{"title":"Mortality in Galla Goat Production System in Southern Rangelands of Kenya: Levels and Predictors","authors":"J. Manyeki, Bosco Kidake, Benson Mulei, S. Kuria","doi":"10.56430/japro.1128747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56430/japro.1128747","url":null,"abstract":"Herd health and adaptability are of concern in animal production in the tropics because of the persistent exposure to multiple stresses of low quality and quantity feeds, heat stress, high disease, and parasite incidences, poor husbandry, and breeding practices; the combined effects of these factors is high livestock mortality. High health-related mortality has been frequently reported as the major impediment to livestock production and thus the aim of this article is to investigate the vital infectious diseases and non-infectious factors that account for the majority of deaths which is crucial in determining mortality control strategies. The study applies a descriptive, Kaplan-Meier method, and truncated regression analysis using an eight-year retrospective data spanning from 2014 to 2021 was applied for this analysis. The results indicate infectious diseases as the most important cause of Galla goat mortality. The mean monthly and annual mortality rates are higher and the pre-weaning mortality of Galla goat appeared to be one of the major constraints hampering the development of replacement stock. The risk factors considered for high mortality were the age and sex of the kids. Among the infectious diseases analyzed, bacterial, parasitic, and non-specific infectious diseases were identified as the important causes of Galla goat mortality, while the non-infectious conditions included malnutrition and thermal/cold shock. The analysis provided an improved insight into animal-health-related factors which once addressed could reduce mortality and hence optimize animal husbandry performance in Galla goat production systems. Interventions in Galla goat health and husbandry are recommended to control kids' mortality.","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114964381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microstructure of Eobania vermiculata (Müller, 1774): SEM, F-TIR and XRD methods","authors":"K. Öksüz, H. Şereflişan","doi":"10.56430/japro.1128026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56430/japro.1128026","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses are used for the characterization of Eobania vermiculata samples extracted from Iskenderun region. The shells of land snails are discarded as waste, however, they are qualified materials with multiple use areas. To substantiate this proposition, an attempt was made to elucidate the physical and chemical properties of the shells of land snail, E. vermiculata. SEM observations indicated that nacre crystals are always aragonite, laminated, usually presenting sharp edges. Nacre crystallites which pile up into columns vertically abreast aligned observed. The crystals are about 390-155 nm thick, and they form stacks along a fixed spacing, filled with biological matter. The XRD and FTIR observations revealed the dominance of the aragonite form of the calcium carbonate crystal in the microstructures of each snail shell with the occurrence of different shell surface functional groups. Thus, further exploration of the shell inclusive of the organic components is required to promote its possible use as a biocomposite. Nonetheless, the present study provides an overview of physical and chemical characteristics of the land snail shells and inlight their potential use in different areas in the perspective of sustainability.","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131095795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pb (II) Recovery by Trout Bones: Adsorption, Desorption and Kinetic Study","authors":"B. Kocadagistan","doi":"10.56430/japro.1193955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56430/japro.1193955","url":null,"abstract":"Heavy metal removal from the water was studied by using fish bones produced in the trout farm of Atatürk University Faculty of Fisheries. Fish bones used as adsorbent were obtained from rainbow type trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss). Trout bone was used in its natural form. According to the experimental results that 1 g of Rainbow trout bones (RTB) can adsorb 188.16 mg of lead (qmax). Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were found more favourable for the adsorption of Pb (II) on to RTB than Temkin with the correlation coefficients of 0.999, 0.999 and 0.857, respectively. The optimum working parameter values for Pb (II) adsorption using RTB were found to be 30oC, 3 g/L, 200 rpm and 10 mg/L for temperature, adsorbent concentration, stirring speed and initial Pb (II) concentration, respectively. In the kinetic phase of the study, pseudo-second-order kinetic model gives more favourable results (R2mean= 0.997) than pseudo-second-order (R2mean= 0.971). Fish bones were characterized by some instrumental analyses such as SEM, EDS, FTIR and zeta potential measurements. In the regeneration phase of the study, maximum desorption efficiency was 95.86% at pH 1.5.","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126551488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Preliminary Study on the Cultivation of Brown Seaweed Sargassum cristaefolium Using Fixed-off Bottom and Raft Methods","authors":"Nour Aley Yangson, Jerson Edubos, Albaris B. Tahiluddin, Concepci̇on Tori̇ng, Mari̇a Li̇za Tori̇ng-Farquerabao","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2022.413.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2022.413.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128416241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Non-woven Cover and Seedling Techniques on Plant Growth and Bulb Yield of Onion","authors":"F. Hancı, E. Kara","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2022.413.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2022.413.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"157 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121730893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Timing of Vegetative and Generative Development of 'Memecik' and 'Gemlik' Olive Cultivars","authors":"Filiz Baysal, Nurengin Mete, Oznur Cetin","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2022.413.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2022.413.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130721595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oluwaseun Joseph Komolafe, T. Nwankwo, Precious Chibueze Chi̇laka
{"title":"Willingness of Agriculture Students to be Involved in Agripreneur Career in Southeast Nigeria","authors":"Oluwaseun Joseph Komolafe, T. Nwankwo, Precious Chibueze Chi̇laka","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2022.413.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2022.413.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133564395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Yield and Quality Response of Canola to Seed Row and Side Banded Ammonium Sulfate and Ammonium Thiosulfate","authors":"I. Mbakwe, Omotayo Adegeye","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2022.413.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2022.413.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"BME-12 3 and 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114126290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heavy Metal Levels in the Beyler Dam Lake, Kastamonu (Turkey)","authors":"K. Abdelali","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2021.360.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2021.360.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"11 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120845730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Karagöz, Fazilet Parlakova Karagöz, Erdim Erduran, R. Çakmakçı
{"title":"Flavor in a Tea Glass to Present from Past: Safely Organic Production and Health Effects of Tea","authors":"H. Karagöz, Fazilet Parlakova Karagöz, Erdim Erduran, R. Çakmakçı","doi":"10.29329/agripro.2021.360.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/agripro.2021.360.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":229702,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Production","volume":"406 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127600117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}