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Influence of age, sex and different rearing systems on serum biochemical profile in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Irfan1* , Arshad Javid2 , Muhammad Altaf3 , Muhammad Shahbaz3 , and Khalid Javed Iqbal4

...systems i.e. free range, semi-intensive and confinements were also assessed from 1st to 6th month of age. Total sixty (n = 60) experimental birds were divided in to three groups i.e., poults having age 4-8 weeks (10 ♂ and 10

Growth Performance of Two GIFT Strains of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Reared under Semi-Intensive Culture

Naeem Ahmad^1,* and Zulqurnain²*

Utility of MARS Algorithm for Describing Non-Genetic Factors Affecting Pasture Revenue of Morkaraman Breed and Romanov × Morkaraman F1 Crossbred Sheep under Semi Intensive Conditions

Adem Aksoy¹, Yakup Erdal Ertürk², Ecevit Eyduran³ and Mohammad Masood Tariq^4,*

...breed sheep reared under semi-intensive conditions in order to determine the influence of dam age, genotype, birth weight, year, sex and birth type at lambing, weaning weight, weaning age, grazing period and weight at the end of the grazing period on pasture revenue, which is defined as the obtained revenue per lamb from weaning period to the end of the grazing period. Multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) data mining algorithms in addition to least ...

Growth Performance and Hair Mineral Status of Marecha (Camelus dromedarius) Calves Reared under Different Management Systems

Asim Faraz^1,*, Muhammad Younas², Abdul Waheed¹, Muhammad Yaqoob²and Kashif Ishaq³

...nder intensive (IMS) and semi-intensive management systems (SIMS). Twelve Marecha calves were randomly allotted to two comparable groups of 6, (3 ♂ and 3 ♀). First group animals were reared under IMS, fed concentrate @ 1 kg/h/d plus crop residues of gram (Cicer arientinum) ad lib while in second group, calves were reared under SIMS, sent for grazing 8 hours daily plus gram crop residues ad lib. Twice watering was done in both the group...

Feeding and Management System of Turkey in the Sylhet Region, Bangladesh

Mustasim Famous*, Obaidul Islam, Shameema Khatun, Mohammed Mustafizur Rahman and Tania Ferdoushi

...ar turkey in small scale semi-intensive system (50%) was generally practiced by the rural farmers. They have very little idea about breed and variety of turkey and prevention of diseases of turkey. But farmers have very little knowledge about turkey management procedure. There is no specific feeding standard for turkey. Farmers used to feed their turkey according to broiler and layer feeding manual. So, research needed to improve the status of turkey.

Blood Biochemical and Hair Mineral Profile of Camel Calves Reared under Different Management Systems

Asim Faraz*

...d under intensive (IMS), semi-intensive (SIMS) and extensive (EMS) management systems. The calves in first group reared in IMS were fed @ 1 kg concentrate having 18% CP and 2.41 Mcal/kg energy along with gram crop residues ad libitum, the second group calves reared in SIMS were allowed grazing/browsing for 8-10 hours and fed gram crop residues ad libitum while the calves of third group reared in EMS were allowed grazing/browsing 10-12 hours along...

Milk Production Potential of Marecha Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Extensive and Semi-intensive Management Systems

Asim Faraz¹*, Abdul Waheed¹, Ayman Balla Mustafa², Nasir Ali Tauqir³, Riaz Hussain Mirza¹, Hafiz Muhammad Ishaq¹, Rana Muhammad Bilal⁴and Muhammad Shahid Nabeel⁵

...agement system (EMS) and semi-intensive management system (SIMS). The mean milk yield and range of Marecha she-camel was found to be 5.6±0.3, 6.1±0.2 and 3-8, 5-9 kg under EMS and SIMS, respectively. The fat, protein, lactose, SNF and total solids percentage was found to be 4.44, 4.40; 3.42, 3.38; 4.82, 4.76; 8.96, 8.93 and 13.38; 13.33, respectively under EMS and SIMS. The results could be used for future intensive camel production in Pakistan.<...

Growth Performance and Culture Economics of Mud Eel Semi-Intensively Cultured Under Varying Stocking Densities in Rain-fed Earthen Ponds

Shapon Kumar Bashak¹, Alok Kumar Paul¹, Md. Akhtar Hossain¹, Usman Atique^2,3*, Sonia Iqbal³, Md. Najim Uddin¹, Asrafi Mohammad Farhaduzzaman⁴, Md. Mojibar Rahman⁵, Md. Shahanul Islam⁶

...a (Monopterus cuchia) in semi-intensive aquaculture ponds. The cuchia eel was reared in rainfed earthen fishponds and supplemented with poultry viscera in three different stocking densities of T1 (9880 cuchia/ha), T2 (14820 cuchia/ha) and T3 (19760 cuchia/ha). The results divulged that the physicochemical water quality factors varied significantly in different ponds. Similar was the case with the mean outcomes about the final body weight, net weight gain, spec...

Effect of Water of Tilapia Pond on Reproduction of Meloidogyne incognita and Growth of Eggplant in Relation to Soil Type

Hosny Kesba¹, Ashraf Suloma², Samy Sayed³*, Abdullah Abdel-Rahman¹ and Shaimaa Diab¹

...water sources, including semi-intensive tilapia pond (STP), intensive tilapia biofloc (ITB) systems, and well water (WW), on the reproduction of Meloidogyne incognita infecting eggplants7 or 45 days after planting in sandy loam or sandy soils. Each irrigation source was applied daily at 150 mL/pot. The STP source was more suppressive to nematode development than ITB irrigation source in the two inoculation times of treatments either in sandy soil or sandy loam...

Transcriptional Profile and Meat Quality Attributes of Abo-Deleek Lambs Managed under Intensive and Semi-Intensive Production Systems of Egypt

Zayed Mohammad Ali I.¹*, Mona Mohamdy¹, M.F. Shehata¹, Nasser Ghanem²

...2.31± 3.95kg) and semi-intensive (G2=22.34±1.98kg). At the end of the experiment, fourteen lambs were slaughtered to evaluate carcass traits. There was no significant (P< 0.05) difference on average pre slaughter weight (37.63± 2.97 and 36.88±3.83kg) for G1 and G2, respectively. However, significant differences were obtained between G1 and G2 in dressing percentage based on slaughter weight (49.11 vs. 46.21 %), liver percentage (...

Utilization of Hormonal Biomarkers for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis in Marecha Camel under Semi-Intsensive Management System

Asim Faraz¹, Muhammad Yaqoob², Nasir Ali Tauqir³, Hafiz Muhammad Ishaq¹, Ayman Balla Mustafa⁴, Amir Ismail⁵, Muhammad Arslan Akbar⁶, Abdul Waheed¹* and Muhammad Shahid Nabeel⁷

...er-March) and kept under semi-intensive management system (SIMS). Selected animals were divided into two comparable groups of 22 animals in each to determine the hormonal profile. G1 was composed on lactating non-pregnant while G2 had newly bred she camels. Blood samples from G1 was collected at first day of trial, while G2 animals blood collection was done at day 14th and 21st day post mating. All the blood samples were centrifuged at 5000 rpm for five min; s...

Application of System Dynamics Modelling in Evaluating Sustainability of Beef Cattle Production and Business System in Smallholder Farmers in South Sumatera, Indonesia

Aulia Evi Susanti¹*, Rudy Priyanto², Muladno², Dewi Apri Astuti³, Lucia Cyrilla²

... business development is semi-intensive breeding. Intensive fattening cattle are given an additional marketing frequency concentrate twice with an interest rate of 6%. The feed application experimental design used a factorial 3x2 Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 replications. A descriptive analysis was conducted to evaluate the corporate model’s production system and business management. Production analysis was analyzed using ANOVA and data were pro...

Effect of Different Management Systems on Growth and Carcass traits of Post Weaned Male Kachhi Lambs

Shakeel Ahmed Tunio1, Muhammad Naeem1*, Atique Ahmed Behan1, Asmatullah Kaka2

...kept under intensive and semi-intensive management systems respectively. Initially the lambs were provided 15 days adaptation period, followed by 12 weeks experimental period. The average final body weight was recorded higher (P<0.05) in group B lambs as compared to group A lambs. Moreover, the higher (P<0.05) significant difference was also observed in body conformation with regards to body girth, length, and height of lambs in group B as compared to la...

Effect of OxyAqua Organic Product on the Growth Performance and Survival Rate of Black Fin Seabream (Acanthopagrus berda) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Juveniles Reared in Seawater Cemented Cisterns

Javeria Khourshid*, Ghulam Abbas, Shahnaz Rashid, Asma Fatima* and Abdul Malik

...mended for intensive and semi-intensive fish cultivation technology development, water quality improvement and fish health management in aquaculture.

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Effect of Breed and Thoracolumbar Vertebrae on Carcass Traits of Sheep Breeds of Balochistan

Rameez Raja Kaleri^1,5*, Hubdar Ali Kaleri¹, Ahmed Nawaz Khosa², Raza Ali Mangi³, Ghulam Mustafa Solangi⁴ Mushtaq Ahmed Jalbani¹, Irfan Ali Sahto¹ and Muhammad Ismail¹

...tively, raised under the semi-intensive management system. The results for carcass traits including live body weight, carcass weight, dressing percentage and boneless weight significantly higher (P≤0.0) in Balochi sheep breed followed by Bibrik, Rakhshani and Harnai sheep breed. The result for thoracolumbar vertebrae variation were 20, 18, 18 and 19, Balochi, Rakhshani, Harnai and Bibrik, respectively. It is concluded that Balochi sheep breed carcass traits...

Potential of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Substitute of Fishmeal on Performance of Catla catla Fingerlings Reared in Earthen Ponds

Muhammad Faisal¹, Syed Makhdoom Hussain¹*, Majid Hussain²,

Muhammad Zubair ul Hassan Arsalan³, Zeeshan Yousaf¹ and Muhammad Amjad¹

...udy was carried out in a semi-intensive rearing system in order to assess the impact of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) based diets on the overall performance of Catla catla fingerlings cultured in 6 earthen ponds. In order to formulate experimental diets, MOLM was used as test ingredient. MOLM was used to replace fish meal (FM) in the diet at varying levels of 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%, respectively. There were five experimental diets and one control ...

Characterization of Phenotypic Traits and Socioeconomic Importance of Native Horses in Bangladesh: Current Status and Way Forward

Gautam Kumar Deb¹*, Md Faizul Hossain Miraz¹, SM Jahangir Hossain¹, Shahrina Akter¹, Md. Ahsanul Kabir¹, Md Ruhul Amin², Md Panir Choudhury¹, Nure Hasni Desha¹

... geldings for rearing. A semi-intensive rearing system is identified where farmers provide a combination of roughage and concentrate feed. Bloat, diarrhea, colds, fevers and skin diseases are common among others. Mares experience first heat at 24.02±2.61 months and conceive at 27.09±3.64 months. Foaling length, gestation interval and estrous length were recorded as 26.98±3.14 months, 11.58±0.46 months and 21.25±0.75 days resp...

Updated Investigation on Blood-Borne Parasitic Illnesses and Tick Infestation in Daulatpur, Khulna, Bangladesh: Incidence and Determinants

Md. Asaduzzaman Lovelu1, Md. Amir Hossain2*, Md. Uzzal Hossain1, Tanzila Zafrin Tanvi1, Mahfuza Ferdous3, Nazmin Sultana Runa4, Assrafi Siddika3, Md. Sahidul Islam2

... (46.89%). Additionally, semi-intensive systems’ prevalence was higher than intensive systems (41.10% vs. 14.70%). Tick infection rates were also higher in the summer (47.28%) and lower in the winter (12.90%). Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears from 245 calves were examined under a microscope, and it was discovered that there was a 3.27% prevalence of subclinical blood parasite illnesses, with 2.49% having babesiosis and 0.82% having anaplasmosis. Ti...

Optimizing Breed-Specific Feeding Strategies to Enhance Goat Production in the Wet Climate Regions

Muhammad Abdul Basit1, Lionel Kinkpe1,3*, Abdur Rahman1, Boko Michel Orounladji2, Hafiz Qadeer Ahmed3, Muhammad Subbayyal Akram4, Elodie Dimon5, Gadah Albasher6, Syed Muhammad Suhail1

...mparable to those in the semi-intensive system (p > 0.05). Grazing produced the lowest weight gains for these breeds (1.08 and 0.81 kg/week, p < 0.05). In contrast, Barbari goats showed no significant difference in weight gain across the feeding systems. Moreover, Makhi Cheeni goats recorded the highest BCS under stall-feeding (2.83), whereas grazing led to the lowest BCS (2.37, p < 0.05). Blood analysis indicated lower total cholesterol levels in Mak...

Exploring the Management Practices of Black Bengal Goat Husbandry in Jhenaidah District of Bangladesh

Kazi Abdus Sobur¹*, Shabuj Kumar Pal², Md. Abdur Rahim³ and Palash Bose¹

Evaluation of Duck Farming and its Development Strategy: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Indramayu District, Indonesia

Linda Herlina*, Anita Fitriani, Marina Sulistyati, Khansa Nurul Salsabilah, Achmad Firman

...longside weaknesses like semi-intensive rearing systems and limited capital access. Opportunities include growing market demand, while threats involve low farmer bargaining power. Based on these findings, a “Growth Oriented Strategy” (S-O Strategy) was recommended, emphasizing a shift to intensive farming systems supported by accessible financial credit and capacity-building initiatives. Stakeholders, including local governments, financial institut...