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Item Assessment of feeding adaptative strategies used by dairy farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria(Faculty of Science, Bayero University, Kano, 2017) Badmos, A. A.; Adisa, R. S.; Adeyemi, K. D.; Yusuff, A. T.; Adefalu, L. L.; Ifabiyi, J. O.; Mohammed, N. M.; Belewu, K. D.; Animashaun, J. O.; Lawal, A. O.This study focused on the assessment of dry season cattle feeding adaptation strategies by dairy farmers in Edu local government area of Kwara state, Nigeria. Two hundred dairy farmers were purposively selected for this study in the three agricultural districts (Lafiagi, Shonga and Tsaragi) of Edu local government areas based on predominance of cattle production, in 2016. Data were obtained using a structured questionnaire to elicit information on respondents’ socioeconomics characteristics, health challenges of cattle, the effects of the nutritional challenges and seasonal pattern of feeding cattle during the dry season. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and mean score. Result shows the farmers’ age number of children and herd size were 40.2 years, 6.0 children and 45 cattle heads, respectively. Majority (70%) had tertiary education and 50.0% kept White Fulani breed. The study also reveals that daily milk output during the rainy season (500 litres) were more than the dry season daily output (300 litres from a total of two hundred animals. Health issues including inflammation of teat and udder (50%), loss of weight (12.5%), reduction in milk production(25%) and sudden death(12.5%) are examples of secondary effects of dry season nutritional challenges. The study recommends the promotion of enlightenment programmes that will adequately expose dairy farmers to improve and adaptable dry season feeding strategies.Item Effect of plumage colour on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Nigeria local turkeys(Animal Science Association of Nigeria, 2021-08) Yusuff, A. T.; Saheed, K. R.; Badmos, A. A.; De Campos, J. S.; Ajao, B. H.; Aremu, J. O.This study examined the effect of plumage colour on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Nigeria local turkeys. Nine 14weeks local turkeys of different plumage colour (3 blacks, 3 white, and 3 mixed colour) were studied during the experiment. The birds were allotted into treatments based on the 3 plumage colours. Data taken were carcass weight, dressing percentage, prime cuts and relative organs’ weights, pH, drip loss, cook loss, meat colour and sensory attributes of cooked meat. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance using SPSS version 25. The result obtained revealed that plumage colour affects the pH of turkey meat with a significantly higher carcass pH (5.68) from the mixed colour plumage group. It was also noted that, carcass weight, prime cuts and relative organ weight showed no significant difference (P > 0.05) irrespective of plumage colours. Similarly, the drip loss, cook loss and meat colour (lightness, redness and yellowness) were not influenced by plumage colour of the turkey while the sensory evaluation revealed that black plumaged birds group were more juicy, and had the best aroma and overall acceptability compared to others. It is therefore concluded that plumage colour affects the pH and juiciness, aroma and overall acceptability of Nigeria local turkey meatItem Heterosis and reciprocal effects for bodyweight and leather properties in Hybrid goats(Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia, 2017) Yusuff, A. T.; Badmos, A. A.; Fayeye, T. R.Identification and evaluation of economically important traits in livestock is central to genetic improvement. The objective of this study was to evaluate heterosis and reciprocal effects for bodyweight and leather properties among progenies of pure and reciprocal crossing of West African Dwarf (WAD) and Red Sokoto (RS) goats. Bodyweights of 96 kids were recorded at birth, weaning and yearling. Skins collected from slaughtered goats at yearling were processed to leather using vegetable tanning approach. The leathers were subjected to physical analysis to determine Thickness, Percentage Elongation (PE), Surface Area, weight and grain properties comprising Load at Crack, Load at Tear, Distension at Crack and Distension at Tear. Heterotic effect for bodyweight was negative at birth (-8.99%) and weaning (-11.15%) but positive at yearling (6.64%). Specific heterosis for bodyweight at yearling was higher for progenies of WAD does serviced with RS bucks. General and specific heterosis were positive for all the leather traits except PE. Specific heterosis was higher when RS does were serviced with WAD bucks. Reciprocal effects for bodyweight reduces with increase in goats’ age (Birth > Weaning > Yearling: 9.88 > 6.28 > 5.62).Reciprocal effects for grain properties were generally higher than other leather traits. This study concluded that WAD and RS goats are dissimilar in leather traits and bodyweight at different ages, and that choice of sire or dam for successful crossbreeding programme is trait dependent.Item The nutritional, sensory and bacterial attributes of four marine species in storage(Animal Science Association of Nigeria, 2021-09-05) Badmos, A. A.; Yusuff, A. T.; Adeshina, I.; Oyeyinka, S. O.; Lawal, A. O.Deterioration of fish and fish quality is an important issue in protein security, particularly in humid tropical regions with poor refrigeration facilities. This study evaluated the quality of Argentine hake,herring, mackerel and horse mackerel, and the changes in thesequalityparameters when these fish are stored on the shelf.Nutrient content, sensory values, as well as the microbial status of the fisheswere evaluated immediately and 2 daysafter storage.Results showed that the crude protein and ash values of the herring fish were highest, but the Mackerel was highest in fat content, while Argentina hake had the highest moisture content.The sensory values were highest for Mackerel fish. All the fish types supported bacterial growth, but the rate of growth was much higher (p<0.05) in horse mackerel. It is recommended that harvesting and processing facilities of fish be directed more towards mackerel and herring than horse mackerel, to reduce fish loss due to spoilageItem Physical properties of leathers from Nigerian goats: Influence of breed, sex and slaughter age(ASAN, 2016-09-18) Yusuff, A. T.; Badmos, A. A.; Fayeye, T. R.The influence of breed, sex and slaughter age was examined on the physical properties of leathers of red Sokoto (RS) and Sahel (SH) goats using a total of forty-eight skins. The skins used for the research were obtained in equal age and sex ratios for the two breeds and the experiment was laid out in a completely randomized factorial design. The skins were tanned using vegetable method. The leather properties examined are percentage elongation (PE), force at crack (FC), distension at crack (DC), force at tear (FT) and distension at tear (DT). The result revealed that PE and FT of the leather samples were not influenced (p>0.05) by breed. Similarly, age and sex has no effect (p>0.05) on the DT of the leathers while age had effect (p<0.05) on PE. The higher the age the higher the PE across the two breeds. Male goats had better leathers than female with respect to PE and DC while female goats’ leather were better in FC and FT. Leathers from goats of 3 years age group had higher (p<0.05) values for PE = 34.75%; FC = 21.56kg; DC = 4.39mm than that of lower age groups in all the parameters except FT of age 1 class (25.84kg). It is concluded that the RS and SH goats of different sex and ages produce leathers of different physical properties. It is therefore recommended that the required properties of leather should determines the choice of age, breed or sex of goats from which skins are collected.Item Preservative effects of aqueous and ether extract of Aframomum melegueta on West African soft cheese(Bangladesh Animal Husbandry Association, 2017) Badmos, A. A.; Ahmad-El Imam, A.; Annongu, A. A.; Yusuff, A. T.; Kayode, R. M. O.; Salami, K. O.; Ahutu, I. A.; Lawal, A. O.The Total Bacterial Count, proximate composition, and sensory evaluation of West African Soft Cheese supplemented with aqueous and ether extracts of the spice Aframomum melegueta (at 0%, 1%, 2% and 3% each) were determined with a completely randomized design. Effects of the spice were monitored for 3 days. The results revealed that 3% concentration of the ether extract of the spice was the most inhibitory (p<0.05) of microbial growth for the duration of the experiment and it also significantly improved the fat, ash and protein contents of the cheese. The study recommended the addition of 3 % ether extract of A. melegueta as an additive to fortify West African soft cheese.Item Pure and reciprocal crossing of Nigerian goats: effects and correlation of the leather properties of resultant progenies(Elsevier / International Goat Association, 2018) Yusuff, A. T.; Badmos, A. A.; Fayeye, T. R.Item Relationship among some intrinsic milk related traits in extensively managed West African dwarf does(ASAN, 2018-09-13) Yusuff, A. T.; Badmos, A. A.; Alli, O. I.; Fayeye, T. R.Scrutiny of milk production traits is a necessity towards identifying dairy potentiality of West African Dwarf does. Mammary gland morphometric characteristic of lactating extensively managed West African Dwarf (WAD) does (n = 330) was examined based on age, lactation length (LL) and kids’ number. Udder traits (length-UL; width- UW and circumference - UC) and teat traits (Length –TL; diameter- TD and distance between teats -DBT) were examined. Data obtained were subjected to Pearson correlation. The result revealed a nonsignificant influence of kids’ number on all the traits while a significant (P<0.05) but negative correlation coefficient (-0.198) was observed between UC and LL. A strong association was obtained among all the udder traits (UC, UL, UW) and between DBT and udder traits (UC: r = 0.544; UL: r = 0.667 ; UW: r = 0.588). This study concluded that age and lactation length of lactating WAD does had minimal influence on teat and udder characteristics but a selection priority for UL has greater tendency to accompany increase in other mammary gland parts.Item Repeatability estimates of growth traits in Arbor acre broiler chicken fed graded levels of probiotics enhanced Moringa oleifera seed meal diets(Animal Science Association of Nigeria, 2017) Sola-Ojo, F. E.; Fayeye, T. R.; Adedibu, I. I.; Yusuff, A. T.; Badmos, A. A.; Olarinoye, W. O.Item Somatic cell and cheesemaking variables of WAD goat milk: Influence of parity and lactation stage(Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia., 2021) Yusuff, A. T.; Badmos, A. A.; Awofadeju, E. V.; Akintunde, A. A.; Alli, O. I.; Chimezie, V. O.; Fayeye, T. R.The suitability of any goat breed for dairy purposes depends on its assessment of milk-related traits. This study evaluates the influence of parity and lactation stage on somatic cell count (SCC) and cheese-making variables of West African Dwarf (WAD) goat milk. A total of 48 lactating WAD does of three different parities (the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd) were milked over a period of time-phased into three stages of lactation (early, mid, and late). The milk was subjected to SCC and cheese-making during which coagulation time, cheese yield (CY), whey volume, and whey pH were recorded. Collected data were subjected to analysis of variance and Pearsons’ correlation. The result revealed that the milk SCC of the does in the 3rd parity (2.16 x 105 cells) was significantly (p<0.05) higher than 1.89 x 105 and 1.87 x 105 cells in the milk of the 1st and the 2nd parity does respectively. There was a similar variation trend of SCC as lactation progresses in each of the parities. The CY significantly increased (p<0.05) as lactation progresses in the 1st parity (early – 16.95%; mid – 17.21%; late – 20.85%) while, the milk of the 2nd and the 3rd parity from mid to late lactation stage yielded statistically similar cheese that was comparable with late lactation CY of the 1st parity does. The lactation stage and SCC were positively correlated with CY. The volume and pH of the whey were neither affected by the lactation stage nor parity. The study concludes that parity uncovers the effect of lactation stage on the milk SCC of WAD does while the milk obtained from mid to late lactation stage yields more cheese.