Effect of Insecticide Residue on Nutritional Quality and Chemical Composition of Cowpea Hay Used as Livestock Feed
Student: Rofiat Bukola Sakariyah (Project, 2025)
Department of Animal Science
Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
Abstract
ABSTRACTThis study was carried out to evaluate the effect of insecticide residues on the nutritional quality and chemical composition of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) hay used as livestock feed. The experiment was carried out at Faculty of Agriculture Orchard, Bayero University, Kano. Cowpea plants were treated with insecticide chlorpyrifos, a commonly used organophosphate insecticide during cultivation and samples of leaves, roots, and stems were harvested, shade dried, pulverized and analyzed to determine pesticide residues, proximate composition, and mineral content using standard laboratory methods. Data collected were analyzed using SAS and means were separated at (p
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- Federal College of Education (Tech), Gusau, (Affl To Abu Zaria), Zamfara State 1
- Federal College of Education, Abeokuta (Aff To University of Ibadan), Ogun State 2
- Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State 1
- Federal College of Education, Kano (Affl To Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria) 1
- Federal College of Education, Kontagora, (Affl To Abu, Zaria), Niger State 2
- Federal College of Education, Okene, (Affl. To University of Ibadan), Kogi State 3
- Federal College of Education, Pankshin, (Affl To Uni of Jos), Plateau State 2
- Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State (affl To Abu, Zaria) 1
- Federal College of Wildlife Management, New Bussa, Niger State 1
- Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan P.m.b. 5033, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State 3