The study was conducted to determine the effects of packing on some haematological responses in the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) during the harmattan season in the semi-arid zone of Nigeria. The study was conducted using 8 experimental camels which were packed with bags of grains of 200...
Author(s)
Adah, A. S.; Ayo, J. O.; Rekwot, P. I.; Aluwong, T.; Arimie, D. I.
Publisher
Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Medicine, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Citation
Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2017, 15, 1, pp 39-44
The present study was undertaken to evaluate physiological changes of Malvi bullocks during carting bullock drawn sprayer in soybean. Four healthy Malvi breed bullocks owing 6 to 8 years of age were selected for carting operation research work under Front Line Demonstration (FLD) during...
Author(s)
Somvanshi, S. P. S.; Gupta, R.; Singh, H. P.; Kuchi, V. S.
Publisher
Hind Agri-Horticultural Society, Muzaffarnagar, India
Citation
Asian Journal of Animal Science, 2017, 12, 2, pp 117-119
A survey of the draught cattle husbandry practices and the potential impact of such practices on the health and productivity as it relates to work hours of these cattle was carried out during the months of November-March (dry season) and during the months of June-September (wet season) in seven...
Author(s)
Kadima, K. B.; Sackey, A. K.; Esievo, K. A. N.
Publisher
Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
Citation
Nigerian Veterinary Journal, 2017, 38, 2, pp 167-177
The design of traditional implements fulfilled the farming purpose with long exposure and understanding. However, there is plenty of scope to amend the design predicated on animal-machine-environment interaction so as to have more output, incremented efficiency and preserving the environment by...
Author(s)
D'Souza, P. M.; Jayant Singh; Singh, T. P.; Gope, P. C.; Singh, V. K.
Publisher
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India
Citation
International Journal of Basic and Applied Agricultural Research, 2016, 14, 2, pp 220-224
Author(s)
Risam, K. S.; Brahma, B.
Publisher
Indian Ecological Society, College of Agriculture, Ludhiana, India
Citation
Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives, Volume 1 & 2. Proceedings of the Indian Ecological Society International Conference, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India, 18-20 February 2016, 2016, pp 553
The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region of Pakistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, has an estimated population of 25,000 yak and more than a 100,000 yak hybrids. Yak are kept in the highland pastures for their tractability, tolerance to the harsh climate, and high value products of meat, milk,...
Author(s)
Babar Khan; Saeed Abbas; Khan, M. Z.; Garee Khan; Muhammad Anjum; Sumaira Baig; Shoukat Jamal
Publisher
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation
Yak on the move: transboundary challenges and opportunities for yak raising in a changing Hindu Kush Himalayan region, 2016, pp 167-179
Domestic work animals exist in all regions of the world. In India, the energy for ploughing two-thirds of the cultivated area comes from animal power and they haul up to 15 per cent of the total freight in the available 14 million animal drawn carts. Thus the stock of 60 million working cattle and...
Author(s)
Akila Natarajan; Mahesh Chander; Bharathy, N.
Publisher
Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, India
Citation
Agricultural Reviews, 2016, 37, 1, pp 49-54
An improved steel bullock cart (2.0 tones capacity) of INSDAG (Institute of Steel Development and Growth, Kolkata) design has been evaluated after putting rubber liner on its wheels as a modification, with a view to study its suitability in preventing the surface of rural roads. The cart with and...
Author(s)
Ghosal, M. K.; Swain, S. K.; Dash, A. K.; Mohapatra, A. K.
Publisher
Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, India
Citation
Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2016, 50, 2, pp 250-254
A study was conducted to estimate the draft performance and to aware farmer for working efficiency of Red Kandhari bullocks. Carting trials were carried out with pneumatic (C1) and iron cart (C2), on field (R1), kaccha (R2) and tar road (R3) with load of L1 (1000 kg), L2 (750 kg) and L3 (500 kg)....
Author(s)
Ingle, V. S.; Siddiqui, M. F.; Channa, G. R.; Kankarne, Y. G.
Publisher
Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, India
Citation
Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2016, 50, 2, pp 152-155
This paper discusses the use of some non-conventional sources of energy particularly in agricultural activities to provide the appropriate insights among the farming community to adopt with highly reliable, non-polluting and naturally available energy sources for overall sustainable development....
Author(s)
Ghosal, M. K.; Mohanty, S. K.; Das, R. K.; Narayan Sahoo; Rath, J. R.
Publisher
Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
Citation
International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 2016, 34, 1, pp 235-238