Duck farming has recently emerged as a lucrative business in Bangladesh. The study aimed to assess the current state of native ducks specific regions country. Data (180) were collected through structured questionnaire from six upazilas Coastal and Haor areas. analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. mean age duck farmers was 40.41 41.11 years About 68.89% raised Native 31.11% Khaki Campbell areas, whereas 37.78% ducks, 41.11% Campbell, 12.22% Jinding Haor. scavenging system...

Duck farming has recently emerged as a lucrative business in Bangladesh. The study aimed to assess the current state of native ducks specific regions country. Data (180) were collected through structured questionnaire from six upazilas Coastal and Haor areas. analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. mean age duck farmers was 40.41 41.11 years About 68.89% raised Native 31.11% Khaki Campbell areas, whereas 37.78% ducks, 41.11% Campbell, 12.22% Jinding Haor. scavenging system...

The study was aimed to isolate, identify, and characterize common indicator bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus spp. in manure bio-slurry samples of different livestock farms biogas plants Bangladesh.A total 114 were collected from Bangladesh. viable count (TVC), E. counts determined by the spread plate technique method. Isolation identification performed colony characteristics, staining, biochemical tests, and, finally, using PCR. Antibiotic susceptibility...

Wide variability was observed for all the characters among 110 lentil accessions. Stem colour varied from normal green (45%) to purple (55%). Prominent and rudimentary tendrils were found in 60% 40% of accessions, respectively. Among characters, flower showed highest variation. White 49%, violet 28%, white with blue veins 20% accessions rest 3% flowers. Red cotyledon shown by 90% while yellow 10% Green, grey brown seed coat 10, 66 24% Seed pattern dots 70% marbled 15.5% 14.5% did not show...

Overuse of antimicrobial drugs has led to selective resistance existing antibiotics, necessitating the development different and improved alternatives. Natural substances, particularly those derived from plants, are well-known for their therapeutic characteristics, including antibacterial antifungal properties. Over last decade, several pharmacological investigations on medicinal plants have been carried out based traditional uses in complementary therapies. In our current study, we...

The present experiment was conducted to detect quality and level of the adulteration in milk collected from Dharchuni, Atani Khamar bazar Muktagacha Upazilla. Organoleptic parameters used monitor status samples were color, flavor, taste, texture; physical parameter specific gravity; chemical acidity, fat content, protein lactose ash, total solids, solids-not-fat; test starch formalin test. tested showed significantly differences (p<0.05) for gravity, protein, fat, TS contents. No...

The study was conducted for the detection of persistence Maternally derived antibody (MDA) as well comparative evaluation production nine different NDV vaccines in layer chickens Department Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during period from July to December 2008. A total 55 chicks (ISA Brown breed) were divided into eleven groups each consisting five birds which odd number vaccinated primarily with Nobilis® MA5+Clone 30, Avipro® ND-IB HB1, Cevac® BIL,...

Bacteriological study was conducted to determine the occurrence of bacteria in 52 dressed broiler with intact skin (n = 26) and without demonstrate role packaging pretreatment chilling on changes carcass quality during period from July August 2000. The values total viable count (TVC), coliform (TCC), streptococcal (TStC) staphylococcal (TSC) were determined for meat samples thigh breast swab visceral surfaces broilers 80) 80). TVC, TCC, TStC TSC both cases compared. results indicate that...

Bacterio-parasitological examination of faecal samples randomly selected 100 diarrhoeic calves aged between 10 to 180 days, were carried out determine the parasites and bacteria associated with diarrhea in calves. These (either sexes both local & cross-bred) brought for treatment at Bangladesh Agricultural University Veterinary Clinic, Mymensingh during two years period from June 1999 May 2001. Of examined, which 67% affected different 98% bacteria. 67 98 bacteria, 65.67% 61.22% had...

A prevalence study was conducted to observe both ecto-and endo-parasitic (gastrointestinal) infection throughout one year surveillance. The from July 2014 June 2015 through Parasitology Laboratory, BLRI, Savar, Dhaka. considered age of cattle, season and type parasitic infestation. In the area total number cattle population 2000 in which 500 fecal 200 ectoparasitic samples collected considering three respective seasons like rainy, summer winter. were examined by direct smear method followed...

Broiler parent stock of 7851 Cobb-500, 8388 Ross and 8745 Hubbard-Hi-Yield were reared in controlled (slated cum floor system) house to determine the egg production performance, fertility hatchability. A total 151200 hatching eggs broiler strain collected set incubator 10 batches having 15120 each batch 5040 compare hatchability among strains. From above study, it was observed that strains had significant effect (P<0.01) on production, fertile, eggs, abnormal chicks, chick weight but...

Mycotoxins contamination of animal feeds remains a great concern for feed safety, public health and economic significance. It may occur in various foods stuffs from agricultural commodities to finished animal. Hot, humid weather late harvesting grains favored the mold fungal growth cereal crops. There are around 400 types mycotoxins which aflatoxin, deoxyinalenol (vomitoxin), fumonisin, zearalenone ochratoxins important human foods. However, presence or fungi does not mean that present The...

Present study was designed to investigate antibacterial, antidiabetic and lipid lowering effects of ethanolic leaf extract Ipomoea aquatica (IA). The antibacterial effect IA performed using agar-cup-diffusion assay against six pathogenic bacterial strains such as Klebsiella aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus cereus Vibrio cholerae Salmonella typhi. This has potent all compared commercially available antibiotics cetriaxone, ciprofloxacin ampicillin. Total 40 Swiss...

This study was conducted to the etiology, clinical findings and therapeutic management of bottle jaw affected calves, which were brought for treatment at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Veterinary Clinic during period from July December 2002. During this period, a total 15 calves either sex aged between 6 12 months selected utilized study. Parasitological examination faeces samples each showed significantly higher incidence mixed (80%) than single type gastrointestinal helminth...

Duck farming is a profitable business in low-lying areas of Bangladesh. The present study aimed to disseminate Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) developed native ducks BLRI-1(Rupali) and BLRI-2 (Nageswari) validate their production ability compared indigenous under existing conditions Bhanga upazila Faridpur. An experiment was done at the community level where 45 farmers were selected based on duck type. Data productive potentials BLRI-developed recorded with local germplasm...

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of micronutrients supplementation on body weight cows, birth calf, colostrums composition, milk yield and composition. Six animals were divided in two groups viz. control supplemented group. Control group provided conventional diet supplied plus vitamin-mineral mixture (1g vitamix powder/1kg concentrate feed) respectively for months before calving. In average daily gain cows (49.17 g/d) higher (P<0.01) calves 2 kg heavier compared Fat...

Biochemical characterizations of 64 pointedgourds were done using three isozyme viz., acid phosphatase, peroxidase and glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase. A wide range diversity among the gremplasm based on their transaminase isoenzyme banding patterns observed. In respect activity; 8 7 9 transminase electrophoretic zymotypes formed by 19, 11, 19 bands at different Rf values varying from 0.19 to 0.82, 0.38 0.69 0.15 0.95, respectively. The similarity co-efficient 0.0-80.0, 0.0-66.0,...

Context: Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) is highly polymorphic vegetable species and its polymorphism can be analyzed by isozyme molecular marker. Objective: To analyze genetic among 10 locally grown pumpkin cultivars isozyme. Materials Methods: Fresh leaves of young plant different were used for enzyme extraction. Enzyme extracts prepared homogenizing 2 g sample each cultivar. Prechilled mortar pestle nestled in ice along with 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone ml chilled extraction buffer prior to...

Proper land tenurial arrangements perceived as an important strategy for input use and agricultural production in utilization of resource. Government Bangladesh initiated due measures this respect by formulating declaring the reform ordinance 1984.The main quest study is to identify profitability crop cultivation factors influencing gross revenues variousl under 1984. In search research question, a case was conducted two Upazilas (sub districts) based on cross section data. This data were...

A total 1043 dead chickens were collected from different chicken farms located in Chittagong district, Bangladesh; all these examined postmortem. In total, 162 broiler and 183 layer had lesions consisting fibrinous peri-hepatitis; of them, on bacteriological examination, 88 82, respectively, positive for Escherichia coli. Serological analysis revealed that 19, 24, 26 48 the isolates belonged to serotypes O1, O2, O8 O78, respectively; 53 remained “untypable.” By disc-diffusion method tested...