To the Editor: Novel highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of subtypes H5N2, H5N8, and H5N1 have recently caused numerous outbreaks in commercial poultry farms in the United States and Canada (1). Risk for zoonotic transmission is low; humans are affected primarily from the extensive economic repercussions of suspending poultry-farming activities (1). Large-scale research is under wa...

Numerous changes have occurred in agricultural education in an attempt to revitalize and revolutionize the way we teach agriculture. In this regard, the strategic planning process directed educators to move programs toward a more holistic view of the teaching of agriculture. The findings in this study indicate that teachers in Pennsylvania want to develop a strategic plan for the state. Moreove...

technical and scale efficiencies of cotton farms, in khorasan province, were estimated through the parametric approach during the period 2000-2003. efficiency was estimated through stochastic translog frontier production function based on panel data. results indicated that technical efficiency wa rated as less than scale efficiency. means of technical and scale efficiency were found to be 63 an...

Scientific-applied training as higher skill training needs to be developed and expanded in a purposeful and structured way. Undoubtedly, in the meantime, land development planning can have a special role and position in order to pay attention to the balanced local and regional development, and in this way prevent the waste of budget and human resources. The main purpose of this article is the a...

the progress of higher education and scientific.- research in – iran has been noteworthy in recent years . the measures taken by iranian universities, specially teheran university, have been effective in promoting research work . however, compared with industrial achievements and economic growth rate of the country, this expansion seems to be sluggish and insufficient. renewed impetus to scient...