Received April 5, 2016 Revised May 20, 2016 Approved May 27, 2016 Bali Pig is one of germplasm whose existence is very limited until now. This is due to the very low growth and breeding compared to other types such as Landrace pigs, Duroc, and Laghwhite. However, Bali pig has an advantage among others such as able to utilize lack quality feed so it is suitable to maintain in a rural areas. To k...

The purpose of the research is to assess relevance modernization small pig farms with a closed production cycle. Research methods. Analytical on cycle was carried out by method processing existing scientific and informational reports. results. When organizing pork at farm level, most important measures should be flow, formation homogeneous technological groups pigs, herd reproduction, sow keepi...

Serum Ca, P, Mg, Zn, and Cu concentrations in cows affected with reproductive disorders were determined. A possible relation between serum concentrations of these elements and reproductive diseases was evaluated. In total, 109 Holstein cows ageing between 3 and 9 years were investigated. Thirty-six cows showed postpartum anoestrous, fifty-six were repeat breeders, and seventeen cows served as c...

C ORN silage is being utilized in increased quantities in beef cattle growing and fattening rations. The research data of Hammes et al. (1964), with various ratios of corn to corn silage in fattening rations, have demonstrated that higher levels of corn silage can be justified because gains between high grain and high silage rations are similar, whereas, use of higher silage rations permits the...

The aim of the work was estimation of copper intake with the daily food rations used for alimentation of students of military high schools and soldiers doing compulsory military service in the Polish Army. An average planned copper content in daily food rations used for alimentation of students and soldiers amounted to 2.49±0.35 mg, and 2.44±0.25 mg respectively. The copper content in the daily...

An in vitro study was conducted to evaluate the optimum roughage to concentrate ratio in complete rations using unconventional sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB), a by product of ethanol industry as sole roughage source. Eight rations were prepared with roughage to concentrate ratio of 100:0 to 30:70. Significantly (P<0.01) higher in vitro gas production volume (ml) at 24 h incubation, in vitro organi...

Corn silage is an important component of the rations for high productive dairy cattle due nutritive value – about 30% starch in plants dry matter at harvesting wax ripeness grain. Specialized hybrids corn are excellent raw material production fermented fodders with energy concentration. The article presents market review mid- and early-maturing hybrids, cultivated on farms Central region Russia...