ABSTRACT Aquaculture in the sub-Sahara Africa will grow by 8.3 percent from its current 1.2 percent over the next 20 years. The growth trend will lead to high demand for inputs for fish production, especially fishmeal and fish oil, and can threaten the sustainability of fish farming in Ghana. There is the need to consider cost of production because of high protein needs of tilapia and other fish species currently being farmed. This study intended to investigate the cost and availability of i...
ABSTRACT The post weaning growth performance of the Ashanti Black pig (ABP) at National Pig Breeding Station at Babile in the Upper West Region of Ghana was assessed. The records of 211 weaners over a seven-year period (1999-2005 inclusive) were used in the study. The influence of year of birth, sex and size of litter at weaning on performance traits – weaning weight at 42 days, body weights at 120 days, at 180 days and at 240 days of age and post weaning growth rates were investigated. A...
ABSTRACT All over the world it is almost impossible to determine the sex of Guinea keets at day one of hatching. The aim of this study was to determine the sex of Guinea fowls at dayold. A total of 1176 eggs were set in an incubator. The study was conducted at the Poultry Unit of the Department of Animal Science, University of Education, Winneba, Mampong Campus, (Ghana) from April, 2015 to March, 2016. Hatchability of fertile eggs (728) was 44.6%. Keets were reared from day-old to four months...
ABSTRACT Feed costs amount to about 70 – 80% of the total production costs of meat production in intensively managed production systems. In Ghana, the major ingredients of such feeds are maize, wheat bran and protein based concentrates based on fishmeal. Agro Industrial By-Products especially Palm Kernel Oil Residue (PKOR) is potentially useful as an energy and/or protein source for feeding all species of livestock. The study was therefore designed to examine the extent of use of PKOR in fo...
ABSTRACT All over the world it is almost impossible to determine the sex of Guinea keets at day one of hatching. The aim of this study was to determine the sex of Guinea fowls at dayold. A total of 1176 eggs were set in an incubator. The study was conducted at the Poultry Unit of the Department of Animal Science, University of Education, Winneba, Mampong Campus, (Ghana) from April, 2015 to March, 2016. Hatchability of fertile eggs (728) was 44.6%. Keets were reared from day-old to four months...
BSTRACT Prevalence and antibiotic resistance (ABR) profiles of selected food borne pathogens in retailed fresh chicken, sold in the Accra Metropolis, were investigated. Fifty (50) fresh whole chicken carcasses, purchased from commercial cold stores, open markets, meat shops and local poultry farms, in the Accra metropolis, were used. Samples for evaluation were swabs from the breast, wing and vent area of the chicken carcasses. Target pathogens, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp. and E. coli were i...
ABSTRACT The study which lasted for thirteen months was undertaken to evaluate Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as feed ingredient on the growth, reproduction, milk quality, blood indices and carcass characteristics of pigs. The specific objectives were to determine the impact of Moringa oleifera leaf meal fed at varying levels (0%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, and 12%) on the growth rate, reproductive performance, milk quality, haematological and biochemical indices and carcass characteristics of pigs. T...
ABSTRACT Wild birds, particularly, migratory species can move from one place to the other within a short time. Their ability to fly over distances presents them with the potential to pick and spread pathogens. Despite their potential to acquire and spread pathogens, not many researchers have investigated their gastrointestinal flora. Apparently healthy birds have received little attention when it comes to surveillance for the occurrence of enteric pathogens. Many of the studies that have been...
ABSTRACT In Ghana the dominant sheep breed is the West African Dwarf Sheep (Djallonké). It is trypanotolerant, hardy, prolific and suitable for year round breeding but has its productivity to be less than optimal. Due to poor nutrition it has poor growth rate and reproductive performance. Therefore it is important to improve its nutrition and productivity. With a crude protein level of 20.9% as compared to other tree leaves, Neem leaves can be included in the diets of ruminants in the form o...
ABSTRACT Three experiments were carried out at the Department of Animal Science, University of Ghana, Legon on the Accra plains between January and November, 1990 to examine a) the factors influencing germination of "wild sorghum" (Sorahum arundj.naceum) seeds b) changes in the dry matter yield and nutrient composition of "wild sorghum" with growth c) the effect of treatment and duration of preservation on the quality of "wild sorghum" silage. Seeds of "wild sorghum" were used in establishing...
ABSTRACT EFFECTS OF COW SIZE AND MILK YIELD ON BEEF COW PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY Gertrude S. Aboagye, M.Sc. Supervisor; University of Guelph, 1976 Dr. J.W. Wilton Data on 5 groups of cow and Angus-sired first-calf pairs representing year and season of calving subclasses were analysed within groups for effects of cow size and milk yield on 180-day weaning weight and efficiency of production. There were 15, 20, 22, 32 and 38 covrcalf pairs in groups 1 to 5 respectively. There were 3 criteria for s...
ABSTRACT separate experiments, each lasting 84 days, were carried out on the University o f Ghana »s Agricultural Research Station, Kpong, The primary objectives o f the study were to: ( i ) Formulate cocoa husk - and sugarcane bagasse - based diets, ( i i ) i'issess the acceptability o f diets to lo cal beef c a ttle , ( i i i ) Determine the e ffe c t o f roughage and protein le v e l ( i f any) on feedlot performance o f the animals (iv ) Find out .the extent to which soaking dried...
A study was conducted in Bekwarra, Cross River State-Nigeria, to assess the production and management profile of indigenous chickens. A total of 208 households were painstakingly sampled across seven administrative council wards of the local government. Data obtained were subjected to Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) analysis. Results showed that majority of indigenous Nigerian chickens are reared and survive under traditional scavenging system (64.40%), semi-intensive (29.80%) a...
ABSTRACT Four biological experiments were conducted to investigate the influence of season, daylength, dietary protein concentration and artificial insemination on production and reproductive traits, egg characteristics, and blood and semen characteristics of pearl Guinea fowls (Numida meleagris). The first, second and third experiments were of 52 weeks duration each and utilized a total of 60 and 60 and 24 Guinea fowls, respectively and the fourth was of 26 weeks duration carried out on 36...
ABSTRACT The effects of dietary supplementation with a pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at 0.0, 1.5 and 3.0 g kgÿ1 on growth performance, blood composition and clinical enzyme activities in serum of rabbits were studied during a 56-day experiment. Rabbits fed 3.0 g kgÿ1 attained the heaviest (P < 0.05) body weight, consumed the highest (P < 0.05) quantity of feed and had the best (P < 0.05) feed conversion. Rabbits fed 1.5 g kgÿ1 yeast had higher (P < 0.05) body weight, feed intake...