An experiment was conducted to study the effect of Mycosorb (esterified glucomannan-EGM) on nutrient retention in aflatoxicated broiler chickens. Day-old chicks (n=270, 50±5 g) were divided into 6 treatment groups, containing 45 numbers in each for 6 weeks. A control ration was prepared with...

Background: In recent years increased frequency of mammary gland neoplasms have been reported in captive wild felids. Basing on published data, in tigers mammary gland carcinoma always seems to be highly invasive and metastatic. The present report describes a case of Mammary carcinoma with...

A survey was conducted to study the health care practices adopted by goat keepers in north-west semi arid region of Rajasthan. The health care practices followed in experimental area by the respondents viz. use of veterinary facilities, isolation of sick animal, deworming, vaccination, sanitization ...

The data were collected from 120 sheep rearers selected from 8 villages of two Tehsil of Bikaner District. The information was collected from respondents on lamb rearing of sheep rearers by an interview schedule. Flock size was affected significantly by immediate cleaning of lamb after birth and...

The increased demand for indigenous native dog's breeds like Rajapalayam, Kanni and Chippiparai, leading to flourishing of more kennels in and around the breeding tract of the above breeds. The breeders without an experience in dog breeding are also involved in this dog breeding business and some...

Ten crossbred cows of the National Dairy Research Institute belonging to medium and high body condition score (BCS) were used in the study. Blood samples were collected at 20, 10 and 5 days before calving, on the day of calving and 5, 10 and 20 days after calving. The body weight of the animals...

In field studies conducted in India, potatoes were sown on 8 different dates at 10-day intervals from November 10 during 1989-90, to determine the incidence of potato aphid (Myzus persicae). Aphids appeared during the 2nd week of January and remained active up to first week of March, with peak...

In 1976, a severe outbreak of mange due to Sarcoptes scabiei infestation on goats at a farm in Ranchi, Bihar, India, was treated with Savlon shampoo followed by "white lotion" on alternate days (8-10 times) after hair clipping. This was combined with dipping in 0.05 or 0.1% aqueous malathion...

To overcome the declining popularity of traditional rural poultry production in India, a model was envisaged taking into consideration the main constraints of the said production system. The implementation of the model included imparting technical knowledge to the poultry farmers, providing...