This trial evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with monensin sodium on dry matter intake, metabolic parameters and milk yield and milk composition of dairy Saanen goats in the periparturient period. Twelve Saanen pregnant dairy goats were assigned to a treatment and a control group. Saanen goats were fed monensin as its 10% sodium salt in the amount of 33 mg/kg of total dry matter ...

extremely low frequency (elf) electromagnetic field (elf-emfs) are widely employed in electrical appliances and different equipment such as television sets, elf-emfs can  affect biological systems by increasing production  ros. the altered balance between ros generation and elimination plays a critical role in a variety of pathologic conditions. ros levels have been observed in several hematopo...

Despite many studies, results of superovulation protocols are not consistent in farm animals. In this study, 151 Boer goats were superovulated to examine the factors affecting superovulation and embryo transfer (MOET). An optimal regime for superovulation treatment was identified as a 4-day treatment with decreasing dosages of 6-7 mg Chinese FSH or 240 mg Canadian FSH. The 4-day treatment with ...

During the breeding season in Korea (September 1997 to April 1998), a goat embryo recovery and transfer program using a Korean native strain (Capra hircus aegagrus) was performed for the production of transgenic goats. Donors were synchronized with norgestomet implants and superovulated by a combined treatment with FSH and hCG. The treatment regime induced a consistent and efficient superovulat...

When asked to reflect on an anniversary of their field, scientists in most fields would sing the praises of their subject. As a statistician, I will do the same. However, here the praise is justified! Statistics is a thriving discipline, more and more an essential part of science, business and societal activities. Class enrollments are up—it seems that everyone wants to be a statistician—and th...

Two experiments were conducted to assess the effect of buck exposure to synchronize estrus in mature and pre-pubertal norgestomet-treated crossbred (criolloxdairy breeds) goats. In experiment 1, 100 mature goats (25 per group) under range conditions were either teased at 48 or 24h before Sincromate-B (SMB; 9 days treatment of 2mg norgestomet) implant withdrawal. A third group was exposed to buc...

AIM Dynamics of faecal egg count (FEC) in Haemonchus spp. infected goats of two Indian goat breeds, Jamunapari and Sirohi, in natural conditions was studied and effects of genetic and non-genetic factors were determined. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1399 faecal samples of goats of Jamunapari and Sirohi breeds, maintained at CIRG, Makhdoom, Mathura, India and naturally infected with Haemon...

Goat is a domesticated small ruminant, primarily reared by farmers for meat production, across the country. Productivity of goat often low, which could be related to several genetic and non-genetic factors. A field study was carried out characterize, evaluate estimate effect factors on reproductive performance hill goats during December, 2015 August 2016 in different eco-zones at Rolpa district...

The possible effect of body condition score (BCS) on ovarian function, sexual behavior, (i.e., females and males; appetitive consummative), estrus, ovulation, reproductive performance was investigated in crossbred dairy goats under extensive conditions. Based their BCS, female (n = 48) were divided into two experimental groups, either with a low (LG; 1.0 ± 0.2 units; n 26) or high BCS (HG: 2.5 ...

This longitudinal study investigated the impact of different Frequency Patterns (FP) on the syntactic production of a six-year-old EFL learner in a home context. Target syntactic constructions were presented using games and plays and were traced for their occurrence patterns in input and output. Following each instruction period, the constructions were measured through immediate and delayed ora...