The effects of Spirulina supplementation, sire breed, sex and basal diet on intramuscular fat percentage (IMF) and fat melting point (FMP) in crossbred and purebred Merino lambs were investigated. Over two consecutive years, a total of 48 lambs was randomly allocated into feeding trials that utilised either ryegrass or Lucerne hay basal diets. Each treatment group had 8 lambs balanced by sire b...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY To determine the impact of a pro-active treatment approach on outcome of extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs; gestational age [GA] <28 weeks) born at the perinatal centre of Lucerne, Switzerland. METHODS We assessed rates of survival, severe neonatal morbidity and neuro-developmental impairment (NDI) of all ELGANs born alive and treated at our centre between 2...

Members of the family Bdellidae inhabit a variety of habitats worldwide and are active predators of small arthropods_ Studies by Muma (1975) indicated that Bdella distincta (Baker & Balock) prey on eggs and crawlers of armoured scale insects on citrus in Florida, while Neomolgus capil/atus (Kramer) is associated with pasture pests from Scandinavia to Morocco (Wallace 1974). Bdellodes lapidaria ...