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Substituting dehulled full-fat sunflower seed-meal for soybean-meal in Japanese quail diets

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2000

Abstract Dehulled full-fat sunflower seed meal (FSSM) was evaluated as a replacement for soyabean... more Abstract Dehulled full-fat sunflower seed meal (FSSM) was evaluated as a replacement for soyabean meal (SBM) in Japanese quail rations on an isoenergetic and isonitrogenous basis. 135 unsexed quails, 1 week old, were fed for 8 weeks on diets in which 25, 50, 75 ...

Indian …, 1999

The effects of housing systems (cage, slatted floor and littered floor) on growth perfonnance and... more The effects of housing systems (cage, slatted floor and littered floor) on growth perfonnance and carcass characteristics were studied in a 35-days trial usi.ng 99 unsexed Qne-week-old Japanese quail chicks. The weight of bh ds rea Ted in cages was not significantly different compared to their counterparts reared on slatted floor or littered floor from 28-days onwards. Feed conversion and liveability were almost similar in different treatment groups. However, there were consistent tendencies in caged birds to show superiority in weight gain, feed consumption and feed utilization. Systems of housing had no effect on dressing yield and yield contributing characters.

British Poultry Science, 1999

1. The chemical composition of dried papaya (Carica papaya) skin (DPS) was determined and the eff... more 1. The chemical composition of dried papaya (Carica papaya) skin (DPS) was determined and the effect of diets containing different concentrations of this ingredient (0, 30, 60 and 90 g/kg) was studied using growing pullets as experimental animals. 2. Crude protein concentration was determined to be 229 g/kg and metabolisable energy content was estimated to be 6•4 MJ/kg. 3. Use of DPS in the diet up to 90 g/kg did not produce any significant difference in weight gain, food intake, food conversion and protein efficiency when compared with birds that received the control diet. 4. Survivability of growing pullets fed on DPS was 100%, as in the control group. 5. It was concluded that DPS can safely be used up to 90 g/kg in the diet of growing pullets.

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

| Family poultry production greatly depends on clutch size, the number of eggs per clutch, and th... more | Family poultry production greatly depends on clutch size, the number of eggs per clutch, and the incubation success. After laying a clutch of eggs, the broody hen sits on the eggs and incubates them to get chicks. The study was carried out to know the natural incubation and broody hen management practices in the selected areas of Barishal district, Bangladesh. We randomly selected 150 farmers (50 broody hens/Upazila) practicing natural incubation from three Upazilas in the Barishal district. The results show that mainly females (93.3%) were engaged in family poultry production and they used indigenous hens to incubate eggs. An average egg number per clutch was 12.6 and farmers set 12.3 eggs per broody hen for incubation purposes. The hatching egg weight was 37.3 g with egg hatchability of 87.9%. We found a significantly low body weight of broody hens after egg incubation. A high percentage of farmers (42%) preferred the spring season compared to the summer and rainy seasons to incubate eggs. For the selection of broody hens, 66.7% of farmers preferred hens aged 1-2 years. We did not find noticeable significant differences in parameters among the three Upazilas. Although egg hatchability by broody hens was high, major farmers (82.7%) did not practice creep feeding which is important for a high chick growth rate and quick return of hens to start egg-laying again after the incubation period. The chick viability rate after one month was also low (63.7%) which might be due to faulty management practices. In these circumstances, proper training of farmers, management of poultry accordingly with a balanced diet, and creep feeding to chicks may improve overall poultry production in rural areas.

The experiment was conducted to investigate the cattle fattening programs in rural farmers at Pat... more The experiment was conducted to investigate the cattle fattening programs in rural farmers at Patiya Upazilla in Chittogram District. Data were collected in a questionnaire through personal method in 30 farmers. The parameters studied were the socio-economic condition of the farmers associated with cattle fattening, problems involved in fattening, routine activities, feeding and marketing system and cost benefit analysis. Experiment was conducted to find out the effect of Urea Molasses Straw (UMS) feeding on feed intake, digestibility and growth of indigenous growing bulls. For this purpose, 6 bulls of approximately 2 years of age were randomly selected for 2 treatment groups having 3 replications in each. The socio-economic studies revealed that 30% farmers had their primary knowledge in beef fattening and then 33.33% and 20% had secondary and above secondary knowledge, respectively. About 83.33% farmers had primary and secondary level of education and 16.67% were illiterate. For f...

Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences

Broiler farming plays a vital role in fulfilling global protein requirements. Although broiler fa... more Broiler farming plays a vital role in fulfilling global protein requirements. Although broiler farming is considered profitable, profitability might be affected by factors such as genetics, feed quality, and management practices. In the current study, the productivity and profitability of commercial broiler farming were studied under various farming conditions, such as farm size, location of the farm, and mortality of the broilers. Data were collected through farmers' interviews and farm record books and processed and analyzed to determine the productivity and profitability of broiler farming. Productivity and profitability did not differ significantly across farm sizes and locations. The results of the study reported mortality as a factor affecting productivity and profitability in broiler farming. It was manifest that mortality adversely affected the productivity and profitability of broiler farming. A significant positive relationship was recorded between mortality and feed c...

Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2017

The aim of the study is to determine the effects of different plane of nutrition during late preg... more The aim of the study is to determine the effects of different plane of nutrition during late pregnancy to lactation on the performances of ewes and their offspring to weaning. About 36 native Bengal ewes of last 7 weeks gestation were randomly assigned to four different groups (T 0 , T 1 , T 2 , T 3 ). The T 0 , T 1 , T 2 and T 3 groups were supplemented a concentrate mixture at 0.0, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% of their body weight, respectively. Chopped German grass (Echinochloa polystachya) was provided as basal forages to ewes and a creep mixture (20 g/lamb/day) to the lambs from 2 weeks of age with a weakly increase of 10 g/lamb. The results shown that ewes dry matter intake (p < 0.01), milk yield (p < 0.05), days open (p < 0.01), live weight gain before lambing (p < 0.01) and at weaning (p < 0.01) and weight recovery from late gestation to weaning (p < 0.05) improved with high plane of nutrition. Higher weight recovery found in T 2 group. Litter size had an effect on (p < 0.01) all weight traits of lambs and ewes milk yield. Sex of lamb also affects (p < 0.05) the weaning weight and daily gain of lambs.

Poor reproductive performance is a major constraint for increased production of buffaloes all aro... more Poor reproductive performance is a major constraint for increased production of buffaloes all around the world indicating that profitability of buffalo farming is more or less directly related to the reproductive performance of the animals. To have a breakthrough in changing the present scenario, improved reproductive management practices is necessary for developing buffalo production to a satisfactory level. This study evaluated the reproductive performance and management given to non-descriptive buffaloes of Bangladesh reared under subsistence farming at certain coastal areas covering all Upazillas of Patuakhali district. Data on reproductive parameters and management given to 150 buffaloes were collected by personal interviewing of selected farmers using pre-tested questionnaires.The reproductive parameters evaluated were: age at first service (36.86±0.14 months), age at first calving (48.84±0.15 months), service period (118.78±3.41 days), services per conception (2.09±0.10 times...

IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Mar 1, 2017

The present study was conducted with a view to improving the microbial and keeping quality of mil... more The present study was conducted with a view to improving the microbial and keeping quality of milk produced by subsistence farmers through better milking hygiene. A survey was conducted to assess the existing hygienic quality of milk. It was found that the present hygienic conditions of the farmers at 9 selected areas were poor. A total of 27 selected farmers were trained to practice better milking hygiene (using a sanitary solution of about 200ppm chlorine). Milk samples (total 135) were collected from the trained farmers to make a comparison. It was found that Standard Plate Count and Coliform Count were reduced by 61 and 69 percent, respectively before and after adopting better milking hygiene practices. Methylene blue reduction time of the milk samples collected from different locations averaged 8.55 hr and 11.55 hr, respectively before and after application of better hygiene. The acidity percentage between two time periods showed no significant difference. A detectable abnormal smell in milk was found after 6.22 hr and 10.83 hr, respectively. The mean values of cloton-boiling (COB) +ve time (hr) were 8.83 and 12.39, respectively before and after application of better milking hygiene. Time required to develop detectable abnormal smell and to give COB +ve averaged to work out the limit of overall acceptable keeping quality time (KQT). With a significant difference (p<0.01), KQT of milk samples were 8.00±0.696 and 11.67±0.395hr, respectively before and after application of better milking hygiene.