Effect of Essential Oil Supplementation on Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Japanese Quail

Muhammad Hafizul Rahman, M.A.*¹, Muhammad Safwan Hafiz, Z.², Khadijah, S.², Wan. Zawiah, W.A², and Thayalini, K.¹

¹Malaysian Agriculture Research & Development Institute (MARDI), MARDI Kluang, 86009 Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
²Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

Malaysian J. Anim. Sci. 28(1): 1-10

Examining the Changes in Rumen Bacterial Populations Associated with Improved Rumen Fermentation and Reduced Methane Production in Yankasa Rams Fed Fermented Hibiscus sabdariffa Seed Meal

Mustapha, K.*¹, Ashiru, R. M.², Muhammad, A. I.³, Ubali, S.⁴, Mustapha, Y.⁴, and Ndagi, A. M. ⁴

¹Centre for Innovation and Training in Animal Husbandry, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Kabo, Kano State, Nigeria.
²Department of Animal Science, Kano University Science Kano State, Nigeria.
³Department of Animal Science, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
⁴Department of Animal Science, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, PMB 048, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Malaysian J. Anim. Sci. 28(1): 11-25

Association Between Prolactin Receptor (PRLR) Gene Polymorphisms and Litter Size in Katjang-Boer Hybrid Goats

B. A. Makanjuola*¹, B. A. Boladuro¹, O. A. Adesehinwa², J. C. Moreki³, A. O. Sorunke¹, A. A. Bolaji¹, and A. O. K. Adesehinwa¹

¹Livestock Improvement Programme, Institute of Agricultural Research & Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, PMB 5029, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria
²AK Research Farm, Eleyele, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P/Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana.

Malaysian J. Anim. Sci. 28(1): 26-35