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Impact of seasons and management factors on seminal attributes and frozen semen doses production in Holstein Friesian crossbred dairy bulls
Dilip Kumar Mandal,
Mahesh Kumar,
et al.
| Major problems with frozen semen doses (FSD) production from crossbred dairy bulls are high disposal rates due to unsatisfactory breeding soundness, sub-fertility, poor semen quality, and...
Published in 26 December 2022
Assessment of raw milk quality in smallholder dairy farms in Mwanza City, Tanzania
Edwin Peter Chang'a,
Godfrey Lucas Chasama,
et al.
| Milk quality is determined by the hygienic standards, nutritional quality and health status of the lactating animal. However, animal husbandry practices, unhygienic milking procedures and...
Published in 22 February 2025
Quantitative semen characteristics of Malya and Boer bucks: Candidates for artificial insemination of goats in Tanzania
William Stephen Keller,
Isaac Pastory Kashoma,
et al.
| The objective of this study was to assess the quality of semen produced by two breeds of bucks, namely, Malya and Boer. A total of 90 ejaculates, 45 from each of six bucks comprising two breeds,...
Published in 07 March 2025
The impact of environmental and boar breed factors on the quality of semen used for artificial insemination in Tanzania
Violet Cherotich Kemoi,
Isaac Pastory Kashoma,
et al.
| Semen production among commercial boar centers is influenced by various factors, including environmental temperature, humidity, breed, age, nutrition, and frequency of collection. This study...
Published in 16 February 2025
Effects of decreasing dietary crude protein levels on the growth performance, carcass quality and meat quality of broiler chickens
Norakamol Laorodphan,
Punnares Rattanapradit,
et al.
| The objective of this study was to determine the effects of decreasing crude protein in the broiler diet on the performance and carcass composition of broiler chickens. In the experiments, 128...
Published in 18 January 2025
Assessment of the supply and quality of broiler chicken diets from selected feed mills in Tanzania
Edwin Peter Chang'a,
Emmanuel Uchenna Ahiwe,
et al.
| A study was conducted to evaluate the supply and nutrient composition of broiler feeds from selected feed millers in the Morogoro, Pwani, and Dar es Salaam regions of Tanzania. Nineteen feed...
Published in 30 April 2024
The optimum concentration of soya-lecithin for replacing egg yolk in INRA-82-modified semen extenders improved the cryopreserved semen quality and DNA integrity of Arabian stallions
Amal Aboelmaaty,
Islam El Sayed El-Seadawy,
et al.
| The cryopreservation of stallion spermatozoa varies greatly between animals. Different equine semen extender supplements were invented to maximize the post-thaw semen quality. Soy lecithin is...
Published in 13 October 2023
Effect of semen extenders, dilution rates and storage periods on spermatozoa quality of Horasi chicken ecotype
Amina Burilo,
Isaac Kashoma.
| Numerous semen extenders have been recommended for storing poultry semen. This study was conducted to assess a suitable extender, storage period and dilution rate for semen collected from the...
Published in 06 October 2023
Genetic polymorphism of the BMP15 gene in West African sheep (Fulani) breed in Sudan
Khalied H. Elshareef,
Hassan H. Musa,
et al.
| Genetic polymorphism studies in domestic animals aim at assessing genetic variations within and across breeds mainly for preservation purposes. The bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP 15) gene is...
Published in 17 March 2023
Animal welfare provisions in cattery: an observational study
Paula Bergamin Arthur,
Rodrigo Sebastião Rossi Leandro,
et al.
| The present study had the objective of proposing adaptations for a permanent housing environment for neutered cats. Priorities and management practices were characterized by better animals...
Published in 12 November 2022