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Animal Husbandry - Science topic
The science of breeding, feeding and care of domestic animals; includes housing and nutrition.
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I came across the field of animal husbandry and mechanisation I.e use of technology for comfort of animals… plz suggest what can be done and what are the problems we face in animal husbandry practices and probable solutions. I found this is a topic worthy discussing. Keep posting on the previous work done on this aspect as well.
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This is one of our works based on analysing the viability of ammonia recovery and removal from manures extracted from dairy farm. These kinds of approaches could be sustainable solutions for mitigating air pollution as well as could be utilised into sustainable energy productions.
What are some of the alternative measures could be used to recover ammonia from the animal manures those are practiced around world in domestic and industrial phases?
comprehensive definition of animal husbandry science and is this science limited to housing and ventilation systems?
Could you share your experiences publishing in open access magazines in the agricultural sector, which are your favorite magazines, and why?
For context, our lab is working with a ROSA-tomato reporter line (strain B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sor<tm14(CAG-tdTomato)Hze>/ J) that we have crossed to several Cre mice for the purpose of identifying specific neuronal populations. While crossing these reporter mice into Cre lines appears to present no apparent problems for them, when we have attempted to cross them into additional lines (i.e. knockout or flox lines) in order to identify specific cells with the reporter (that say have receptor X knocked out as well) we've started to notice that over time the mice begin to develop bright pink pigmentation in their skin (i.e. bright pink paws, tails, feet, ears, etc). When we go to collect brains from these animals for physiological or histological experiments, we also notice that their brains are also bright pink! This has become problematic, as trying to identify specific cells in slices from these animals brains has been hampered by the presence of the reporter (to a lesser extent) in all the surrounding cells in the neural tissue.
I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced a similar problem if they have worked with this reporter strain in the past, and if they have any suggestions or details on how they tackled this issue when breeding up mice within this reporter line.
Is milk thistle, a herb plant, used as an animal feed?
(Slybum marianum).
For the last 5 months or so, I have been unsuccessful in attempts to breed zebrafish.
Water pH and temperature are kept constant and at appropriate levels. The light/dark cycle is appropriate. Males and females (sexually mature but = or < 2 years old) are sexually isolated in groups of 6 for either 3 days or 1 week. They are fed a diet of dry food in the early A.M. and P.M, as well as brine shrimp early P.M. Breeding tanks contain either rocks or marbles and mock aquatic plants. Fish selected for breeding are transferred to breeding tanks around 6 P.M. at a 2:1 F:M ratio. The water in housing and breeding tanks is continually filtered and cycled.
Is there anything I am missing?
Research in animal husbandry, Food production and security.
I have found that my zebrafish are sick and I suspect they are infected by some kind of pathogenic bacteria. I found Ulcers on their tails, and near their fins, so could it be caused by mycobacteria? Besides that, congestive cardiomyopathy was found in some of them. I am very curious to know how this outbreak happened, although all the fish are reared in system and the water is under a UV light.
I'm currently researching on methods on how to breed Nila tilapia in order to increase the yield of collagen found on its skin since the presence of collagen on tilapia skin aid in burn treatment.
We are following all the recommended guidelines for breeding like the 14-10 light night cycles and separating the males and females overnight before mating. For once we tried separating them for longer periods (7 days) prior to breeding. We use temperature regulators and we monitor the water quality regularly. For feeding, we feed them twice a day with brine shrimps. We selected chubby healthy females with slim males. all were in good health. Inspite of all those precautions, the fish are able to mate only when we have in tank breeders but not otherwise.
I would appreciate sharing some advice in that regard. Thanks
i wan to know if the farming system have any effect on the worm load in sheep and goats. i want to know if the farming system have any direct link with albendazole resistance in small ruminants
There has been some belief that supplementation of game animals with specialized feeds can yield significant increases in body weight and ultimately red meat production and game meat can contribute significantly to the reductions of red meat imports in SA.
which are the different indicators used to measure such impact.
We are contemplating to go for dipping of sheep flock during this month, what is the best dipping material in terms of efficacy and avoiding resistance.Previously we have been using Butox (Deltramethrin) for quite some time.
i want to search some gene associated with plumage colour and shank colour of native chicken. its happy to receive answers.
young british heifers; conditioning protocol; paddock 1 for control group and paddock 2 for tested group (under the same pasture)
I am working on evaluation of cardioprotective activity of a plant extract in my treatment schedule fixed for 28 day pre-treatment with extract and last 2 days we'll induce myocardial infarction. this is routine work by all researchers but what is the necessity of pre-treatment of plant extract?
I am new to ichthyology and I need to extract the lower pharyngeal jaw from cichlid fish specimens fixed in formalin and preserved in 70% ethanol and I want to do it without destroying the specimens because of their rarity. I am looking for a publication or a tutorial explaining how to do. Can you help me?
I am looking to utilize Ethovision software to track multiple animals in an arena using color-marking. Does anyone have suggestions for fur-coloring techniques that I may be able to use on prairie voles, and that would last up to 2-4 weeks? I have worked with veterinarians at my institution to pilot using color spray intended for sheep wool (we do not spray directly on animal, but brush it on from a pooling of the paint in a weight boat), but this seems to be wearing off after a few days. Ideally, I would use a dye or paint that would last for weeks and be resistant to removal by cage mates. Thanks for your time!
How to explain that ,NDF/ADF digestibility in dairy cattle was improved while cellulolytic bacteria numbers was decreased? Anyone can explain or have some suggestion/ reference?
After almost a month of Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress (CUMS), both of my control rats (no stress) and stress-model rats exhibit low serum corticosterone concentration. Surprisingly, the level of ACTH in stress-model rats were significantly higher compared to control rats. Is it a common observation? Because most CUMS literature i found report high corticosterone level in their stressed rats.
I need sheep energy requirenment data for references, is there anyone has such a data?
The role of recombinant vaccines in industrial poultry.
Could animal husbandry science have a role with this case?
The abandoned or so called stray cattle are a problem in my state. We can't slaughter cattle in India. Apart from traffic hazard and potential for spread of infectious and zoonotic diseases these animals pose many other problems. We have some 32,000 such cattle in the state. There are a few shelters for these animals which are not sufficient to accommodate them. The sheltering of this large population involves a lot of capital plus recurrent expenditure on feeding and management. We are looking for some viable alternative for their rehabilitation.
I am looking for a method to quantify differences in management approach, cultural aspects etc., as to explain why the South-Korean pig sector lags behind in performance and to learn how to improve.
I managed to find the number of fur farms per country in an EU report, but I can't find the specific locations of the farms per country.
Old World camels are slow maturing animals however female Bactrian camels reproduce earlier in life then dromedaries.
Specifically, feed containing doxycycline, amoxicillin, sulfatrim, or ivermectin?
My Lygodactylus williamsi geckos are complicated to say the least, but I hatched what had been sexed as a male (showed hemipene shadowing in post-vent) and a few weeks ago, "it" delivered a fully formed, hard shelled, fully yolked egg in the enclosure. Hemipene shadows still present, as well as displaying variations of the characteristic blue coloring, which is specifically male. I have three females who have remained olive and never hinted at blue coloration. It's 6 months old, and sexual maturity doesn't usually occur until after the first year. None of my herp texts, veterinary texts, or repro texts discuss this in any length other than it being related to parthenogenic species, which this one hasn't been categorized as. I'm also having a difficult time successfully hatching females. I'm at a 1:6 ratio currently for the past three years.
I am interested in establishment of bull superior.
Important issue in camel husbandry in all areas with scattered watering points
I am looking for potential research partners for establishing insect mass rearing(s) in order to produce food and feed.
Some relevant information:
Exchange information on various topics concerning Bactrian Camels.
Two years ago we imported exotic rabbits from France to improve rabbit productivity in the country. The rabbits have shown good growth rates but are not reproducing very well. We have high incidence of kit mortality during kindling and after kindling even after post weaning stages. The rabbits were imported from a temperate country to a tropical country. They are receiving Vitamin C to reduce effect of heat stress. Air-conditioning and fans are used on very hot days to also reduce effect of heat.
It can be questions to be asked, as many producers do not measure and record traits that need equipment.