CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. CDC. (2015) Symptoms begin with fever, headache, muscle pains, swollen lymph nodes, and feeling tired. This is then followed by a rash that forms blisters and crusts over. The time from exposure to onset of symptoms is around…

ABSTRACT Twenty-four weaner pigs were used in a study to evaluate the response of weaner and grower pigs to diets containing graded levels of toasted soybean hull (SBH).In experiment 1(growing phase), twenty-four male hybrid (large white x landrace) weaner pigs, about 6 weeks old, weighing 5.92-6.85kg were randomly divided into four groups of six pigs…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Plants have been an important source of medicine for thousands of years. Even today, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 80% of people still rely primarily on traditional remedies such as herbs for their medicines. The medicinal value of these plants is due to…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Great emphasis continues to be placed on research into the use of alternative feedstuff for energy sources for livestock production in Nigeria as one of the major problems of ruminant animal production is forage scarcity especially in the dry season. During the rainy season, forages are relatively available and…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Transboundary animal diseases may be defined as those epidemic diseases which are highly contagious or transmissible and have the potential for very rapid spread irrespective of national borders, causing serious socio economic and possible health consequences (FAO, 2014). They constitute only a small minority of the infectious diseases…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Eggs (like other agricultural products) are perishable and consequently require proper and effective storage to reduce post-harvest losses. Eggs are delicacies relished in both rural and urban areas with chicken eggs being the most popularly produced and consumed (Fasina et al., 2012). Eggs are highly palatable and can be…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Poultry farming involves, domesticating birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. They are raised primarily for meat production. Chickens raised for eggs are referred to as laying hens while chicken raised for meat are referred to as broilers. Exotic chickens are raised in specialized caging systems, they…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Soil erosion is a problem that needs to be controlled in order to forestall its danger in any locally, soil is fundamental to all land use and care has to be taken to ensure that it is not misused or destroyed. Most of this soil erosion is caused by…