A new early season method of creating high detail citrus yield maps in a grove was evaluated. A monochromatic near-infrared camera was equipped with interchangeable optical band pass filters was used to capture images of citrus fruit in a Florida citrus grove during the late Fall of 2006 growing season. Over 500 images were acquired of 36 separate on tree citrus fruit targets using three differ...

Ultrasonography has already revealed that up to 50% of individuals in some villages in northern Ghana have colonic pathology induced by Oesophagostomum bifurcum. Approximately 2% of those affected progress to clinical oesophagostomiasis if left untreated. In the present study, ultrasound-positive children living in a heavily infected community were each given 5 days of treatment with albendazol...

Knowledge of seasonal abundance and flight activity patterns are required to design effective management programs for insect pests of humans and livestock. In this study, the seasonality and daily flight activity of Stomoxys species were observed on two dairy farms in Saraburi Province, Thailand. Data were assessed throughout 1 year using Vavoua traps from September 2010 to August 2011. A total...

The most common cause of mortality in Chital and Nilgai was found to be hemorrhagic shock due to traumatic injuries (8). Chital and Nilgai (1 each) had dislocation of vertebral column and three animals were found to have wounds or several injuries. One male Chital succumbed to death due to fracture of femur and shock during shifting operation, whereas, horn injury of thorax and abdomen due to i...

Human health and disease often demonstrate seasonal patterns. Knowledge of these aspects aids anticipation and planning. Numerous studies have shown that hypertension and cardiovascular diseases demonstrate a seasonal pattern. The Harmattan, the cold dusty season in Sub-Saharan Africa, is the season of greatest concern in this regard. In this commentary, the author draws on his and other resear...

Savannas worldwide are vital for both socioeconomic and biodiversity values. In these ecosystems, management decisions are based on the perception that wildlife and livestock compete for food, yet there are virtually no experimental data to support this assumption. We examined the effects of wild African ungulates on cattle performance, food intake, and diet quality. Wild ungulates depressed ca...

Longevity and lifetime productivity are important factors influencing profitability for the cow-calf producer. Heifers that conceive earlier in the breeding season will calve earlier in the calving season and have a longer interval to rebreeding. Calves born earlier in the calving season will also be older and heavier at weaning. Longevity data were collected on 2,195 heifers from producers in ...

With the growing recognition of the possibility of global climate change, an increasing emphasis on world food security in general and its regional impacts in particular have come to forefront of the scientific community. Agriculture production of rainfed regions is expected to suffer severe water crisis due to delayed monsoon, uneven distribution of rain as a result of climate change. The impa...

BACKGROUND African swine fever (ASF) is one of the major setbacks to development of the pig industry in Nigeria. It is enzootic in southwest Nigeria. We determined the sero-prevalence and factors associated with ASF among-herd seropositivity in 144 pig farms in six States from southwest Nigeria during the dry and rainy seasons using indirect Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for ASF IgG...

Small pelagic fisheries show wide fluctuations, generally attributed to oceanographic anomalies. Most data on these fisheries come from landings, often reporting sustained catches-per-unit-effort (CPUEs) until a decline occurs. Fishery-independent data are important as management tools. In this study we show that the proportions of Pacific Sardine and Northern Anchovy in the diet of three seabi...