Soil organic carbon assessment under different land uses in Cauvery delta zone of Tamil Nadu, India

Isolation, Identification and Antibiogram of Mannheimia hemolytica Associated with Caprine Pneumonia in the Cauvery Delta Region of Tamil Nadu, India

Pneumonia is defined as inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma and most commonly encountered respiratory problems in small ruminants throughout the world (Ackermann and Brogden, 2000). In goat herds, pneumonia increases production costs associated with expensive treatments which cause economic burden to small and marginal farmers. Though pneumonia is generally fatal in kids, infections and de...

Soil Carbon Sequestration Capacity in Different Land Uses (Case Study: Award Watershed in Mazandaran Province)

Soil Respiration under Different Land Uses in Eastern China

Land-use change has a crucial influence on soil respiration, which further affects soil nutrient availability and carbon stock. We monitored soil respiration rates under different land-use types (tea gardens with three production levels, adjacent woodland, and a vegetable field) in Eastern China at weekly intervals over a year using the dynamic closed chamber method. The relationship between so...

Outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu, India

Dengue is known in India since 1940s, but the disease is very limited in its spread. Dengue is becoming rampant in many states of southern India. As of now, no specific treatments (therapies) or vaccines are available against the disease. The people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where the dengue incidences are increasing, perceive this spurt as due to poor rainfall and power supply. We attempte...

The Estimation of Body Weight from Body Measurements in Kilakarsal Sheep of Tamil Nadu, India

Data on body weight and body measurements (body length, height at withers, chest girth and paunch girth) of adult Kilakarsal sheep have been collected from 124 adult animals managed at the farmers filed in Tirunelveli districts of Tami Nadu, India to estimate the body weight from body measurements. The data were subjected to standard statistical analysis using SPSS software and linear regressio...