Publications by authors named "Chaibou Mahamadou"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to replace fishmeal in chicken diets with housefly larvae at varying rates and forms (dried vs. fresh) to determine the impacts on growth and meat quality.
- A total of 165 local chickens were raised under five different diet treatments, with chickens being evaluated for meat characteristics after 14 weeks.
- Results showed that while growth performance remained unaffected, certain meat qualities improved with higher larvae substitution, suggesting that housefly larvae can effectively substitute up to 50% of fishmeal in local chicken diets.
Background And Aim: The meat supply of local poultry for human consumption is greater than that of fast-growing poultry in Niger. However, meeting the protein needs of these local chickens is a major challenge due to the availability of protein sources and their cost. Nowadays, insect larvae such as houseflies are used and even recommended as animal feed; hence, the need to evaluate the effect of housefly (Musca domestica) larvae on the growth performance of local chickens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLittle is known about folk perception of pearl millet livestock fodder status across the Niger republic. Thus, this work assesses farmers' perceptions of the main pearl millet accessions fodder performance features in Niger. To that end, we: (i) Identify farmers' criteria for choosing pearl millet accessions fodder-profile, (ii) Analyze the farmer preferences for pearl millet accessions adapted to local cropping systems, and (iii) Analyze current cropping systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlease note that following publication of the original article [1], Figs. 4, 5 and 6 in the article have been updated to remove oblique lines that were erroneously rendered in the figures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An ethnobotanical study was conducted in the eight regions of Niger to identify local knowledge variation of millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) uses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To compare different methods for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated children.
Design: Prospective epidemiologic study.
Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care university hospital.