PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT AS A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS IN ANIMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS

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