This study was conducted in Sylhet district of Bangladesh to investigate the pathological effect of liver fluke in Black Bengal goats of different age groups, sex and in seasons. In this study, livers of male and female goats were collected randomly from slaughter house during a period of 1 (one) year (November, 2007 to October, 2008). A total of 325 Black Bengal goat livers were examined, of w...

The objective of the present study was to understand the histomorphological and quantitative characteristics of black and gray human scalp hair. A total of 440 hair samples (220 black hairs and 220 gray hairs) were collected from 22 adult Bengalee males of West Bengal, aged between 3080 years. The hair samples were washed, scanned and measured by standard techniques. Medullary index was calcula...

Bangladesh possesses a tropical goat breed popularly known as Black Bengal goat. They are dwarf in size and noted to be famous for their adaptability, fertility, prolificacy, delicacy of meat and superior skin quality (Husain et al. 1996). It is well adapted to hot and humid climate and usually produces twins and triplets. However, it has been observed that there exists sizeable genetic variati...

‘Medark’ rice (Oryza sativaL.) (Reg.No.CV-123, PI 636725) is a high-yielding, early maturing, semidwarf, medium-grain cultivar developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the USDA-ARS, the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. It was released i...