Literature review 2.1 origin and distribution of rabbits the domestic rabbit, oryctolagus cuniculus is a descendent of wild rabbits of southern europe and north africa (brewer and cruise, 1994). the rabbit is thought to have been discovered by phoenicians when they reached the shores of spain about...

Literature review meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. the advent of civilization allowed the domestication of animals such as chickens, sheep, pigs and cattle, and eventually their use in meat production on an industrial scale (womack, 2010). the meat industry is concerned with turning an an...

Review of literature2.1 importance of small ruminants in nigeriasheep and goats are typical cloven-hoofed ruminants of relatively small size collectively referred as small ruminants (egahi et al., 2012). ruminant animals are recognized to be among the least tolerant to heat stress, which is caused b...

Literature review2.1 introductionthis chapter gives an insight into various studies conducted by outstanding researchers, as well as explained terminologies with regards to evaluate the phytochemical, nutritional and microbial inhibitory content present in bombax costatum leaves leaves grown in nige...

Literature review2.1 origin of indigenous chickensaccording to modern ornithology, there are four species of the jungle fowl and the red jungle fowl (gallus gallus) is found to be the major contributor or an ancestor to the domestic fowl (crawford, 1990). it is believed that the other three wild spe...

Literature reviewintroductionour focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literature that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. the chapter intends to deepen the u...

Literature reviewintroductionour focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literatures that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. the chapter intends to deepen the...

Literature reviewpoultry farms are primarily establish for eggs and meat production and for generating revenue from its products; it is a fulltime occupation of numbers of nigerians (umeh and odo, 2002 cited in lawal, torimiro and makanjuola, 2009). it is an important livestock agricultural subsecto...

Literature reviewintroductionour focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literature that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. the chapter intends to deepen the u...

Literature review2.1 chemical composition of yamyam tubers are high in moisture contents between 60 and 85% and dry matter content ranges between 7 and 40%. the observed high moisture content influences the keeping quality of tubers adversely. in terms of protein and fat, yam tubers may not be consi...

Literature review poultry production is a systematic economic activity, which involves the provision of poultry meat and eggs to feed the every increasing populace.these economic activities include selection of poultry breed, production or provision of poultry equipment, hatchery operation, adopting...

Literature reviewour focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literature that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. the chapter intends to deepen the understanding...

Literature review theoretical literature microfinance refers to the entire flexible structures and processes by which financial services are delivered to micro-entrepreneurs as well as the poor and low income population on a sustainable basis. it recognized poor and micro- entrepreneurs who are excl...

Review of related literature2.1 introductionin sub-saharan africa, cassava is important, not just as a food crop but as a major source of cash income for a large population, particularly farmers who cultivate the crop on farms that are often regarded as fallow. the crop also grows very well on margi...

Historical background of adp in easter nigeria before 1999colonial efforts at agricultural developmenta significant issue in the economic history of nigeria in the period 1900 - 1945 is perhaps the growth of the cash economy, which had its foundation in the development of agricultural export product...

Review of related literature2.1 concept of agricultural policy: an explication from the nigerian agricultural policythe definition of public policy is germane in understanding agricultural policy. public discourse today is saturated with the advocacy or criticism of various policies. it is common to...

Literature review2.1 socio-economic characteristics of farmerssocio-economic characteristics play significant role in the farmers‟ lives in the sense that they influence willingness to accept changes which contributed significantly in raising farm productivity and ultimately their standard of living...

2.0 review of related literature2.1 livestock resources of nigeriaalthough there is no reliable estimate of livestock population in nigeria; information available on the nigerian livestock resources survey on fao website, reported that nigeria has approximately 13 million cattle, over 56.6 million g...

Literature review concept of middlemenmiddlemen, also referred to as intermediaries, play a vital part in ensuring that the distribution channel between the producer and the consumer is complete. the more the intermediaries in the supply chain, the higher the distribution channel. the main objective...

Literature review2.1 literature review the study shall review some relevant literature that relate to the subject matter of this research work. for a clearer overview of the various literature on the study, this section is divided into the major sub-headings as follows:concept of agricultural polic...