Beer production has promulgated the prevalence of heavy metal contamination in the environment (soil and water bodies). The magnitude of breweries wastewater-effluent effect discharged on soil and its effect on crop quality in terms of growth and phy....

In order to evaluate the activity of the lactoperoxidase enzyme (LPO), in colostrum and milk at the first month of lactation, the characterization of colostrum in cows was carried out from the first day postpartum and during the first month of lactat....

Trifolium tumens Stev. ex M. B is a perennial legume with long‐lived and  deep rooting from the Vesicaria section in Trifolium genus.  It is distributed in Iran. The base chromosome number (x = 8) in the population, confirmed the views of....

Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is commonly called as eggplant or aubergine. It is one of the most important commercial solanaceous vegetable crops grown widely in Asian and African countries. It is popular among people of all social strata and is rig....

Three hundred (300) adult black-skinned snails, consisting of one hundred and fifty (150) snails each of A. achatina and A. fulica with 5 whorls were procured from a snail farm in Ogun state, Nigeria and used for this study.  The body weights of....

Industrial waste water is a significant cause of water pollution. Many health challenges can be linked to high intake of heavy metals directly or indirectly into the body system beyond which is required to function adequately. This study evaluated th....

This study investigates the prevalence and sources of waterborne enteric viral infections in Africa, where poor access to safe water and sanitation facilities poses significant public health risks. The waterborne enteric virus has proven to be a biol....

A Giant African Land Snail (GALS) is the common name given to some species of molluscs in Africa, of which the three commonest species are Lissachatina fulica, Achatina achatina and Archachatina marginata. They are non-timber forest products that hav....