An abundance of agricultural by-products have been used to feed dairy and beef cattle in Taiwan, in order to reduce the cost of livestock production. Most farmers are not concerned about the nutrient value of agricultural by-products. They need to be educated on how to utilize by-products properly. Research to improve techniques of preservation and the efficiency of utilization of agricultural ...

The rich anthropological and ethnographic literature on cattle “color” “pattern” terms has argued for the central role of model in visual systems pastoral cultures. This study provides further evidence to idea a structuring pastoralists’ systems, it explores indigenous meanings Hamar, language spoken Southwest Ethiopia. results show that pastoralists communicate conceptualize all kind experienc...

Detailed tables containing information on countries in which BSE has been reported are provided by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on its website (BSE specific data – www.oie.int). Apart from the 184 169 cases in cattle that were diagnosed in the UK up to the end of 2011, 20 other European countries also recorded the disease, some such as Portugal, Switzerland and Ireland at high...

In this study, we developed an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction-microarray (AS PCR-microarray) chip to perform the allele-specific gene amplification and microarray-based detection on a single wafer to identify Korean indigenous beef cattle, called Hanwoo. For allele-specific discrimination and amplification, Hanwoo-specific ten homozygous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites wer...

BACKGROUND Researchers are required to seek consent from Indigenous communities prior to conducting research but there is inadequate information about how Indigenous people understand and become fully engaged with this consent process. Few studies evaluate the preference or understanding of the consent process for research with Indigenous populations. Lack of informed consent can impact on rese...

Background A study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature. Objectives The main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this art...

This study had the objective of determining the fertility and calving ease of small holder indigenous cattle herds inseminated with imported semen from proven sires. Sixty one indigenous cows of different breed origin (Bunaji, Sokoto Gudali and Rahaji) were selected from different herds across Jigawa state-Nigeria, and were used for this study. The selected dams were inseminated with semen from...