any economic development planning of rural regions needs an initial investigation of rural women's role in the production system, hence the purpose of this descriptive- survey study was to investigate rural women's role in animal husbandry activities. the statistical population consisted of all rural families (n=6571) in charuymaq county among which 135 were selected through a multist...

Animal welfare has achieved significant global prominence for perhaps three reasons. First, several centuries of scientific research, especially in anatomy, evolutionary biology and animal behaviour, have led to a gradual narrowing of the gap that people perceive between humans and other species; this altered perception has prompted grass-roots attention to animals and their welfare, initially ...

The life of Herbert Windsor Mumford exemplifies the advent and progression of the professional Animal Scientist in the Land-Grant Institutions of the country. His successive roles from student of Animal Husbandry through the highest administrative posts in agricultural education, experimentation and extension, and contributions to agricultural policy and programs on a national level established...

The effect of farming on the risk of upper airway symptoms is not clear. In this cross-sectional, population-based study, 198 female farmers, 50 nonfarmers living on a farm, and 218 nonfarmers not living on a farm, filled in a symptom questionnaire and underwent skin-prick testing with common and agricultural allergens. In the logistic regression analysis, the latter group served as a control. ...

P. J. BLACKALL , M. I. KHAN, X. CHEN, C. SONG and R. BOWLES Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Queensland Poultry Research and Development Centre, Animal Research Institute, Yeerongpilly 4105, Australia Department of Pathobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA Institute for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Beijing Municipal Academy of Agriculture, ...