African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6859

Full Length Research Paper

The response of pigs to diets containing varying levels of cocoa placenta meal (CPM) supplemented with an exogenous enzyme complex

John Dafaar Damsere
  • John Dafaar Damsere
  • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana.
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Michael Boateng
  • Michael Boateng
  • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana.
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Kwame Owusu Amoah
  • Kwame Owusu Amoah
  • Animal Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Accra, Ghana.
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Yaw Oppong Frimpong
  • Yaw Oppong Frimpong
  • Department of Animal Production and Health, School of Agriculture and Technology, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
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Daniel Boye Okai
  • Daniel Boye Okai
  • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 23 March 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

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