This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of local chickens in terms of average egg production per annum, hatchability percentage, age at first laying, age of slaughtering, age at marketing, number of egg set to a hen for hatching, brooding length, clutch size and amount of feed...

This study evaluated the heavy metal concentration in plant tissues of Jatropha curcas grown in crude oil contaminated soil in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria in 2010. 0.0, 2.0 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 and 10.0% w/w of the oil constituted the treatments. The results showed a build up of heavy metals in areas...

The main purpose of this study was to determine the role of extension in increasing dairy farmer's knowledge in regard to improving milk quality. This study was accomplished in two parts. The first part was research and the second part was experimental research. The design for the first part...

Conventional farming practices with time have led to decline in soil structure, fertility and microbial diversity and simultaneously given rise to many soil and root borne diseases. Root diseases are more damaging when soil conditions are poor as a result of inadequate drainage, poor soil...