Aggressive interactions, and their consequences, are the most important causes of poor welfare in piglets. Aggressive behaviour can be modulated by the prenatal and neonatal environment in several species. Commercially kept pregnant sows are often subjected to food restriction, which can compromise their welfare. Limited information is available on the consequences of sow hunger during pregnanc...

Tempuyung (Sonchus arvensis L.) is known in Indonesia as traditional medicine. This study was conducted to observe diseases that attack tempuyung organic cultivation. Ten accessions of sowthistle were collected from Dramaga, Cibadak, Cicurug, Lembang, Matesih, Sekipan, Tawangmangu, Batu, Banjararum, and Sumbersekar, with altitudes between 186-1280 m above sea level rainfall 988-2573 mm. The res...

Malaria is still a global health problem. Plasmodium single-cell protozoan parasite that causes malaria and transmitted to humans through the female Anopheles mosquito. The previous study showed Sonchus arvensis L. callus has antiplasmodial activity. Several treatments are needed for quality improvement antimalarial compound production. This aimed examine effect of dolomite [CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 ] on ...

The response of plant species to future atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations [CO(2)] has been determined for hundreds of crop and tree species. However, no data are currently available regarding the response of invasive weedy species to past or future atmospheric [CO(2)]. In the current study, the growth of six species which are widely recognized as among the most invasive weeds in the con...