this study was initiated to characterize urban and peri-urban sheep production systems and their economic importance in and around the towns of debre berhan and dessie, ethiopia. the study was undertaken using group discussions, structured questionnaire and personal observations. in both locations the majority of sheep producers were male household heads and predominantly traders in urban and f...

Batur sheep is one of Indonesian’s local species with the original geographical distribution in District and surrounding areas. This study was conducted to determine suitability that were kept by smallholder farmers. The Village, Banjarnegara Regency, Indonesia February 2020 identifying qualitative traits sheeps (64 males 129 females) compared other breeds. Qualitative data then transformed int...

Adonis aestivalis (summer pheasant-eye) is an annual plant with a crimson flower, distributed in southern Europe and Asia. The plant has large buttercup-like blossoms and soft, fern-like leaves. It blooms in spring and is often found as a weed in cereal fields. Like other Adonis spp., the plant produces cardiac glycosides. It is used in remedies for mild weakness of the heart, especially when a...

Arid climates have unpredictable precipitation patterns, and wildlife managers often provide supplemental water to help desert ungulates endure the hottest, driest periods. When surface water is unavailable, the only source of water for ungulates comes from the forage they consume, and they must make resourceful foraging decisions to meet their requirements. We compared two desert bighorn sheep...

Most sheep are kept in the countryside as it is easy to maintain and have high economic value. This study aims determine effect of feeding fermented rice straw combine with odot grass (Pennisetum purpureum cv ) on percentage non-carcass local sheep. Rice was by eco enzyme. The research method used a completely randomized design experiment (CRD) five treatments four replications while were given...

Abstract Secondary sexual traits (e.g., horns and antlers) have ecological evolutionary importance are of management interest for game species. Yet, how these respond to emerging threats like infectious disease remains underexplored. Infectious pneumonia threatens bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis ) populations across North America we hypothesized it may also reduce horn growth in male sheep. We ...

The aim of this study is to calculate the cerebellum volume in Akkaraman sheep and Hair goat using Cavalieri's principle. Cerebellum 12 healthy 1-2 year old male animals (6 6 goats) were used study. weight separated from rhombencephalon was calculated with a sensitive electronic balance, its Archimedes' In measurement be made principle, blocked 8% agar prevent tissue loss during slicing. staine...

Testosterone-filled Silastic capsules were implanted into mature rams at the time of castration (wethers). After 6 weeks, a tonic pattern of FSH secretion was observed in rams, wethers and wethers implanted with testosterone. Castration caused serum concentrations of FSH to increase 4\p=n-\5-fold. Relatively low serum concentrations of testosterone (25\p=n-\50% of intact ram values) did not sig...