COMPARISON OF MEAT OXIDATIVE STABILITY FREE-REARING AND FARM-REARING PHEASANTS

Comparison of gelled and meat diets for rearing screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae), larvae.

Floodplain farm fields provide novel rearing habitat for Chinook salmon

When inundated by floodwaters, river floodplains provide critical habitat for many species of fish and wildlife, but many river valleys have been extensively leveed and floodplain wetlands drained for flood control and agriculture. In the Central Valley of California, USA, where less than 5% of floodplain wetland habitats remain, a critical conservation question is how can farmland occupying th...

Infancy and Infant-Rearing

Artificial rearing of pigs

I . Baby pigs were removed from the sow 36-48 h after birth and reared on a diet of reconstituted whole-milk powder until 28 d of age. The whole milk was either mildly or severely heated before spray-drying ; the severe heating completely denatured the whey proteins. 2. When the two milks were given at a high level of intake, either at hourly intervals or twice daily, severe scouring and some d...

Rearing of Diamondback Moth

Mass rearing methods on artificial diets and cruciferous seedlings for the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L, are reviewed and described briefly.