Intellectual factor in African diplomatic history: Sokoto and Borno sultanates, 1786-1817

On Defining African Philosophy: History, Challenges, and Perspectives

Milk Yield and Composition of Red Sokoto and Weast African Dwarf Does Raised Intensively in a Hot Humid Environment

Six Red Sokoto (RS) and West African Dwarf (WAD) does, raised intensively in livestock farm of Michael Okpara University were evaluated for milk yield and composition in a ten-week study. The animals in their first parity were fed cut-and-carry forages in a cafeteria arrangement between 07:00-08:00 h daily and also were allowed access to concentrate supplementation by 14:00 h. The forage consis...

Is There an Indian Intellectual History? Introduction to ‘‘Theory and Method in Indian Intellectual History’’

playful and profound in a way unique to him, entitled ‘‘Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?’’ According to the possible emphases, this sentence could express at least four different questions (‘‘Is,’’ present/past; ‘‘an,’’ singular/plural; ‘‘Indian,’’ local/general; ‘‘thinking,’’ familiar/alien), to which Ramanujan supplies at least eight equally reasonable answers. In the end, he seems to have...

Testicular Biometry and Its Relationship with Body Weight of Indigenous Goats in a Semi Arid Region of Nigeria

Records of body weight and testicular measurements (scrotal circumference, scrotal length and average testes weight) were obtained from 296 (197 Red Sokoto and 99 Borno White) indigenous goats of various ages (between one and three years of age) in Nigeria. Red sokoto goats had significantly (P<0.05) higher body weight than the Borno White. The Borno white had significantly (P<0.05) longer scro...

Discriminant analysis of morphometric differentiation in the West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats

This study evaluated the usefulness of morphological characteristics to distinguish two important indigenous goat breeds in Nigeria. Fifteen morphometric traits were measured on West African Dwarf – WAD (n = 160) and Red Sokoto – RS (n = 142) goats that ranged in age of up to 19 months and were reared extensively in villages in southern and northern Nigeria. Univariate analysis revealed that th...