Sugarcane breeding is expensive because the plant is perennial and the frequency in obtaining superior clones is low. Plant breeding involves developing strategies that will increase the probability of identifying superior varieties. This paper discusses the strategies used to select varieties with high sugar yield, good disease and pest tolerance and adaptable to the South-East Lowveld of Zimb...

The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania), until recently was classified as a critically endangered suid facing the threat of extinction due to habitat degradation. Efforts are being made protect from and breed them in captivity under Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP). However, very little information is available on reproductive physiology hogs. Therefore, present study aims standardize enzyme im...

ICAR Technical Series No 3 The MLB programme (Portuguese standing for Brazilian Milking Hybrid) is described below. This was a research and development programme conducted by the National Dairy Cattle Research Centre of the Federal Research Organisation (EMBRAPA) with the assistance of the FAO/UNDP Project BRA/79/010. Its main objective was to obtain experimental information to design selection...

Nowadays, the fibre diameter (FD) is considered the main selection objective in alpaca populations all over the world. International Committee for Animal Recording recommendations define the FD and its CV as the first two traits to be considered in breeding programmes for this specie. In addition to these main criteria, other selection criteria of economic value used are comfort factor (CF) or ...

accumulations of large quantities of wastes (manure, used litter, dead birds) which are excellent medium for fly-larvae over poultry houses provide breeding places for different groups of fly pests, with house-flies being the dominant species. this project is a comparative lab study. in this research project the larvicidal effects of cyromazine and triflumuron were studied as two insect growth ...

Several outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), which appeared in the south of Brazil in 1978 and 1979, led the Brazilian authorities to apply emergency sanitary measures. 66,966pigs were destroyed in 224 outbreaks of identified ASF. In order to eradicate ASF and to control classical swine fever (CSF) simultaneously, a vast national Programme was launched in November 1980. It provided for three...

Dengue fever (DF)/dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) has emerged as an important public health problem in Indonesia due to the high morbidity and mortality in children. According to the Ministry of Health, DHF is ranked as number 8 among the ten most important infectious diseases in the country in terms of funding and political commitment. Currently, more than 300 districts are reporting cases and...

From this study we could conclude that, resistant cultivars are the single effective solution to management of root-knot nematode population avoid crop losses. Also, it is essential use in situations where nematodes present and when control advantageous yields. However, reported moderately cultivars, viz. Gujarat Rajmash, Amber (IPR 96-4) HUR15 belong secondary gene pool with cross-compatibilit...

s European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen 2012 254 Reprinted in IVIS with the permission of the Organizers Close window to return to IVIS Proceedings of the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands C H A P T E R 7 Equine Programme This presentation will review the anatomy, common approaches and effects of analgesia performed in the equine foot.

It is accepted that the visual comfort in schools depends on the quality of the whole visual environment. This leads to the concern upon the quality and quantity of lighting. Currently in Iran, in order to calculate energy transfer for public buildings a coefficient is usually used. This coefficient considers the rate of sunlight energy absorption in these kinds of buildings. To increase the ...