in this study, the effects of culban seed (vicia peregrine l.) on live body weight, feed intake, feed efficiency, egg production, egg quality characteristics, egg yolk fatty acid profiles and yolk cholesterol content in laying hens were investigated. the experiment consists of seven treatment groups with ten replications containing one laying hen in each and for 32 weeks old seventy laying hen ...

reproductive risk of incomplete fertilization (Mortensen, 1938). Given evidence of at least occasional sperm limitation in marine environments (Levitan and Petersen, 1995; Yund, 2000), recent work has examined whether this risk is reduced by particular features of adults or gametes that could improve chances of sperm–egg encounter (Denny et al., 1992; Levitan et al., 1992; Petersen et al., 1992...

Breeding male hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus constructed nests in areas with relatively high but less than maximum flow rate and greater than average water depth. Nests comprised c. 3000 pebbles for a total mass of 11 kg. Males selected pebbles of smaller diameter but higher density than pebbles in the immediate vicinity. Thus, nests balanced the risk of mound erosion and energetic cost of n...

Nuclear bodies about 250 nm in diameter, and with a strong affinity for uranium and acriflavine, appear in the nuclei of maturing egg cells of Pteridium. Many enter well-defined evaginations of the nucleus. The nuclear bodies are almost wholly digested by Pronase, but are resistant to ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease. Radioactive labelling gives no evidence of the presence of nucleic acids, b...

To study the chemotactic response of sperm to an egg and to characterize sperm motility, an annular laser trap based on axicons is designed, simulated with the ray-tracing tool, and implemented. The diameter of the trapping ring can be adjusted dynamically for a range of over 400 microm by simply translating one axicon along the optical axis. Trapping experiments with microspheres and dog sperm...

Background Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is known to protect boar sperm during freezing–thawing, but little information is known about the effects of LDL extracted from different avian egg yolks on post-thaw boar semen quality. The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the effects of LDL at various concentrations and different species on boar sperm quality after freezing–thawing. Ma...

Cortical granules of the sea urchin are secreted at fertilization in response to sperm fusion. Approximately 15,000 of these vesicles are tightly tethered to the cytoplasmic face of the egg plasma membrane prior to insemination such that the vesicle-plasma membrane complex may be isolated and manipulated in vitro. Furthermore, this complex remains fusion competent and can thus be used for in vi...

Agonistic (aggressive) behavior is costly (I). For this reason. males should tight only when it will increase their reproductive fitness. In some species, the last male to mate with a female before she oviposits sires most of the offspring (2). If Loligo pealei has a similar system of sperm precedence. a male should drive away nearby males when females are about to lay their eggs. In L. pealei....

This study aims to analyze the Break-Even Point of Backyard laying hens business in Sidenreng Rappang Regency. research was conducted Bulo Village, backyard farm. from February April 2020. In this used a case study, results are not generalized. The total profit earned by these people's farm is IDR 137,717,244. For price 37,000 eggs, it will reach BEP at 1,617,723/ egg, 1,436,727,272 with egg 88...