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Volume 11, Issue 1 (2024)

ISSN: 3067-2651

DOI Prefix: 10.5281/zenodo.

NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MILK FROM INDIGENOUS RUMINANT LIVESTOCK IN SOKOTO

By Aisha Bello Sani, Ibrahim Musa Abdullahi

The nutritional content of milk is determined by its protein, free fatty acids, and essential mineral contents which are indicators of high-quality dairy. This work aimed to evaluate some nutritional indices of milk obtained from locally reared Sokot...

ASSESSMENT OF ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 IN THE FINAL DISCHARGE OF TWO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN EASTERN CAPE

By Thabo Siphesihle Ndlovu

The final effluents of two wastewater plants located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa were tested for the presence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates, and characteristics of the isolates obtained were determined. A total of 23...

SERUM CALCIUM DYNAMICS IN PREGNANCY: NORMOTENSIVE VS. PRE-ECLAMPTIC WOMEN

By Fatima Zainab Kumo, Mohammed Bashir Aliyu

Pre-eclampsia is a common cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Studies have linked the condition to hypocalcaemia. The objective of this study was to determine the ionised calcium levels in pre-eclamptic women and compare with tha...