January 2019

The effect of physical feed restriction during the starter period on broilers’ performance

An experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design to study the effect of physical feed restriction on broilers’ performance during the starter period. Two hundred and forty one-day-old unsexed (Hubbard) broiler chicks were randomly distributed in six treatments; there were five replicates with eight chicks per a replicate. Treatment A:  fed ad libitum (control). Restricted groups were restricted...

Author(s): Somaia Mohamed Alkhair  

January 2019

Determination of body weight from morphometric characteristics of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) reared in southern Benin

In animal production, body weight is an important parameter for management, health and marketing decisions. This study is undertaken to determine the relationships between body weight and linear body measurements of guinea pigs. 120 guinea pigs (60 males and 60 females) were used. Body weight (BW), head-body length (HBL), chest circumference (CC), head circumference (HC), neck circumference (NC), left hind foot length...

Author(s): Abossèdé Murielle Lucrèce Faïhun, Alex Gbêliho Zoffoun, Vidjinnangni Fifame Grâce Nadège Dedehou, and Mahulé Sylvie Hounzangbe-Adote  

January 2019

Prevalence of bovine mastitis, risk factors, isolation and anti-bio gram of major pathogens in Mid Rift valley, Ethiopia

Cross-sectional study design was implemented in Alage dairy farm to determine the overall prevalence of mastitis, its causative agents, susceptibility patterns and risk factors associated with it. A total of 111 milking dairy cows and 444 quarters were examined. Overall prevalence of mastitis at cow and quarter levels were 73 and 37%, respectively. Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) (37.7%) followed by...

Author(s): Melesse Etifu and Minyahil Tilahun  

January 2019

Productive and reproductive performance of indigenous chickens in Gena Bossa District of Dawro Zone, Ethiopia

This study was conducted in Gena Bossa district with the objective of assessing the productive and reproductive performance of indigenous chickens. Multistage stratified purposive and random sampling methods were used and a total of 138 households were interviewed in the study area. Fifteen, fifty four and sixty nine farmers selected for interviews from highland, midland and lowland agro-ecologies, respectively. From...

Author(s): Matawork Milkias, Meseret Molla and Samuel Tilahun