the objective of this study was to evaluate three methods of estrous synchronization, viz. controlled internal drug releasing device (cidr), intravaginal sponges impregnated with fluogestone acetate (fga), and cloprostenol (estrumate; an analogue of prostaglandin f2α) in nadooshani goats of yazd province, iran.the estrous synchronized does (n = 30 to 33 per treatment), after heat detection, wer...

Livestock are an integral part of agriculture that contribute to 35 49% the agricultural GDP, 37 87% household incomes, and 15 17% foreign exchange earnings country. There about 33.02 million heads sheep 38.96 goats’ population in Ethiopia. They important components livestock subsector sources cash income, milk, meat, wool, manure, saving or risk mitigation during crop failures, property securi...

The objective of this study was to determine the reproductive performance Kacang goats in a closed population area Oro-Oro Farm located Sawohan Village, Buduran Subdistrict, Sidoarjo Regency. We used 146 goat with range parity from 1 > 7. Data analysis carried out using ANOVA test, Least Significant Difference (LSD) coefficient variation test and descriptive measure litter size, pre-weaning ...

Dr. Duncan Sinclair, the former dean of medicine who heads the commission charged with restructuring Ontario's health care system, said something dramatic was needed to revamp the system. He wasn't kidding. His commission recently called for the closure of 3 hospitals in Ottawa and 10 more in Toronto. In a wideranging interview with Charlotte Gray he talks about the commission's goals and their...

Test-day data for daily milk yield and fat, protein, and lactose content were sampled from the years 1988 to 2003 in 17 flocks belonging to 2 genetically well-tied buck circles. In total, records from 2,111 to 2,215 goats for content traits and 2,371 goats for daily milk yield were included in the analysis, averaging 2.6 and 4.8 observations per goat for the 2 groups of traits, respectively. Th...