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Institutional Requirements for Site-Related Systems on Farmlands
Institutional control refers to measures implemented to manage exposure to contaminants on farmlands where remedial action does not meet agricultural safety standards. These measures ensure that legal actions are in… Read More
Comprehensive Guide to Fattening Sheep and Goats
Fattening/Finishing involves the intensive feeding of sheep and goats to achieve slaughter weight with adequate fat deposits in feedlots. This process targets the local market, which has a high demand… Read More
Procedures for Estimating the Weight of Small Ruminants
The proper measurement of live body weight, which can be challenging in village settings due to the lack of weighing scales, is essential for achieving various goals related to both… Read More
Food Supplements and Additives in Animal Feed
Animal feed additives are substances, micro-organisms, or preparations purposely added to animal feed or water. Vitamins and probiotics are two well-known examples of additives. Animal feed additives meet the nutritional… Read More
Methods Used in Feed Formulation for Different Livestock
Feed formulation is the process of quantifying the amounts of feed ingredients required to form a uniform mixture (diet) for poultry and other livestock that supplies all their nutrient requirements.… Read More
Advantages and Disadvantages of Compounded Feeds
Compound feeds are unique among manufactured products as they serve as a crucial link in the human food chain. One diet may differ from another, yet both can satisfy the… Read More
Classification of Livestock Feedstuffs
Various types of feed ingredients, or feedstuffs, are available to meet the nutritional needs of livestock. These feedstuffs are raw materials that are transformed into animal cells, tissues, organs, and… Read More
Raw Material Handling in Feed Mill Operations
Nigeria is known for its huge raw and solid mineral deposits. Unfortunately, today, only 46.71% of raw materials used by manufacturing industries are sourced within the country, as most local… Read More
Display and Displacement Behaviour in Animals
Displacement behavior is commonly associated with self-grooming, touching, or scratching, exhibited when an animal experiences a conflict between two drives, such as the desire to approach an object while simultaneously… Read More
Homing and Navigation in Animals
Homing is the ability of certain animals to return to a given place when displaced from it, often over great distances. This may occur in any compass direction and at… Read More
Conflict Behavior in Animals
Conflict behavior is a state of motivation in which tendencies to perform more than one activity are expressed simultaneously. At any particular moment, an animal has many different incipient tendencies,… Read More
Habitat Selection in Farm Animals
Habitat selection is the choice by an organism of a particular habitat in preference to others. For example, mayfly nymphs inhabit the underside of stones in fast-flowing streams and burrow… Read More