Performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl fed on dietary Neem [Azadirachta indica] leaf powder as a growth promoter

The present work aimed at studying growth pattern and carcass traits in pearl grey guinea fowl fed on dietary Neem [Azadirachta indica] leaf powder [NLP] over a period of 12 weeks. Day old guinea fowl keets [n=120] were randomly assigned to four treatment groups, each with 3 replicates. The first treatment was designated as control [T[0]] in which no supplement was added to the feed, while in treatments T[1], T[2] and T[3], NLP was provided as 1, 2 and 3 g per kg of feed, respectively. The results revealed a significant increase in body weight at 12 weeks; 1229.7 for T[1], 1249.8 for T[2], and 1266.2 g T[3] compared to 1220.0 g for the control group [P<0.05]. The results also showed that the supplementation of NLP significantly increased feed intake [P

Association of congenital anomalies and malignancies of head and neck

Ninteen cases of congenital anomalies in 506 cases of head and neck malignancies have been encountered in comparison to 3 cases of congenital anomalies in 506 controls. These anamolies are hereditary and some of them are associated with chromosomal abnormalities. The possible explanation of this association between congenital anomalies and malignancies might be genetic factors or abnormal genes, which are responsible for abnormal response manifesting in the form of cancer in presence of predisposing factor