IOSR-JAVS   Volume-9 ~ Issue-12 ~ Dec-2016

ABSTRACT: Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria acts as biological fertilizer by way of the ability to dissolve P inorganic and mineralization of P organic to become P which is available for plants through 3 mechanism, those are: (1) produce organic acids (2) acidification of medium pH which is caused by excretion of H+ by bacteria, (3) phosphate enzyme which is produce by bacteria. Greenhouses research has been done to find out the effect of dosage of water and consortium of biological fertilizer Phosphate solvents Bacteria in entisols toward the availability of soils phosphate, growth and absorptions of phosphor by crops..............

Keywords: Water, Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria, Consortium Bacteria, P available, P absorption

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ABSTRACT:This study evaluated intra-testicular injection of sodium chloride for chemical-castration in 12 mix bred dogs (6 adult and 6 non-adult). The sodium chloride at 20% concentration per testis were injected intratesticularly until tension occurs and the testicles were removed with the open surgical technique about 30 days for histopathologic evaluation. Testicular swelling was evident in both group dogs following injection and reached peak within 48 hours. While testicular volume decreased significantly (P<0.05) in both group after 2-4 weeks. The testicles underwent atrophy at the 30th day in non-adult group with nomarked alteration in adult group. Though only 3 non-adult dogs were sterile, other adult dogs maintained androgenesis. It was concluded that intra-testicular injections of sodiumchloride at 20% concentration administration may not be accepted as a suitable alternative to the open surgical technique for castration in adult dogs but could be used as a preferable treatment option non adult dogs

Keywords: Chemical, castration, dog, sodium chloride.

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ABSTRACT:The study was conducted in selected communities in the Upper East and West Regions of Ghana with the objective of identifying a farmer business module that best supports small holder farmers with Agricultural Services and Technologies and the challenges small holder farmers faced in crop production. The farm business modules identified were the nucleus farmer, Aggregator and the Farmer based organization modules. Data was collected from 10 out grower farm business modules and 50 small holder farmers in the Upper East and West Regions. Services rendered to the small holder farmers included, tractor service fertilizer, field spraying and threshing services............

Keywords: Aggregator,Inputs, in-kind, Services, Technology.

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ABSTRACT:Water is the most important factor for plant growth while NPK fertilization plays an important role under deficit irrigation or under stress condition in arid and semi-arid regions. A field experiment in Randomize Complete Block Design with three replicates were carried out at two different locations in Iraq, the first was in Al – Qadisiya province and the second in Wasit province during winter season of 2015-2016 in clay loam and loam to study the effect of irrigation treatments (main plots): irrigation at 40% depletion of available water (I1), irrigation at 60% depletion of available water (I2), and irrigation at 80% depletion of available water (I3), and NPK fertilizers treatments (as sub plot):............

Keywords: water stress, wheat, NPK fertilizers, yield, water use efficiency

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ABSTRACT:This experiment was conducted at the Grdarasha farm field GPS reading (36.122170º N) and (44.016524 E) of agriculture college, Salahaddin University in Erbil. The soil texture class was silty clay loam, during summer growing season of 2013 conducted in the field, to study the effect of different levels of phosphorus TSP (0,60,120,180,240 Kg P2O5 ha-1) ,potassium KCL (0,40,80,120,160 Kg K2O ha-1) and there combination on yield components and nutrient balance of sunflower plant by using DRIS methodology, Factorial randomized block design with two factors (P and K each one with 5 levels) 25 treatment with 3 replicates was used . The main results could be summarized as.............

Keywords: Sunflower yield and oil content best nutrient balance, DRIS methodology

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ABSTRACT: Currency note is a medium of exchange for goods and services; buying and selling of various products including meat, at meat markets. This present study was designed to evaluate the occurrence of Escherichia coliO157:H7 from Nigerian currency notes (Naira) collected from butchers at the meat market in Karu Abattoir, Abuja. A total 189 currency notes sampled from the eight currency denominations were subjected to cultivation and isolation using Eosine methylene blue (EMB) and Sorbitol-MacConkay(SMAC) agar respectively, in which isolates were obtained..............

Keywords: Naira, Karu, E. coli, Currency, Abattoir, Abuja

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ABSTRACT: Four Ultisols in Benue State were used to examine the influence of sorption indices on P fertilizer recommendations and their relationship with properties and yield of soybean. Soil inorganic P was fractionated using standard procedures. Sorption characteristics were determined in 0.01 M CaCal2 solution of various P concentrations. For each soil, the amounts of P that gave 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.100, 0.125, 0.150, 0.175, 0.200, 0.225, 0.250 mg kg-1 solution concentration and the buffering capacity were estimated from adsorption curves. In the greenhouse, 4 kg of soil from each location was placed in plastic pots. Amount of P estimated from sorption study was added as KH2PO4.............

Keywords: Phosphorous Sorption Indices, Fertilization, Soybean, Tropical Utisols

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ABSTRACT: The study was carried out to determine the effect of intra- household activities of women on income from cocoyam production in Umuahia Agricultural zone of Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting96 women cocoyam farmers. These farmers were interviewed with a questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and means of Likert-type scale. The result of the analysis revealed that among the tuber/ root crops cultivated, cocoyam ranked second (73%) after cassava; its role in the household are:Family consumption (x̅ = 3.08) and Income generation.............

Keywords: Effect, Intra- household, activities, women, cocoyam, production, income.

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ABSTRACT: Environmental stress, especially saline soils and saline water, are one of the most important limited factors for agricultural crops in particular all around the world. Hence, yield enhancement in agricultural crops such as barley under saline conditions is a major goal of enhancement barley salt tolerance. In the present investigation we focus to study the salinity stress tolerant among four genotypes of Egyptian barley. Leaf samples of old seedlings were collected after 30 days of grown under treatments (control, 6000) of NaCl, to evaluate the ability of the initial material to salinity tolerances...............

Keywords: Barley, salt stress, physiological, molecular marker, SSR, PIC

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ABSTRACT: In this study effect of different planting patterns and harvest time of intercropping maize and soybean on green forage yield and nutritive quality of maize forage (Zea mays L.) was evaluated in the Department of Agronomy, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University of Shaanxi, Yangling, China, during 2016.Maize was cultivated alone (SM) and intercropped with soybean as follows;1 row maize to1 row soybean (1M1S),1 row maize to 2 rows soybean (1M2S), 1 row maize to 3 rows soybean (1M3S) and 2 rows maize to 1 row soybean (2M1S).The intercropped of maize and soybean in different planting pattern significantly affected the quantitative and qualitative characters of the forage............

Keywords: Intercropping, Planting pattern, Maize, Soybean, forage

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ABSTRACT: Intra-abdominal adhesions are almost inevitable after major abdominal surgery. Postoperative adhesions continue to be the major cause of small bowel obstruction and infertility. Peritoneal lesions caused by abrasion, ischemia, desiccation, infection, thermal injury and foreign bodies are the origin of adhesions. Fibrinous adhesions that develop within a few hours of operational trauma. This fibrin can either re-absorb completely, leaving a clear peritoneal cavity, or become organized by the ingrowth of fibroblasts to form established fibrous adhesions. Adhesions may be diminished in five ways...........

Keywords: Adhesion, intra-abdominal, postoperative, prevention.

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ABSTRACT: Experimental Coldwater 'streptococcosis', caused by Vagococcus salmoninarum, was induced in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using intraperitoneal injection challenge model. V. salmoninarum at a concentration of 1.6x109, 9.6x109, 1.55x1010, 7.22x1010 and 3.7x1011 CFU/ml was intraperitoneally injected. Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) was intraperitoneally injected to control group. The signs of disease was observed in experimental groups. After post injection, fish were monitored and mortality was recorded for 14 days. Fish mortality rate increased with the increase of bacterial concentrations of V..............

Keywords: Oncorhynchus mykiss, Vagococcuc salmoninarum, injection

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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different esters of estradiol, associated with equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) or Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSHp) on conception rates of Nelorecows in the Amazon,northern Brazil.Nelore cows (n= 1098) at 40-60 days postpartum, with body condition score (BCS) of 3.17 were used.In experiment 1, cows were assigned in groups EB-eCG (n= 279) or EB-FSHp (n= 280). In experiment 2, cows were assigned in group EC – eCG (n= 270) and in group EC –FSHp (n= 269). Cows received 300 IU i.m of eCG or 10mg i.m of FSHp. Insemination was performed 56h after progesterone intravaginal releasing device (PRID) removal...........

Keywords: Amazon, anestrous, artificial insemination, genetic improvement.

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ABSTRACT: There is a strong linkage between agriculture and the economy. Economic growth is necessary for poverty reduction, and for Nigeria to be out of its present state of recession there is need to focus on agricultural production and one of the area of focus should be on livestock production. The main objective of the study is to know the impact of livestock production on Nigeria's economy and the specific objectives are to: Access the socioeconomic characteristics of livestock farmers in the study area; identify the challenges of livestock production in Nigeria; and determine the economic impact of livestock production in Nigeria...........

Keywords: Economic, livestock production

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ABSTRACT: Assessing the impacts of TeMV and DF on the nutritional composition of Sphenostylis stenocarpa (S. stenocarpa) is important to predict quality of the legume. Results revealed significant (p<0.05) reductions in both TeMV and DF samples with DF having higher reductions compared to TeMV and control in all the nutritional parameters investigated. Infection brought about reductions of 41.1%, 21.3%, 88.8% in alkaloids, tannins saponins against 58.3%, 41.1%, 90.0% respectively for DF. Ash and fiber contents were higher in TeMV compared with DF. DF caused reduction in protein and fat. Higher reductions in Na, Mg, Ca, in DF compared with TeMV............

Keywords: African yam bean, Defoliation, Nutritional quality, Telfairia mosaic virus

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ABSTRACT: Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) and complicated chronic respiratory disease (CCRD) are caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG). Infected birds show respiratory and reproductive problems which lead to severe production losses in poultry industry. Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) has been isolated in chickens and free flying birds (FFB) in various parts of the world. Therefore the current study was to determine the prevalence of MG infection and also to isolate MG from commercial chickens (broilers, layers and indigenous chicken) and FFB in Selangor. Broiler chickens and FFB at farms showed a high prevalence of MG infection based on serology and DNA detection...........

Keywords: Mycoplasma gallisepticum, prevalence, free flying birds

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ABSTRACT: This research was conducted to assess Callosobruchus maculatus infestation effect on germination and nutrient quality of Vigna unguiculata L. ANOVA depicted that infested grains had lower germination when compared with the non-infested. Results revealed an initial increase in germination followed by a progressive decrease for infested and non-infested seeds. Highest percentage germination for infested and non-infested seeds were (16.4 and 48.9%) for sandy soil, (18.4 and 50.0%) for loamy soil and (17.4and 49.2%) for clay soil. The study revealed significant (p≤0.05) reductions and increases in all the nutritional components investigated in infested and non-infested V...........

Keywords: Callosobruchus maculatus, Germination, Nutrient quality,Vigna unguiculata

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ABSTRACT: Most potential tourism resources in Indonesia today is tourism based on natural resources including rural and agricultural landscape. One of the region that is developing its tourism sector is Tanjungan village, Mojokerto Regency. The main object is Tanjungan reservoir, but there are still obstacles in the development of this region that is the potential areas that can support the development of tourism has not been identified and there is no special fascination to attract tourists so it is necessary to identify the characteristic of the location and the tourist............

Keywords: Reservoir, Tanjungan, agrotourism, agricultural cultivation, aquaculture

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