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A note on kidney weight in Large White pigs reared in the humid tropics of southern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

O. Alaku  and
J. Steinbachf
O. Alaku
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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Various species of animals, ranging from ordinary laboratory rats to some high-grade beef and dairy cattle, have been imported from the temperate regions of the world to Nigeria in recent years. Most favoured are Large White pigs and this breed of livestock is proving to have very great potential in the livestock production industry in this part of the tropics. Temperate breeds of livestock when introduced to the tropics are said to decline in their general performance, owing partly to direct effects of high ambient temperatures(Yousef & Johnson, 1965). Some generalized statements have also been made on the adverse effects of tropical climate on growth though very little objective field experimental evidence exists (Williamson & Payne, 1978).

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Short Note
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1982 , pp. 229 - 231
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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