Extensive previous studies on taxonomy, behavior/bionomics and control of Anopheles sinensis are reviewed and summarized. Recent molecular identification revealed that the population of An. sinensis complex includes An. sinensis, An. pullus, An. lesteri and at least two new species, and An. yatsushiroensis is synonmy of An. pullus. An. sinensis is the main vector species of vivax malaria in Kor...

Smallholder dairy production is increasingly becoming popular in Jimma town. However, feed shortage is a major constraint to dairy production. The objectives of this study was to assess feed resources, feeding practices and farmers' perceived causes of feed shortage and coping strategies to feed scarcity in smallholder dairy producers in Jimma town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 5...

over one’s genes? Perhaps it is because this notion resonates with a public that in the eighties and nineties the same press have bullied into believing that there is ‘a gene for everything’. In that sense, the debate is remarkably similar to the one on whether we humans (or animals in general) have such a thing as a free — or conscious — will. Much like with the idea of the vulgarised genetic ...

Forage is all food ingredients derived from plants, in the form of leaves, sometimes including stems, twigs, and flowers. Included are grasses, legumes other plants. All can be fed for ruminants two forms, i.e. fresh dry forage. Forages contain almost substances animals need. The urgency forage becomes a crucial point increasing livestock productivity. success business depends on its feed manag...

abstract the grasses cold tolerance is the most important limiting factor for its cultivation in temperate regions, so using cold tolerant cultivars is essential for grasses successful cultivation. in order to evaluation freezing stress tolerance of several species of grasses, this study was conducted in agricultural faculty of ferdowsi university of mashhad as a factorial complete randomized b...

Plant cell wall polysaccharides are critical components of numerous products in our everyday life. Because of this, modification of their constituent components offers unique opportunities for product improvement and economic advancement. Xylans are one of these polysaccharides that have a variety of applications that affect our well-being. For example, xylans are important functional ingredien...

Differences in nutrient content between different grass hay varieties are much smaller than differences between legumes and grasses (Table 1). Cool-season grasses (grown in temperate climates) include timothy, orchardgrass, fescue and annual ryegrass. Warm-season grasses (adapted to tropical and subtropical regions, like Florida) include Coastal bermudagrass, Tifton-85 bermudagrass, and bahiagr...

The efficient preservation of protein in silage for livestock feed is dependent on the rate and extent proteolysis. Previous research fresh forage indicated enhanced stability certain Festulolium (ryegrass × fescue hybrids) cultivars compared to ryegrass. This first report an experiment test hypothesis that a Lolium perenne Festuca arundinacea var glaucescens cultivar had reduced proteolysis pe...

Context Planted grasses are becoming an increasingly important feed resource for tropical smallholder ruminant production; yet, limited research has been conducted to quantify productivity or enteric methane (CH4) production of animals consuming these grasses. Aim An experiment was assess yields and nutritional attributes the following three grasses: Cenchrus purpureus var. Kakamega 1 (Napier),...