April 2014

Effect of macroclimatic factors on milk production and reproductive efficiency of Holstein Friesian × Deoni crossbred cows

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of different macro climatic variables on milk production and reproduction efficiency of Holstein Friesian × Deoni crossbred cows. Data of 256 HF × Deoni crossbred cows with 1485 total records of lactation and the meteorological data over a 30-year period (1981 to 2010) were obtained from Marathwada Agricultural University Cattle Cross Breeding Project and the...

Author(s): Zewdu, W. , Thombre B. M., and  Bainwad D. V.

April 2014

Status of organophosphate and carbamate resistance in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato from the Sudano Guinean area in the central part of Benin, West Africa

Anopheles gambiae, which is the main malaria vector in Benin has developed high level of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. This raises serious concerns to the future use of long- lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). It is therefore important to seek better and effective resistance management strategies which will use organophosphates or carbamates as alternatives against pyrethroid...

Author(s): Nazaire Aïzoun, Virgile Gnanguenon, Roseric Azondekon, Rodrigue Anagonou, Rock Aïkpon, and  Martin Akogbéto,

April 2014

Productive performance and carcass characteristics of lori-bakhtiari finishing lambs supplemented with sodium bicarbonate or magnesium oxide

Effect of sodium bicarbonate (SB) and magnesium oxide (MgO) in high concentrate fed Lori-Bakhtiari lambs was studied on productive performance and carcass characteristics. Eighteen weaned (90 days old) Lori-Bakhtiari male lambs divided into three equal groups were fed basal diet. Each group received a basal diet for 75 days with one of the following three treatments: (1) no additives (NA); (2) 0.05% magnesium oxide and...

Author(s): Mazaher Hashemi, Farshad Zamani, Mahmood Vatankhah, and Simin Hosseinzadeh