{"title":"Parentage determination of the hybrid between Clarias batrachus and Clarias gariepinus using cytochrome b.","authors":"S. Olufeagba, V. T. Okomoda","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-53","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"144 1","pages":"53-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86019756","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":"FISH SPECIES ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF RIVER UKE, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA","authors":"Simi Ros Alamba, G. Okayi, P. Anunne","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-73","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted to assess fish species abundance and diversity of River Uke, Uke, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Fish were sampled from three sites, upper (A), middle (B) and lower (C) courses of the river. The study lasted for ten months from June 2014 to March 2015. A total of two thousand, one hundred and twenty six (2,126) fish comprising of 7 families and 11 species were sampled. Seasonal fish abundance of River Uke revealed that average monthly catch in the wet season was 25 % lower than in the dry season. Cichlidae dominated the sampled fish families accounting for 26.20 % of total catch while Latidae was least abundant with 6.21 %. Monthly fish abundance was dominated by three species, namely, Clarias gariepinus (18.44 %), Tilapia zilli (14.44 %) and Oreochromis niloticus (11.76 %) all accounting for 44.64% of the total catch. The trend of monthly fish abundance also showed a bi–modal peak with the minor peak observed in March (260) and the major peak in November (292). Fish abundance by sites revealed individual catches of 671, 365 and 1090 in Site A, B and C, respectively. Total Shannon–Wiener Diversity index of River Uke in this study was 2.312 and the index values were generally higher in the wet season (except October) than in the dry season. Total Simpson Index calculated for River Uke in this study was 0.892. Keyword: Fish, species abundance, diversity, seasonal, River Uke.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"2 1","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76901691","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 GONADOTROPHIN (PERGONAL(R)) ON LIVER AND KIDNEY FUNCTIONS, BODY CONFORMATION AND SERUM PROTEIN VALUES OF YANKASA RAMS TREATED FOR SPERM PRODUCTION","authors":"U. N. Egu, I. F. Okonkwo, P. E. Etusim","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-126","url":null,"abstract":"Three groups of 6 healthy mature yankasa rams aged 2.0–2.60 years weighing between 30.50 kg and 30.60 kg were assigned to either 49.50 I.U (T2), 99.00 I.U (T 3 ) or 148.50 I.U (T4) Pergonal injection (Ferring labs, USA) each divided into 3 doses and given for three consecutive days. Another group of 6 rams was given normal saline (1 mL) during the same period to serve as control (T1). All treatments were given to study the effect of the drug on body conformation, liver function and serum protein values. All the treatments were given by intramuscular injection. The results showed that there were no significant differences (P>0.05) among the treatment groups in body weight gain. However, there were significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in scrotal circumference, height at the withers, heart girt and hip width values. The results also showed that there were significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in serum total protein, albumin and globulin values. The result further showed that there were significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in Alkaline phosphatase, Alanine transaminase, Aspartate transaminase activities, sodium, chloride, potassium, biocarbonate and creatinine values. The results of this study showed that Gonadotrophin (Pergonal (R) ) administration to Yankasa rams for spermatogenesis did not result in any hepatoxic or nephrotoxic effects. Keyword: Yankasa rams, Pergonal ® , Liver and kidney function, Serum protein, Body conformation.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"25 1","pages":"126-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76041192","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":"CLONING THE COTTON rrn23–rrn5 REGION FOR DEVELOPING A UNIVERSAL INTERFAMILY PLASTIDIAL VECTOR","authors":"E. Ghasemi, B. B. Kohnehrouz","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-81","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"16 1","pages":"81-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88473544","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":"ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION XYLANASE PRODUCED BY SPOROLACTOBACILLI","authors":"Raed Kad Jasim","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-30","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"75 1","pages":"30-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79612902","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 A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY (AIR AND VACUUM FRYING) ON SENSORY EVALUATION AND ACRYLAMIDE GENERATION IN FRIED POTATO CHIPS","authors":"A. Basuny, Hala Haz Oatibi","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-vii(14)-101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-vii(14)-101","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this work was to sturdy the effect of different frying process as a novel technology (air and vacuum) compared with traditional frying process. The potato chips were fried in both air frying machines (Tefal Actifry) at 180°C ± 5°C for 40 min and vacuum frying at (120°C, 5.37 Kpa absolute pressure) for 40 min, 20 min/batch compared with traditional frying process at 180°C ± 5°C for 40 min, 20/ batch. After frying, the moisture content, oil uptake, acrylamide content and sensory characteristics were determined. Also, changes in some chemical properties of oil extracted from fried potato chips by different frying process were determined. Results indicated that the moisture content, oil uptake and acrylamide content in fried potato chips by (air and vacuum) frying process were significantly lower than fried potato chips by traditional frying process. Changes in some chemical properties (Acid value, peroxide value, polar, polymer and oxidized fatty acids contents) of oil extracted from fried potato were significantly higher in traditional frying process than (air and vacuum) frying process. Sensory characteristics of fried potato chips by new methods of frying (Air and vacuum) surprised on fried potato chips for traditional frying process. Air and vacuum frying can therefore be considered suitable methods of preparing potato chips for modern people who consume excessive oils and are interested in healthier and high quality products. Keyword: Vacuum frying, air frying, oil uptake, sensory properties, acrylamide content.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"1 1","pages":"101-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79948386","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":"PROXIMATE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN HYDROTHERMALLY PROCESSED ORANGE (Citrus sinensis) PULP MEAL","authors":"Kizito Umogb Umogbai, L. Tiamiyu, P. Anunne","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-68","url":null,"abstract":"Orange pulp is a large by–product of orange processing industries, hence an important source of unconventional feeds stuff of agro by–product origin, however, it contain antinutritional factors which limits it utilization on a large scale in animal nutrition, this study seeks to improve the nutritional value of orange pulp meal though hydrothermal processing. Fresh orange pulp were collected from orange sellers in Makurdi town, and divided into five batches, four of these batches were subjected to varying period of hydrothermal processing namely, 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes, while one of batch was kept as control without processing. Result reveals significant reduction in Oxalate, Tannin and Phytic acid as the time of processing progressed, however, crude protein increased till the 10 th min and significantly reduced thereafter, contrary to this, fat and Ash significantly reduce as the time increases, nutritional trials with various animals are recommended to evaluate feed utilization as a result of this processing method. Keyword: Tannin, Crude protein, Antinutritional factor, Unconventional feed stuff.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"4 1","pages":"68-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87766249","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":"FEEDING VALUE OF BIRD’S–FOOT TREFOIL (LOTUS CORNICULATUS L.) CULTIVAR UNDER CONDITIONS OF THE CENTRAL NORTHERN PART OF BULGARIA","authors":"B. Churkova, T. Bozhanska, Y. Naydenova","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-38","url":null,"abstract":"During the period 2010–2012 in the Research Institute of Mountain Stockbreeding and Agriculture–Troyan was conducted a study on the Forage (energy and protein) Feeding Value of the Following Bird's–foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) Cultivars Introduced in Bulgaria: 'Bright', 'Georgia 1' (USA), 'Nueltin' (USA), 'Witt', 'Pardee' (USA), 'Roseau' (USA), 'Steadfast', 'Trevig' (USA) with origin the USA. The changes of proteins and fibers, analyzed by means of classical chemical analysis such as, Weende and Van Soest analysis, in vitro enzyme digestibility of organic substance of eight bird's–foot–trefoil cultivars were compared with indicators of the standard cultivar 'Targovishte 1'. The crude protein content in the studied bird's–foot–trefoil cultivars varied from 16.66 ('Witt') to 20.50 % ('Pardee') dry matter. Average for the period 'Witt' cultivar was distinguished by the lowest content of crude fiber (5.48 % below the standard) and the highest dry matter digestibility–63.29 % (1.14 % over the standard). The share of neutral detergent fibers in dry matter of bird's–foot trefoil cultivar of 'Pardee' was 7.4 % less in comparison with 'Targovishte' cultivar. In cell wall composition of 'Roseau' cultivar, hemicellulose prevailed at the highest level, and fiber fractions of ADF and ADL were at the lowest level, which presupposed a high quality and good forage digestibility. According to net energy feeding value, the average values of studied cultivars did not exceed the standard cultivar. 'Pardee' cultivar had the highest feeding value: TDP (PBD): 160.0 g kg –1 , PDIN: 128.7 and PDIE: 101.5 g kg –1 . Keyword: bird's–foot trefoil cultivars, chemical composition, in vitro digestibility, energy and protein nutritional value.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"7 1","pages":"38-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89788325","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. Georgieva, I. Nikolova, V. Dimitrov, D. Dimitrova
{"title":"ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF FORAGE PEA ORGANIC PRODUCTION","authors":"N. Georgieva, I. Nikolova, V. Dimitrov, D. Dimitrova","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-60","url":null,"abstract":"The presented evaluation provides an opportunity to be compared the economic results at different variants of forage pea organic production. From the recommended indicators in economic literature in the current evaluation are calculated following ones: total production (€/da), production costs (€/da), cost price (€/kg), net income (€/da) and rentability (%). In the organic production are used four products: foliar fertilizer Biofа, growth regulator and fungicide Polyversum, bioinsecticides Pyrethrum and NeemAzal which are applied alone and in combination. Comparisons are chemicals (regulator Flordimex, insecticide Nurelle D) that are used in the standard conventional technology. All variants of organic production are cost–effective and enable the realization of good economic results. With the highest economic effect is the application of organic fertilizer Biofa in combination with bioinsecticide Polyversum. In the production of hay, this combination provides profitability of 79.30 %, exceeding the profitability of the standard variant in conventional production (75.00 %); the profitability in grain production (137.05 %) is somewhat lower than that of the conventional variant (140.00 %). Overall, the profitability in different variants of pea organic production for grain and hay is with average values of 109.91 % and 51.67 %, as values for the conventional production are 128.905 and 68.43 %, respectively. Although the result of the economic evaluation is chosen a certain optimal variant of pea organic production, open to future studies remain questions concerning the effectiveness of various organic products in different forms of production organization. Keyword: economic evaluation, rentability, organic production, pea.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"6 1","pages":"60-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78631861","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":"SELECTIVE CRYSTALLIZATION OF MALTOSE BY ISOPROPANOL AND ACETONE FROM GLUCOSE–MALTOSE SYRUPS","authors":"Yulia V. D Danilchuk","doi":"10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7904/2068-4738-VII(14)-120","url":null,"abstract":"The solvability of glucose and maltose in water–based isopropanol and acetone has been studied. It has been revealed that with increase of organic solvent fraction the solvability of maltose in comparison with glucose sharply decreases. When the mass fraction of water in mixed solvent is less than 0.3, the difference in solvability of glucose and maltose in water–based acetone is significantly higher than their difference in water–based isopropanol. The obtained data served as the basis for the study of crystallization process of glucose and maltose mixtures of different compositions from water–organic solvents. It has been found that the highest efficiency of maltose crystallization from acetone and isopropanol is achieved during crystallization of the mixture containing 75 % of maltose and 25 % of glucose in case of twelve–fold exceedance by the volume of added organic solvent over the volume of water contained in initial syrup. The use of acetone gives a higher total efficiency of separation process, while the use of isopropanol gives a higher optimal content of dry substances (two times and more) in glucose–maltose syrup. Keyword: acetone, crystallization, maltose, glucose, isopropanol, syrup.","PeriodicalId":8682,"journal":{"name":"Banat's Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"94 1","pages":"120-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91042016","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}