Broiler transport coops soiled with Campylobacter-positive feces have been shown to facilitate cross-contamination of broilers. Washing and sanitizing coop surfaces do not always effectively eliminate bacteria. The objective of this study was to examine drying as a means of lowering bacterial numbers on transport coop flooring. Small squares (5 x 5 cm) of fiberglass flooring from transport coop...

Introduction of sahar in cage-cum-pond integration system of mixed-sex Nile tilapia was evaluated using 15 outdoor cemented ponds of 24 m2 (4.9m × 4.9m) size with 1.25 m water depth placing a cage of 1.2m× 1m × 1m size holding 1 m3 water at the center of each pond at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan, for 158 days. The experiment was conducted in a completely r...

Feces deposited in transport cages by a Campylobacter-positive flock can cause the spread of Campylobacter to subsequent flocks placed in the same cages. This experiment was designed to determine the effect of extended cage storage on the viability of Campylobacter in feces deposited on the cage floor during commercial transport and holding. After 4 h of feed (but not water) withdrawal, Campylo...

In this paper, the notion Affine Discrete Dynamical Systems (ADDS) in terms of Integral Value Transformations (IVTs), is introduced and their mathematical properties, particularly their equilibrium and stability as a dynamical system, are studied. It is shown that some ADDS are Collatz-like, which generate fractals. It is also shown that ADDS can model Optimal Distributed and Parallel Environme...

Since the late 1960s and the " environmental revolution " , information and information systems have been an integral part of the environmental debate. In the decade that has passed since the Rio conference and the establishment of the "sustainable development" principle, there have been legislative and practical moves to open access to environmental information for all stakeholders that are in...

Abstract Rabbits are a potential livestock commodity to supply quality meat with higher protein and lower fat cholesterol content than other meat. Helminthiasis is parasitic worm infection that has imposed economic loss involving some risk factors. This study aimed investigate the helminthiasis cases in both upland lowland areas, as well their factors on of rabbit farming. A total 192 samples w...

BACKGROUND A successful integration of the automated blood sampling (ABS) and telemetry (ABST) system is described. The new ABST system facilitates concomitant collection of physiological variables with blood and urine samples for determination of drug concentrations and other biochemical measures in the same rat without handling artifact. METHOD Integration was achieved by designing a 13 inc...