Nuclear and Related Techniques for Enhancing Livestock And Agriculture Productivity

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Glutamateric neuron Brain In situ hybridization Songbird The songbird brain has a system of interconnected nuclei that are specialized for singing and song learning. Electrophysiological findings indicate a role for the glutamatergic neurons in the song system. Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (vGluT2) is considered to be a specific biomarker of glutamatergic neurons in birds. Neurons receivin...

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Food quality Food safety Pesticide residues Heavy metals Food laws HACCP Horticultural produce, especially fruits and vegetables, are rich sources of phytochemicals, namely vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Currently, controlling quality and assuring safety of fruits and vegetables in supply chain has become one of the most challenging issues in Bangladesh. Often consumers are dissatisfied w...

Transgenic livestock for agriculture and biomedical applications

The classical definition of a genetically engineered or “transgenic” animal would be “those animals modified by recombinant DNA (rDNA) techniques” according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (United States Food and Drug Administration, Guidance #187, 2009). Thus, the introduction or deletion of any gene by using recombinant DNA would fall into this category. Since the first reports of st...

Enhancing Crop-Livestock Systems in Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Production Intensification A Farmer Discovery Process Going to Scale in Burkina Faso Enhancing Crop-Livestock Systems in Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Production Intensification FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Application of Immunization Techniques to Improve Livestock Productivity

During the past two decades we have witnessed an explosion of knowledge in the life sciences and currently scientists are poised to produce a number of new technologies that could have profound effects on the efficiency of livestock production. Our understanding of the many hormones and growth factors that influence critical production areas e.g. reproduction, body and wool growth, has increase...