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ISSN 0331-2064

The Nigerian Society for Animal Production was inaugurated in March 1973 during the First International Symposium on Animal Production in the Tropics at the University of Ibadan, lbadan, Nigeria. This society is responsible for the publication of the Nigerian Journal of Animal Production (NJAP) which commenced publication in 1974. The journal publishes two issues a year. The current volume of the Journal is unique in two respects. For the first time in the history of the Journal, the biography of each of two eminent personalities is featured as a mark of honour to distinguished founding fathers of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production. The volume also features the appearance of NJAP in the new format of Journal layout as approved at the Annual General Meeting of the Society 200 I Zaria Conference during the 2001 conference in Zaria.

Editor-in-Chief Dr. O.O. Oduguwa

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dr. A.A. Taiwo

OFFICERS OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION 2002 -2004

President Prof. S.N. Ibe
Vice-President Prof. J.O. Gefu
Secretary Dr. A.G. Ezekwe
Assistant Secretary Mr. O.S. Lamidi
Editor-in-Chief Dr. O.O. Oduguwa
Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dr. A.A. Taiwo
Treasurer Dr. I.A. Adeyinka
Publicity Secretary Dr. U. Herbert
Ex-Officio Members Prof. I.F. Adu; Dr. J.A. Agunbiade; Mr. A.A. Adeyemo

Membership:

Membership of the Society is open to all that are engaged or interested in any aspect of animal production including wildlife management from all over the world. Interested individuals, organizations or institutions should apply for membership to the Secretary of the Society.

Subscriptions and Advertising: The current annual subscription rate is N500 for non-members of the Society and Organisation/Institutions within country. It costs one hundred and twenty-eight US dollars (US$128.00) for subscribers outside Nigeria. Correspondence concerning subscriptions and purchase of single or back copies of the Journal should be addressed to:

The Editor-in-Chief
Nigerian Journal of Animal Production
Dr. O.O. Oduguwa
Department of Animal Nutrition
University of Agriculture
P.M.B. 2240
Abeokuta
Ogun State
Nigeria

E-mail: [email protected].

Manuscripts:

All manuscripts and correspondence concerning the Journal should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. O.O. Oduguwa, Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected].  Manuscripts are invited from an over the world as long as they are original research reports on any aspect of Animal Production and Health. All authors' names in the references must be in bold lower case letters except the first letter of each surname. The surname must be followed by the initials in all cases irrespective of the number of authors. Tables and legends for figures must be typed on separate sheets. Tables must be numbered, title written in lower case letter (except the first letter) and left justified. Horizontal and Vertical lines within the tables are not acceptable. Submissions on computer diskettes are also acceptable.

Instructions to Authors…

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION

(Published by the Nigerian Society for Animal Production)

SUMMARY OF GUIDE TO CONTRIBUTORS/AUTHORS

1.      All papers submitted for publication in the Nigerian Journal of Animal Production must be true summaries of original experimental work which have not been published, accepted or submitted for publication, in any other Journal. They must be as concise as possible and must be topics in the realm of animal production such as health, breeding, feeding and nutrition, housing, management and physiology of all classes of farm animals-cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits and wildlife, and in special cases, fish cats, dogs and laboratory animals.

2.   Manuscripts should be typed on A4 size paper, double-space and the original copy plus two-clear copies must be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief for review. Manuscripts should have on page one, ONL Y the names (initials preceding surname) and addresses of authors under the title of the paper, page two should repeat the title but WITHOUT AUTHORS' NAMES AND ADDRESS, and then continue with Abstract, Introduction, etc.

3.      The major sub-headings to use when preparing manuscripts are T