This study was designed to evaluate growth performance, carcass cutting yield, and processing characteristics of boneless hams bellies from finishing pigs fed diets containing 0, 5, 10, or 20 ppm the phenethanolamine ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC). Sixty were blocked by starting weight randomly assigned pens (four pigs/pen) within each three blocks. Treatments then total six 0-ppm level at 5-, 10-, 20-ppm RAC levels. Weight gain feed consumption monitored animals slaughtered block after...

Use of real-time ultrasonography in meat animal improvement programs has increased largely as a result the perceived accuracy such instruments measuring longissimus muscle area (LMA) and fat depth (BF). The objective this study was to examine operator effects for ultrasonic determination BF LMA market-weight cattle, sheep pigs. day prior slaughter, five persons scanned 45 pigs, 32 18 cattle at last rib using an A-mode Ithaco Model 731AM101 body composition meter (ABF) Johnson Ultrasound...

Purpose This article aims to focus on the food value of mushroom. Because its low calorific and very high content proteins, vitamins minerals, mushrooms may contribute significantly in overcoming protein deficiency developing countries like India. Design/methodology/approach Oyster ( Pleurotus sajor caju ) mushroom cultivated two substrates i.e. wheat straw brassica were procured. Freshly harvested washed cut into small pieces. Sliced divided four portions. Two portions left untreated dried...

ABSTRACT This study was designed to evaluate the visual and palatability characteristics of boneless cured hams fresh loin chops from pigs fed diets containing 0, 5, 10 or 20 ppm phenethanolamine, ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC). Sixty were blocked by starting weight randomly assigned pens (four pigs/pen) within each three blocks. Treatments then (six 0–ppm level for RAC levels). Animals slaughtered block after approximately 48 days on trial. Fresh pork sections (10–14th rib) removed right...

Summary Ninety triple test cross (TTC) families and 32 varieties of spring wheat (used as parents in TTC programme) were raised three randomized blocks 1977–8 1978–9 to detect additive, dominance epistatic components genetic variation genotype x environment interaction at both micro- macro-environmental levels for five quantitative traits: final plant height, spike length, number spikelets per spike, 100-kernel weight grain yield plant. Epistasis was an important element years. But, absence...

Nano-seed coating technologies have emerged as a revolutionary tool in modern agriculture, offering promising solutions to enhance vegetable seed performance and stress tolerance. These coatings integrate nanomaterials with bioactive compounds, enabling precise delivery of nutrients, growth regulators, protective agents directly the seed. The nanoscale size ensures improved adhesion, controlled release, enhanced interaction surface, fostering uniform germination seedling vigour. application...

Summary Perkins & Jinks's (1971) analysis was used to detect and measure the interactions between environment additive, dominance epistatic effects of genes for final plant height, spike length, 100-grain weight yield per in three barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) triple test crosses (DL 3 × IB 226, DL Jyoti P 113) raised two environments (normal irrigation no irrigation). The j- I- type epistasis more sensitive environmental differences than i-type epistasis. Similarly, additive gene action...

Summary Sixty families of each two tomato triple test crosses (S 120 × EC 61747 and 31513 Pusa Ruby) were raised in completely randomized blocks replications with fertilizer levels. Perkins & Jinks' (1971) analysis was used to detect measure the interactions additive, dominance epistatic effects genes micro- macro-environments for flowering time, maturity period, number branches, final height, locules, fruits per plant, yields plant weight fruit. Additive gene almost equally sensitive...

Summary The data obtained from 360 progeny families produced by crossing 40 F 2 plants each of three wheat crosses HD 2009 × 1949, Raj 821 WH 147 and NP 876 to testers (the being the two parents original cross their 1 in case) were subjected triple test analysis for detecting estimating additive, dominance epistatic components genetic variation interaction these with environment plant height, spike length, number tillers per plant, spikelets spike, grains 1000-grain weight, days sowing...

A study was conducted to analyse the effect of pesticides and biofertilizers on enzymatic activity dehydrogenase, catalase, peroxidase superoxide dismutase (SOD) in seedlings wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties (WH1105 WH1124) their old fresh seed lots. This experiment laboratories at Department Seed Science Technology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar during 2020. total 16 treatment combinations were applied seeds experiment, including control, which subsequently used for...

SUMMARY The analysis of Perkins & Jinks (1971) was applied to 360 progeny families three chickpea F 2 triple test crosses, namely, 378 × ICCC 1, P 1198–1 1 and US 613 BG 203, detect measure the interaction additive, dominance epistatic gene effects with sowing dates. were grown in completely randomized blocks replications two dates, data recorded for plant height, number branches per plant, days from flowering, maturity, pods grains 100-grain weight grain yield plant. i type epistasis...

SUMMARY Forty-five triple test cross progenies produced by crossing 15 homozygous strains of wheat with three testers (varieties HD 2160 and NP 846 their F 1 ) 17 parents, were raised in a randomized-block design two environments (normal stress). The data on five randomly chosen plants from parents 8 ten x lines recorded for number days sowing to heading, plant height, the tillers per plant, total biomass, grains ear, 1000·grain weight grain yield plant. additive dominance components genetic...