Tyres are reported to contain toxic materials which could pose health threats to humans. However, some butchers in Ghana singe carcasses of small ruminants with scrap car tyres. This study was therefore conducted to determine ...

Cassava (Manihot spp) and green (unripe) plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) peels are a cheap source of feed to ruminant livestock in Ghana. Since cassava and plantain availability in large quantity is seasonal, ...

Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed) has been classi®ed as a weed plant in West Africa. Data from C. odorata foliage after 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks of regrowth showed that the leaf fraction had a crude protein content ...

The poultry industry is perceived to be a major contributor to Ghana’s development, through employment creation and enhancement of nutrition and food security. In spite of these contributions, the industry is not making ...

Purpose – Grounded in human capital theory and resource-based view, this paper aims to examine the effect of the entrepreneur’s human capital and the venture’s resources on the performance of small and medium-sized tourism ...

During breaks in supply of treated water, farmers turn to surface and underground sources, such as wells and boreholes. Though seemingly wholesome, such water usually contains dissolved salts of various kinds that ...

A breed development strategy aimed at making exotic layers (Lohmann Brown) more productive under tropical environment using thermo-regulatory genes is underway at Akate Farms in Kumasi, Ghana. The present experiment was ...

A study was conducted to assess the effect of nongenetic factors on the reproductive performance of Sanga and Friesian×Sanga crossbred dairy cattle kept at Amrahia Dairy Farm, Ghana. Records on 66 crossbred Friesian×Sanga ...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of soaked and dried false yam seed meal (SFYSM)on the carcass and sensory characteristics of broiler chicken. A total of 48 chickens (12 birds In each treatment) were ...

Oestrogen and testosterone concentrations in West African Dwarf rams administered aqueous Aspilia africana extract were examined in the study using twenty-four rams. The experiment was in Completely Randomized Design with ...