Research
Effect of Ixora Coccinea on Performance Characteristics of American Chinchill a Rabbit
In an experiment to study the effect of extract of Ixora coccine a on American Chinchilla Rabbit, one hundred and fifty (150) Rabbits were randomly allotted to five treatments with three (3) replicates each per treatments and ten (10) rabbits per treatments in a completely randomized design experiment, the treatments are 1ml, 2ml, 3ml, 4ml and 0ml which is the control and this is administered per liter of drinking water for period of ten (10) weeks, the extract is administered three (3) times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) while the control is 1g/liter of water.
Combined Methods of Detoxification of Antinutrients that Prevent Jatropha Caucas to Take its Place in Aninmal Feed
A study was conducted to evaluate the chemical composition and antinutrient qualities of Jatropha seeds detoxified by physical, chemical, biological, and combined method, making four (4) treatment all together.100kg of jatropha seeds was detoxified each by physical (grind, soak and sundry) chemical (soak in methylated sprit, hexan and methanol) biological (Aspergillus niger and Bacillus lichiformis) and combined method ( all the previous methods is repeated in this method).Quantitative analysis of antinutrients from each of the methods was carried out and the result revealed, a drastical reduction of about (70%) of phobol ester and other antinutrients in combined method of detoxification was noticed.
