the use of organic fertilizer brings about an increase in the organic matter of soil and the microbiological activities. generally as the soil in many parts of iranis poor, the use of manure is suggested for improvement of soil structure and physical and chemical properties to increase yield and to reach a sustainable agriculture. this investigation was conducted during 2001-2004 in karaj at th...

To develop an effective immunization protocol against human serum albumin-Cys-Gly-GnRH (HSA-GnRH) conjugate to delay the onset of puberty in heifers, 58 heifers (8 mo of age; mean +/- SE BW = 203 +/- 1 kg) were randomly assigned to each of six treatments: 1) controls, .1 mg of HSA, with diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-dextran as adjuvant, on d 0 and 28; 2) .1 mg of HSA-GnRH, with DEAE-dextran, on d 0;...

A study was done to determine if a free-living, bacterivorous nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, migrates to bovine manure, turkey manure, composted bovine manure, composted turkey manure, and manure-amended soil inoculated with Salmonella Newport. Movement of the worm to lettuce, strawberries, and carrots was also studied. C. elegans moved most rapidly to turkey manure and strawberries, with 35...

Cow-calf producers require a consistent source of replacement females in order to maintain the size of the breeding herd at the desired level. Replacement females may be produced internally or acquired from external sources. This discussion will focus upon the critical control points that range from the selection criteria used in mating decisions to produce potential replacement heifers to the ...

Thirteen ovariectomized heifers were randomly divided into two groups for each of three experiments. In the first experiment, 10 mg estradiol-17~ (E) was injected intramuscularly into all heifers. Seven heifers also received intramuscularly (im) 25 mg progesterone (P) at 1 2 , O, +12 and +24 hr relative to E injection. Estradiol had a biphasic effect on serum luteinizing hormone (LH) measured a...