small holder farmers enjoy in rearing small ruminants however, there are paucity of information on the morphometric traits and semen characteristics of Nigeria breeds of sheep in Ikorodu. Therefore, the effects of breeds on body measurements and semen quality of four sheep breeds in Nigeria were assessed. Twenty matured rams aged 2½ years and weighed 31.13±4.8 kg comprising five rams per breed namely: Balami (BAL), Ouda (UD), Yankasa (YAK) and West African Dwarf (WAD) were used for the study. Body measurements and semen quality of each ram was assessed for a period of six weeks after the four weeks of acclimatization. Live body weights (LBW), scrotal circumference (SC), height at wither (HtW), rump length (RpL) and rectal temperature (RT) were evaluated for body parameters. Semen samples were collected using electro-ejaculation method and evaluated for semen volume (SV), progressive sperm motility (PSM), sperm concentration (SC), normal sperm morphology (NSM), sperm livability (SL), and sperm acrosome integrity (SAI) using standard procedures. Results revealed that Yankasa had significantly (p<0.05) the higher live body weights (38.33kg) Live body weights while WAD recorded the least live body weights (28.50kg) live body weights which, was similar (p>0.05) with values recorded for Balami (28.67kg) and Ouda(29.0kg) breeds. Scrotal circumference was significantly (p<0.05) the lowest (24.50cm) in WAD but were similar (p>0.05) in Ouda (28.00cm), BAL (27.67cm) and YAK (26.33cm). The HtW showed similar trend with scrotal circumference. Meanwhile, there were no significant variation (p>0.05) in the value recorded for RpL (cm) and RT (0C). While, PSM, SAI and SV for all the breeds of sheep were statistically similar (p>0.05) in values and SC, SL and SNM were statistically different (p<0.05) between breeds.     La petite taille corporelle, la capacité de production élevée et les taux de croissance rapides des moutons sont des caractéristiques remarquables que les petits exploitants agricoles apprécient dans l'élevage de petits ruminants, cependant, il y a peu d'informations sur les traits morphométriques et les caractéristiques du sperme des races de moutons du Nigeria à Ikorodu. Par conséquent, les effets des races sur les mésures corporelles et la qualité du sperme de quatre races de moutons au Nigéria ont été évalués. Vingt béliers matures âgés de 2 ans et demi et pesant 31,13 ± 4,8 kg comprenant cinq béliers par race à savoir: Balami (BAL), Ouda (UD), Yankasa (YAK) et mouton nain de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (WAD) ont été utilisés pour l'étude. Les mesures corporelles et la qualité du sperme de chaque bélier ont été évaluées pendant une période de six semaines après les quatre semaines d'acclimatation. Les poids corporels vivants (LBW), la circonférence scrotale (SC), la hauteur au garrot (HtW), la longueur de la croupe (RpL) et la température rectale (RT) ont été évaluées pour les paramètres corporels. Des échantillons de sperme ont été collectés à l'aide de la méthode d'électro-éjaculation et évalués pour le volume de sperme (SV), la motilité progressive des spermatozoïdes (PSM), la concentration de spermatozoïdes (SC), la morphologie normale des spermatozoïdes (NSM), l'habitabilité des spermatozoïdes (SL) et l'intégrité des acrosomes du sperme (SAI) en utilisant des procédures standard. Les résultats ont révélé que Yankasa avait significativement (p <0,05) les poids corporels vivants les plus élevés (38,33 kg), tandis que WAD a enregistré les poids corporels vivants les moins élevés (28,50 kg) qui étaient similaires (p> 0,05) avec des valeurs enregistrées pour les races Balami (28,67 kg) et Ouda (29,0 kg). La circonférence scrotale était significativement (p <0,05) la plus basse (24,50 cm) dans le mouton nain de l'Afrique de l'Ouest mais était similaire (p> 0,05) chez Ouda (28,00 cm), BAL (27,67 cm) et YAK (26,33 cm). La hauteur au garrot (HtW) a montré une tendance similaire avec la circonférence scrotale. Pendant ce temps, il n'y avait pas de variation significative (p> 0,05) dans la valeur enregistrée pour la longueur de la croupe (RpL) (cm) et la température rectale (RT) (0C). Alors que PSM, SAI et SV pour toutes les races de moutons étaient statistiquement similaires (p> 0,05) en valeurs et SC, SL et SNM étaient statistiquement différents (p <0,05) entre les races.

The survey and mass-teratment of helminthic infections with pyrantel pamoate was carried out on 140 school children in Ile-Ife, Western State of Nigeria. It was marked that 129 children were positive for Ascaris lumbricoides (As. lumbricoides), Trichuris trichiura (Tr. trichiura) or Necator americanus (Ne. americanus). Of the parasitepositive children, 82 could be allocated for the treatment with pyrantel pamoate.They were divided on the basis of having single, double or triple infections of the following intestinal nematodes; As. lumbricoides, Tr. trichiura and Ne. americanus.The results demonstrate that pyrantel pamoate is effective in curing As. lumbricoides almost completely, but is less effective against Tr. trichiura and Ne. americanus.

A nine week feeding study was conducted to determine the effect of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a replacement for wheat offal on the growth performance and economy of production of rabbits. The study was conducted at the rabbitary unit of the department of animal production, School of Agriculture, Lagos state polytechnic, Lagos. A total of twenty-four rabbits were allotted to four treatment groups, replicated three times with two rabbits per replicate in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). SMS was incorporated into the rabbit diets at 0%, 25%, 50% and 75% level of inclusion to replace wheat offals. Performance was evaluated based on feed intake, live weight gain, feed conversion ratio, protein intake and protein efficiency ratio. The economy of production was also determined. Feed intake increased as the level of SMS inclusion increased. The weight gain/day of those rabbits fed diet 3 (15.08g) was the highest while those fed diet 2 (12.83g) had the lowest weight gain. The feed conversion ratio adjudged diet 1 (4.72) better than other diets. The cost /kg of feed reduce as the level of inclusion of SMS increased, from N90.06 to N79.85. Rabbits on the control diet had the best cost of feed /kg weight gain (N425.08) followed by those on diet 4. Best returns/profit was in diet 4. Conclusively SMS can be used to replace wheat offal at 75% level with no adverse effects on rabbit performance.Keywords: Spent Mushroom Substrate, Wheat offals, Weaned Rabbits, performance cost