Multivariate characterisation of morpho-biometric traits of indigenous helmeted Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Nigeria

• Abdulmojeed Yakubu ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: abdulkubu@nsuk.edu.ng (AY); shoyombo.ayoola@lmu.edu.ng (AJS); tumininuadebambo@gmail.com (AOA)

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-9361

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• Praise Jegede,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria

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• Mathew Wheto,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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• Ayoola J. Shoyombo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: abdulkubu@nsuk.edu.ng (AY); shoyombo.ayoola@lmu.edu.ng (AJS); tumininuadebambo@gmail.com (AOA)

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

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• Ayotunde O. Adebambo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: abdulkubu@nsuk.edu.ng (AY); shoyombo.ayoola@lmu.edu.ng (AJS); tumininuadebambo@gmail.com (AOA)

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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• Mustapha A. Popoola,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abuja, Nigeria

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• Osamede H. Osaiyuwu,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

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• Olurotimi A. Olafadehan,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

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• Olayinka O. Alabi,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

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• Comfort I. Ukim,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abuja, Nigeria

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• Samuel T. Vincent,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria

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• Harirat L. Mundi,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University of Lafia, Lafia, Nigeria

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• Adeniyi Olayanju,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4771-1171

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• Olufunmilayo A. Adebambo

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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