Introduction We received a request from the owner of a communal flock of indigenous goats in the Northern Province to inseminate some of his does with Gorno Altai semen. The only income he derived from this flock was through the sale of live goats at Christmas. He wanted to embark on a cross-breeding programme in an attempt to create an additional source of income from the fibre that would pote...

Abstract Background This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of time feeding on performance WAD goats during pregnancy, and assess how dam affect growth their kids’ postpartum. Twelve (12) pregnant does were used in pre-partum postpartum, same 12 lactating kids (1 kid per doe) used. The dams randomly distributed into three treatments fed once daily either morning, noon, or evening at 060...

OBJECTIVE There are few health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments available that have been validated for use with Turkish children. The Kid-KINDL is a generic measure of children's (8-12 years) HRQOL, which contains 24 categorical items that assess 6 dimensions (physical well-being, emotional well-being, self-esteem, family, friends, and school). The Kid-KINDL is available in many lang...

Data on 10148 Black Bengal kids recorded from 2008 to 2019 and maintained at farmer’s fields different agroclimatic clusters of West under the project “AICRP Goat Improvement, Field Unit- Kolkata” were used study effect non-genetic factors body weight birth 12 months age. The data analysed using least squares analysis technique. average weights goats obtained four agro-climatic revealed that th...

The parD operon of Escherichia coli plasmid R1 encodes a toxin-antitoxin system, which is involved in plasmid stabilization. The toxin Kid inhibits cell growth by RNA degradation and its action is neutralized by the formation of a tight complex with the antitoxin Kis. A fascinating but poorly understood aspect of the kid-kis system is its autoregulation at the transcriptional level. Using macro...

the present study investigates the gap between the daily milk production potential and the effective milk yields in six herds. these two parameters and their changes were observed in the gharb irrigation scheme (northwest of morocco), during a five months study period. they were analyzed in relation to the changes in the rations of the cows and in their live weights. results reveal that under c...

Transhumant production system (TPS) is a type of extensive livestock production practiced by transhumant pastoralists in which indigenous livestock breeds are mainly fed a pasture-based diet. The hypothesis tested in this work was whether differences existed between fat samples from the different species in respect to ratios of n-6/n-3, and polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids. ...

The cDNA coding for the transcriptional repressor protein Kid-1 was cloned in a screen for zinc finger proteins, which are regulated during renal development and after renal ischemia. Kid-1 mRNA levels increase in the course of postnatal renal development and decrease after acute renal injury caused by ischemia or administration of folic acid. We have raised a monoclonal anti-Kid-1 antibody and...

Despite stringent and fine tuned laws most jurisdictions are not able to curb organ trafficking. Nor are they able to provide organs to the needy. There are reports of the kidnapping and murder of children and adults to "harvest" their organs. Millions of people are suffering, not because the organs are not available but because "morality" does not allow them to have access to the organs. Argum...

This study was aimed at determining the relationship between live body weight and carcass traits in Arbor Acre broiler chicken. Fifty day-old broiler chicks were purchased and raised on deep litter system until 56 days of age. At maturity, ten birds were randomly selected for carcass evaluation. The analyzed data showed that live weight has statistically significant (P<0.01) positive phenotypic...