Wheeze is one of the most prevalent symptoms in preschool children with huge impacts on children and their families, on healthcare utilisation and hence costs [1]. While most children will become asymptomatic by 5–6 years of age, some will develop asthma or, even more importantly, severe problematic asthma and/or will experience an accelerated decline in lung function. Several studies have show...

It is difficult to be taken seriously when writing in the academic press about ‘love’ in relation to academic work. In response to a chapter entitled Intellectual love and the link between teaching and research (Rowland 2005), a reviewer commented ‘Rowland... highlights the role of ‘intellectual love’ (I kid you not) as the motivator for academic inquiry’ (Tight 2006 italics added). Why might a...

the objective of this study was to evaluate three methods of estrous synchronization, viz. controlled internal drug releasing device (cidr), intravaginal sponges impregnated with fluogestone acetate (fga), and cloprostenol (estrumate; an analogue of prostaglandin f2α) in nadooshani goats of yazd province, iran.the estrous synchronized does (n = 30 to 33 per treatment), after heat detection, wer...

A total of 120 ejaculates from six adult Black Bengal bucks were studied to determine the semen attributes and evaluate their fertility. The various semen attributes of fresh semen were volume, sperm concentration, mass motility, live spermatozoa and normal spermatozoa percentage. All the semen attributes differed significantly (P<0.05) except normal spermatozoa percentage between the bucks. A ...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different estrus synchronization protocols followed by artificial insemination on response and conception rate Abergelle goats. Three protocols: (i) standard protocol associating progestogens, gonadotropins prostaglandins (P4 + eCG PGF2?), (ii) single injection prostaglandin (PGFS), (iii) double (PGFD) were evaluated compared a control group...

This study was accomplished with the objective to determine parameters of lactation curves in Beetal goats using Wood’s model. Therefore, milk yield data from 127 Beetal goats maintained at five different government farms were recorded from post-kidding to drying off of does. Wood model parameters were estimated using non-linear regression and individual curves were fitted. The characteristics/...

Background: Interaction between nutrition and reproduction has been established to play an important role in reproductive performance of animals. Zinc is considered be essential element required for reproduction. The present study was conducted evaluate the efficiency nano zinc (NZn) as feed supplementation on Assam Hill goats. Methods: A total twenty-four numbers 7 days post kidding doe mainta...