Gossypol, a natural component of cottonseed meal, exists in positive (+) or negative (-) enantiomeric forms, and their levels and ratio could be altered by developing new genetic strains of cotton. Two experiments were conducted to determine the relative toxicity of the individual gossypol enantiomers in laying and broiler breeder hens. In the first experiment, 25 individually caged Hy-Line W-3...

Effects of low-density broiler breeder diets on offspring performance and mortality were studied using 2,100 female and 210 male Cobb 500 breeders. Breeder treatments involved 4 experimental groups and a control group with normal density diets (ND, 2,600 kcal of AME/kg during rearing and 2,800 kcal of AME/kg during laying). In treatment 2, nutrient densities were decreased by 12% (LD12) and 11%...

Kyi said: " there is an outmoded Bur-mese proverb still recited by men who wish to deny that women too can play a part in bringing necessary change and progress to their society: 'the dawn rises only when the rooster crows.' But Burmese people today are well aware of the scientific reasons behind the rising of dawn and the falling of dusk. And the intelligent rooster surely realizes that it is ...

in this research, effect of bovine serum albumin (bsa) on motility and fertility of indigenous rooster spermatozoa was evaluated using 20 and 48 indigenous roosters and hens, respectively. semen was collected and pooled. in the first experiment, the pooled semen was diluted and divided into four aliquots.the treatments were included the diluted semen without bsa and with 1% bsa; in each group, ...

The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health enters its 31st year in 2017, the year of the Fire Rooster. In the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, this is a year that is predicted to be a year of activity when “things will be achieved in an honorable way.” (The editors hope that the new president of the United States is a follower of Asian culture). Roosters wake early (a bit foreign to your editors) and ar...