Zoology Research Papers/Topics

Influence of soil transmission helminths infections on the nutritional status of school children in Akinyele local government area, Ibadan.

Soil transmitted helminths (STH) infections; Anaemia and malnutrition are major public health problem in school age children in developing countries of the world. This study was conducted on 125 school children of Ebenezer primary school and Community high school, Shasha in Akinyele local government area of Oyo state. This study was carried out to assess the current prevalence as well as the nutritional impacts of STH infections among these school children. A school based cross sectional stud...

The use of Palm Oil to mitigate stress in the African Sharptooth Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) during Transportation

INTRODUCTION Physiological stress and physical injury are the primary contributing factors of fish disease and mortality in aquaculture. Stress is defined as physical or chemical factors that cause bodily reactions that may contribute to disease and death. He further observed that Fishes tend to produce mucus under stressful conditions; any stress causes chemical changes in mucus which decrease its effectiveness as a chemical barrier against invading organisms. Stress upsets the normal electr...

HIGH INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN NIGERIA; A CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

Abstract Infant and mortality is the death of a child or mother caused by diseases and other conditions related to pregnancy and child birth. It is a health indicator which shows if a country is developed, developing or underdeveloped. The leading causes of the misfortuneare high rate of poverty, lack of government hospitals in rural areas, fairness of hospitals and some cultural practices. It has implication not only to the family and community but also to the nation at large.  TABL...

AQUATIC INSECTS AND THEIR ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS

ABSTRACT This seminar work on the ecological benefits of aquatic insects was done taking into consideration basic questions and concepts that can be derived from the given topic of study.Some of these questions included -What is an insect?-What is an aquatic insect?-Types of aquatic insects-What is ecology?-Types of ecology-Aquatic ecology-Aquatic insects and their ecological benefits, were used to indicated the depth this work is going to cover.  Information on the aquatic insects and thei...


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