Dietary Supplementation of Capsaicin Enhances Productive and Reproductive Efficiency of Chinese Crossbred Buffaloes in Low Breeding Season.

The present study investigated the role of dietary capsaicin (CPS) supplementation on milk yield (liters/head) and milk composition (total solids, lactose, albumin, protein, fat, milk urea nitrogen (MUN), somatic cell count (SCC) and somatic cell score (SCS), serum metabolites (lipoprotein esterase (LPL) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)), and reproductive physiology (follicular development, estrus response, ovulation and pregnancy) following synchronization during the low breeding season. One hundred (n = 100) crossbred buffaloes were randomly assigned to four dietary groups consisting of CPS supplementation dosages (0, 2, 4 or 6 mg/kg of total mixed ration; TMR) as CPS-0 (n = 26), CPS-2 (n = 22), CPS-4 (n = 25) and CPS-6 (n = 27), respectively, in a 30-day feed trial. The results revealed that the CPS-4 group of buffaloes had a better estrus rate (72%) along with improved (p < 0.

Effect of on the microarchitectural development of the immune system in -challenged broiler chickens.

The effect of  on the immune responses and morphometry of the immune organs was evaluated in broilers challenged with . For this purpose, -free birds ( = 240) were split into four groups with six replicates of ten birds each. Groups included an NC (negative control, non-infected + non-medicated), a PC-S (positive control, -infected + non-medicated), an AT-S (-infected + medicated with enrofloxacin), and a BS-S (-infected +  (2.

Marine oil spill detection using Synthetic Aperture Radar over Indian Ocean.

Four oil spill events over the Indian Ocean including Chennai, Sharjah, Al Khiran and Mubarak Village are analyzed using Sentinel-1 satellite data. General National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Operational Modeling Environment (GNOME) model is utilized for oil spills trajectory production, whereas oil spills weathering processes are modeled using Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spill (ADIOS). Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) based oil spill detection technique provided reliable results at the wind speed between 3 to 9 m/s for all events.

Occurrence and identification of Emeria species in broiler rearing under traditional system.

Background: The present study was intended to determine the prevalence and identification of species involved causing coccidiosis in broilers rearing under traditional farming system in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. For the current study, a convenient sampling technique was carried out. A total of 7814 broilers (aged 1 to 6 weeks) were submitted to the Disease Diagnostic Laboratory of Livestock and Animal husbandry Department Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.

Analysis of Landslides Triggered by October 2005, Kashmir Earthquake.

Introduction: The October 2005, Kashmir earthquake main event was triggered along the Balakot-Bagh Fault which runs from Bagh to Balakot, and caused more damages in and around these areas. Major landslides were activated during and after the earthquake inflicting large damages in the area, both in terms of infrastructure and casualties. These landslides were mainly attributed to the minimum threshold of the earthquake, geology of the area, climatologic and geomorphologic conditions, mudflows, widening of the roads without stability assessment, and heavy rainfall after the earthquake.

Ginger rhizome as a potential source of milk coagulating cysteine protease.

A milk coagulating protease was purified ∼10.2-fold to apparent homogeneity from ginger rhizomes in 34.9% recovery using ammonium sulfate fractionation, together with ion exchange and size exclusion chromatographic techniques.

Bioactivation of flavonoid diglycosides by chicken cecal bacteria.

Flavonoids, the potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant compounds, require deglycosylation for absorption across the intestine. Intestinal bacteria are indispensable for the hydrolysis of flavonoid diglycosides. We isolated, for the first time, three anaerobic Lactobacillus-like strains designated as MF-01, MF-02 and MF-03 from the cecum of chicken capable of converting flavonoid diglycosides into bioactive aglycones.

Characterization of newly isolated Lactobacillus delbrueckii-like strain MF-07 isolated from chicken and its role in isoflavone biotransformation.

Cecal microbiota of chicken was screened for bacteria involved in the biotransformation of isoflavones. A new facultative anaerobic bacterium, capable of deglycosylation of the isoflavone genistin, was isolated and identified as a Lactobacillus delbrueckii-like strain. The isolate MF-07 was Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, catalase negative, non-spore-forming, nonmotile and a straight rod.