In smallholder crop–livestock systems where maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple cereal, the stover usually an important but low-quality ruminant feed. Maize has various competing uses, and optimal allocation of stover, particularly for forage mulch, essential improving whole-farm productivity sustainability. Knowledge that feed quality increases with height in provides opportunities. An experiment ...

The article presents research results of a machine-tractor unit that performs two technological operations simultaneously: (i) chopping plant residues (sunflower stubble); (ii) covering the chopped stubble with soil. first operation is carried out front-mounted chopper, and second one rear-mounted plough. chopper’s working devices are rotated by tractor’s front power take-off (PTO), which has o...

conclusions the prevalence of predominant breastfeeding during the first month postpartum is high in shahroud. interventions to strengthen adherence to who guidelines for breastfeeding should be considered. breastfeeding education providers at the hospitals should emphasize the effects of formula on breastfeeding continuation at early postpartum. background the introduction of fluids to infants...

objective about 1 % of infants are of very low birth weight. however, they comprise about 50% of infant mortality. we compare the effects of continuous versus intermittent feeding on physical growth, gastrointestinal tolerance and macronutrient retention in low birth weight infants (methods a prospective randomized trial clinical trial was performed from 2004-2005. very low birth weight neonate...

tall fescue (lolium arundinaceum (schreb) sj darbysh.) is one of the fescue species that widely used as forage grass. tall fescue is self-incompatible and wind cross pollination. this study was conducted to study agronomic and morphological characteristics of 25 polycross families of tall fescue during 2011 and 2012 at research station farm in isfahan. number of days to pollination, height of p...