Compaction results from compressive forces applied to compressible soil by machinery wheels, combined with some tillage operations, particularly when the soil is moist to wet and most prone to deformation. Human and draft animal-pulled equipment may also cause soil compaction, but a huge gap exists ...

The study aims to establish some basic morphometric indices in the local donkey population in Bulgaria. The study included 198 donkeys raised in different parts of the country. Despite the greatly reduced number of donkeys in recent decades, interest in them is beginning to revive. Their use as...

Small and fragmented land holdings do not allow a farmer to keep independent farm resources like draught animals, tractors, bore wells/tube wells and other sophisticated machineries for various cultural operations. Further, most of the inputs have become costly and out of reach of these resource...

In order to understand the life history of the Asian swamp eel, Monopterus javanensis found in paddy fields, the time of maturation of its gonads was studied by using the gonadal somatic index. The peak gonadal somatic index was first found during the ploughing and seedling seasons in 2011 and...

An attempt was made to assess the effects of aging, regional differences, and draught load applied on draught potential of Umblachery cattle, an important draught breed of South India. Age had a highly significant effect (p less than 0.01) on all morphometric traits, stride length, and significant...

Most cattle used for beef production in Ethiopia are Zebu breeds. Usually released for beef when they are aged for plowing and in poor body condition. However, there is little available information on carcass yield and percentage earned from these cattle. Therefore, the study was conducted to...

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a major infectious disease of cattle and buffaloes in Pakistan that causes heavy economic losses. Impact of FMD vaccination during the course of the disease outbreak has been assessed based on a field survey conducted in September-October, 2015. The sample size for...

A wagon bull, raised in the potiguar Semi-Arid, was admitted to the HOVET-UFERSA, with a swelling located on its back. This neoplasm was clinically diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma and was treated by surgical procedure of exeresis. To remove the tumor mass, an electric scalpel was used with a...

Nowadays, it become unavoidable to use different sources to meet the needs of the growing population. Although it seems possible to meet demand with existing production systems and animal assets in the world by increasing the productivity of animals and controlling environmental conditions, camel...

The current study was conducted to find out the factors affecting to swamp buffalo production in Songkhram wet land area (consisting of 3 districts: Si Songkhram, Tha Uthen, and Na Wa Districts), Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The data were collected from 370 farmers and analyzed by using...