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- ItemOpen AccessLivestock Production in Nigeria: Our Commissions and Omissions(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1976-01-29) Ademosun, A.AkinThe livestock mission appointed in Nigeria by the Colonial Office in 1949 was probably the first to draw attention to the problems of livestock production in the country and the need to develop the industry. Since the report of the Mission in 1950, many attempts have been made to obtain data on the numbers of the different species of farm animals in Nigeria. The amount of success that has attended this exercise has been, at best, similar to that of the counting of human beings and has generally under-scored the famous statement of Benjamin Disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." The question of census figures is even confounded in the case of animals because they never contest the statistics nor do they ask for any post-enumeration checks, for as George Eliot stated: "Animals are such agreeable friends-they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."
- ItemOpen AccessEnergy Flux and Animal Products(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1998-06-09) Emmanuel, B. S.The production of food is a process of energy transformation - changing energy from, an inedible into an edible form: Different foods vary .in the energy required to .make them fully edible. Energy use in food production has been increasing faster than its use in many other sectors of the world economy and has become an overriding factor in food production distribution and consumption. Today, the source and use of energy are key issues in every area of human endeavor Agriculture is unique 'because one of its-major energy sources is the sun..
- ItemOpen AccessAll Flesh is Grass(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1973) Adegbola, A.ALivestock production in Nigeria is possible within the context of an overall improvement in all other aspects of agricultural development. Just as there is a need for grain surplus as a basis for development in pigs and poultry production; so there is a need for adequate soil management and water conservation practices to keep soils productive; good storage facilities and a cheap and efficient processing technique for crop and animal products, good roads and communications for fast transportation of highly perishable products and efficient distribution at low costs to consumers. There is a need to develop adequate organization for getting scientific information to the farmer. But above all, there is a need to guarantee adequate returns to farmers and to provide incentives like good water supply, adequate housing and rural electrification to farming communities. It is only in this context that we can truly develop the capacity necessary to convert all grass to flesh for the benefit of all in Nigeria.