Comfort Atuahene Charity, B. A. Mensah, A. N. A. Adjetey
{"title":"Protein Requirements for Laying Indigenous Guinea Fowls (Numida Meleagris) in the Humid Tropical Zone of Ghana","authors":"Comfort Atuahene Charity, B. A. Mensah, A. N. A. Adjetey","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20140620122233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20140620122233","url":null,"abstract":"This study was undertaken to assess the dietary crude protein (CP) concentrations required by growing indigenous guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) for optimum growth performance. One hundred and eighty (180) nine-week old pearl guinea fowl growers were randomly assigned to experimental diets with 160, 180, 200 and 220 g/kg CP, from 9 to 27 weeks of age for the growing phase in a complete randomized design (CRD). Rations used in the experiment were isocaloric, having ME of 12.30 MJ/ kg. Each dietary treatment was replicated 3 times, a pre-weighed amount of feed was given and water was provided ad libitum. Feed consumption was measured daily and body weight measured weekly. Mortality was recorded as and when it occurred. Other parameters measured included haematological and biochemical analysis, carcass parameters, age and weight at first lay and weight of first egg. Results show that diets containing 160 g/kg crude protein for growing guinea fowls is ideal for optimum growth performance and production.","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128940239","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. E. Hassan, K. Elamin, Y. H. Elhashmi, A. A. T. Eldar, M. E. Elbushra
{"title":"Effects of Feeding Different Levels of Sesame Oil Cake (Sesamum indicum L.) On Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Sudan Desert Sheep","authors":"H. E. Hassan, K. Elamin, Y. H. Elhashmi, A. A. T. Eldar, M. E. Elbushra","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20130219031716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20130219031716","url":null,"abstract":"Twenty seven entire lambs of Sudan desert sheep were used to evaluate the effect of using different level of sesame cake meal (SCM) in a fattening experiment which extended for fifty days. Experimental animals were fed iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous diets containing two sources of protein: groundnut cake (treatment A) and sesame cake at 15% level (treatment B) and at 20% level (treatment C). Significant (≤ 0.05) differences were observed only in Daily weight gain, Feed conversion ratio and heart weight. In these traits treatment A and C were superior to treatment B, the three treatments record 0.166±0. 0.179±0.03 and 0.143±0.01b g/d, 6.87±2.4, 7.65±1.1 and 9.02±1.7 DMI/kg gain and 0.25±0.00, 0.26 ±0.02, 0.30±0.00 kg for the traits respectively. It was concluded that the addition of sesame cake up to 20% lead to satisfactory feedlot performance and carcass yield.","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128940874","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":"Ethnozoological Survey of the Indigenous Knowledge on the Use of Pangolins (Manis sps) in Traditional Medicine in Lentsweletau extended area in Botswana.","authors":"M. R. Setlalekgomo","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20140526093512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20140526093512","url":null,"abstract":"Animals have played an important role in human life from prehistory. Many animals are used in zootherapy worldwide. However, the zootherapeutic practices by some communities are not well documented and may be forgotten. An ethnozoological study to document indigenous knowledge on the utilisation of pangolins in traditional medicine in Lentsweletau area in Botswana was carried out. A formal questionnaire was administered to 37 informants. The informants were 70.27% males and 29.73% females. The 10.81% of the informants were traditional doctors. Only 67.57% of the informants knew pangolins. The study revealed that most of the informants currently under the age of forty years did not know pangolins. However, the community had several pangolin myths. Pangolins were used mainly in traditional medicine (79.41%) and rarely as bush meat (20.59%) in the past. The study showed that different body parts of pangolins were used as charms and in the treatment of various human ailments like cracked heels, epistaxis, hypertension and psoriasis. The commonly used parts in the treatment of human ailments were blood and scales. Tail, head, paws and whole body were mainly used in charms. Scales were used in both ailments treatment and in charms. It is evident that the indigenous knowledge on uses of pangolins is fading in the community hence the need for its documentation so that it can be preserved.","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125347790","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}
A. Ranjhani, P. Khatri, B. Bhutto, A. A. Memon, I. Shahnaz, Mustafa Sheeraz, I. Rao
{"title":"Effect of Storage Conditions on DNA Quality of Primary Sex Organs","authors":"A. Ranjhani, P. Khatri, B. Bhutto, A. A. Memon, I. Shahnaz, Mustafa Sheeraz, I. Rao","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20140613111535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20140613111535","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122210331","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":"Effect of Storage Time and Egg Position on Hatchability of Guinea Fowl Eggs","authors":"J. Morêki, Nicholas Mack","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20130522044205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20130522044205","url":null,"abstract":"This experiment investigated the effects of storage time and egg position on hatchability of guinea fowl eggs. A total of 140 eggs were randomly divided into two groups (i.e., broad end up and broad end down positions). Prior to incubation eggs were stored at room temperature for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 days in either broad end up (BEU) or broad end down (BED) position. Eggs were incubated at 37.5-37.8 oC and 60% relative humidity for 28 days and thereafter incubation parameters including hatchability, dead in shells (DIS), clears, dead pips, alive pips and alive in shells (AIS) traits evaluated. Data were subjected to ANOVA using the General Linear Models (GLM) procedure of Statistical Analysis Software (SAS). Storage time had no effect (P0>0.05) on incubation parameters except for AIS. Alive in shells for eggs stored for 3-4 and 5-7 days were significantly (P","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"41 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126094915","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}
Mohsen Asghari Khatooni, R. S. Nobar, Hossin Cheraghi
{"title":"Evaluating Possibility Replacement of Apple Pomace with Barley Grain for Ruminants with In Vitro Gas Production Technique","authors":"Mohsen Asghari Khatooni, R. S. Nobar, Hossin Cheraghi","doi":"10.5455/JASA.19691231040000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.19691231040000","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114079343","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}
A. Khalid, K. Elamin, A. E. Amin, A. A. T. Eldar, M. Mohamed, M. D. Mohammed, H. E. Hassan
{"title":"Effects of Using Fresh Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas) Vines on Performance and Milk Yield of Lactating Nubian Goats","authors":"A. Khalid, K. Elamin, A. E. Amin, A. A. T. Eldar, M. Mohamed, M. D. Mohammed, H. E. Hassan","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20130517052306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20130517052306","url":null,"abstract":"Twenty seven newly giving birth lactating Nubian goats were used to evaluate the effect of using fresh sweet potato vines in performance and milk yield. Experimental animals were divided into three groups that were fed three different experimental diets. Group A (control) were fed on fresh chopped Abu-70 variety of Sorghum vulgar. Group B were fed on fresh chopped sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas ) vines and stems . Groups C were fed on fresh chopped clitoria (Clitoria ternate). Significant (p 0.05) heavier final weight (28.45±6.67 kg) and weight gain (3.82±0.72). This group recorded a highly significant (p<0.001) fodder intake (1.88±0.35). Best feed conversion ratio was recorded by group C (6.71) .Treatment effect was highly significant (p<0.01) on daily milk yield. Group B, performed the higher milk yield (0.58±0.18 liter), milk protein, milk fat and total solids compared to group A and C. According to the results obtained nutritional properties of the sweet potato leaves indicate that they have the potentiality to improve dietary protein and amino acid supply in low fibre diets for ruminants. Like other traditional fodders used in the Sudan, sweet potato can be used likewise for feeding small ruminants for milk production with marked levels of success.","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120989657","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":"Study on Ovine Fasciollosis in Wegdi District, North East Ethiopia","authors":"M. S. G. A. Mekete","doi":"10.5455/jasa.20151020013742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/jasa.20151020013742","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114054513","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}
N. B. Arserim, S. Kalkanlı, H. Icen, N. Işık, Yekbun Tutşi.
{"title":"Isolation, Histopathological and Molecular Detection of Yersinia Pseudotuberclosis Infection in Sheep in Turkey.","authors":"N. B. Arserim, S. Kalkanlı, H. Icen, N. Işık, Yekbun Tutşi.","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20130702095554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20130702095554","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the present study was to detect causes of abortion in sheep and early neonatal death of lambs and treatment trial. Diagnososis of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was made on the basis of bacteriological from the stomach contents, lung, liver, and peritoneal fluid and pathological findings. Additionally, in order to confirm the presence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis nested PCR was performed. In treatment trials Amoxycillin were given1ml/10kg BW. This is the first case report of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis causing abortion in sheep in Turkey. As a result of this study it is suggested that Yersinia pseudotuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of causes of ovine abortion and early neonatal death of lambs in this country.","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114285440","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}
S. Akther, A. Dey, S. Hossain, Taposhi Rani Dey, N. Begum
{"title":"In Vitro Anthelmintic Effect of some Medicinal Plants against Haemonchus Contortus","authors":"S. Akther, A. Dey, S. Hossain, Taposhi Rani Dey, N. Begum","doi":"10.5455/JASA.20141230103624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JASA.20141230103624","url":null,"abstract":"The study was undertaken to determine the anthelmintic activity of eight medicinal plants against adult and larvae (L3) of Haemonchus contortus during July to November, 2013. In vitro adulticidal and larvicidal activity were screened by preparing aqueous and methanol extract of some plants at 1%, 5% and 10% concentration with respect to control by PBS. The results revealed that neem showed best effect within 3 hour at 5% concentration (100%) and 10% concentration (100%) with methanol extract on adult Haemonchus. Rest of the ingredient showed their efficacy after 3 hours. Methanol extracts showed better effect than aqueous extracts. In case of L3 stage larvae, the highest efficacy was observed at 10% concentration in neem (100%) and korolla fruits(100%), followed by korolla leaves (80%), sharna lata (80%), lazzabati (60%) less than 3 hours. It is concluded that neem, korolla, sharna lata and lazzabati extract give a better approach against Haemonchus contortus and can be used against the treatment of haemonchosis in goat as an alternative of patent drug. So, further studies are required to find out the active ingredient of pharmacological and toxicological assessment and determine the recommended doses in goat.","PeriodicalId":372944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Science Advances","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127689463","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}