Climate change and degradation of natural resources pose daunting challenges in arid semi-arid rangelands southern Mediterranean region. Overcoming these requires considerable man...

On human-used landscapes, animal behavior is a trade-off between maximizing fitness and minimizing human-derived risk. Understanding risk perception in wildlife can allow mitigation of anthropogenic risk, with benefits to long-term animal fitness. Areas where animals choose to rest should minimize risk from predators, which for large carnivores typically equate to humans. We hypothesize that hi...

The effects of condensed tannins (CT) in fresh Sulla (Hedysarum coronarium) on the net flux of skatole and indole from the gastrointestinal tract to the mammary gland were investigated in ewes during mid to late lactation. Twelve ewes were prepared with catheters in the mesenteric artery and the mesenteric, portal, hepatic and mammary veins. A transonic flow probe was fitted around the pudic ar...

Nutrient balance is a strong determinant of animal fitness and demography. It is therefore important to understand how the compositions of available foods relate to required balance of nutrients and habitat suitability for animals in the wild. These relationships are, however, complex, particularly for omnivores that often need to compose balanced diets by combining their intake from diverse nu...

Background and Aim: This research aims to study the qualitative melissopalynology analysis, Glucose oxydase (GOX) activity, and the antibacterial effect of honey samples from different botanical and geographical origins. Materials and Methods: Five natural honey samples were collected from local beekeepers. The antibacterial effect was carried out towards pathogenic bacteria including Escheric...

Intercropping perennial legumes with trees can reduce Nitrogen (N) losses, due to the high amount of N accumulated in stable forms soil and permanent cover during whole year. Although cycling improvement mature agroforestry systems (AFS) was well documented, there is a lack knowledge regarding transition AF. In this work, we studied association two forage crops, namely ryegrass (Lolium multiflo...

Phrynium capitatum Willd. leaf is most common wrapping and packaging material used by the people of Meghalaya. The shelf-life of these leaves is about four to five weeks. It has been in use since time immemorial for packing and wrapping of edible items such as common salt, jaggery (gur), lentil, fresh and dry fish, meat, betel leaf, fruits, vegetables, lime, channa (gram) and the like. This pap...