Dry matter digestibility (DMD), dry intake (DMI) and growth performance of concentrate- forage-based diets were investigated using 24 growing Blended goats (12 males, 12 females) weighing 16.5±1.2 kg (mean±sd). Goats blocked by sex assigned randomly to three dietary treatments that fed for 10 weeks, after two weeks adaptation. Dietary MRG (40% maize bran, 40% rice 20% Gliricidia l...

This paper provides new data concerning the presence of two alien grass species in Croatia based on a revision herbarium material from ZA, ZAHO and ZAGR, literature field observations. Two poorly documented Cenchrus longisetus M. C. Johnst. Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br., are confirmed for country. Brief information distribution discussion invasive status country is provided. Judging observatio...

Context Rangeland grasses native to Africa constitute the main diet for free-ranging livestock and wild herbivores. Leaf:stem ratio is a key characteristic used assessing quality of forages. However, studies determine allocation biomass leaves stems as well chemical components nutritive value, especially in African rangelands, are rare. Aim This study was conducted establish mineral leaf stem f...

The LOSS OF APOMEIOSIS (LOA) locus is one of two dominant loci known to control apomixis in the eudicot Hieracium praealtum. LOA stimulates the differentiation of somatic aposporous initial cells after the initiation of meiosis in ovules. Aposporous initial cells undergo nuclear proliferation close to sexual megaspores, forming unreduced aposporous embryo sacs, and the sexual program ceases. LO...

1 Communication Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Malaysia, e-mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia, e-mail: [email protected] 3 School of Electrical Systems Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Taman Seberang Jaya Fasa 3, Kuala P...

Food insecurity exists whenever people are not able to access sufficient food at all times for an active and healthy life. This study used the Radimer/Cornell hunger and food insecurity instrument to assess food insecurity and to determine the risk factors and consequences of food insecurity among low-income households in Kuala Lumpur. One hundred and thirty-seven Malay pre-school children (4-6...