedstuffs, especially energy and protein sources has resulted into a continuous effort in researching into the possible utilization of the under - exploited wild legumes in…
Design and performance evaluation of an electrically powered multi-purpose food roaster Open
Food roasting is a method and technique used for transforming raw food into edible and tasty food accompanied with change or alteration in the appearance, taste, aroma, shape, or colour of the end product. The traditional method of use of …
A Step Towards Autonomous, Biomimetic, Non-GPS Based Navigation Methodology Open
Global Positioning System (GPS) based navigations have their own inherent weakness; they can be overridden so easily and are not useful inside structures. One method of overcoming the above problem is the use of feature based navigation sy…
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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A PORTABLE HAIR TWISTING DEVICE Open
The research work presents the design/ concept, construction and testing of a rechargeable hair twisting device. The twisting device was designed and constructed scrap components obtained from existing devices such as rechargeable torch li…
The modelling and control of the drive system of an Ackermann Robot using GA optimization Open
This paper provides the mathematical modelling and control optimization, of the drive system of an Ackermann four wheeled autonomous robot, with Genetic algorithm used for tuning the proportional, integral and derivative (PID) Controller p…
Design Description of a Tentacle Based Scanning System Open
A design of a tentacle-based 3D object scanning device is presented in this work. The dimensions of the device were 15 ×15×20 cm and a maximum weight of model that can be placed on its platform is 500g. The design requires that two red las…
Experimenting with Solid Cone Nozzle for Dish Washing Operations Open
This study is a preliminary effort to build a local reproducible dish washing machine. Hygiene is a nontrivial issue to many people especially in a developing country like Nigeria. All elements of sophistication and automation are delibera…