¹Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran,
Kwara State, Nigeria
²National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja Nigeria
³Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Anyigba,
Kogi State, Nigeria
⁴Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello, University, Zaria
⁵Department of Animal Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus
⁶Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Jos, Plateau State