The experiment investigated the effect of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) on gut microflora and gut morphology integrity of broiler chickens. A total number of 324 day old Arbor Acres broilers chicks were allocated to 9 x 3 replicates pens consisting of twelve birds each. On...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15810
Aim: To determine perception and understanding of oral thrush among Maasai women of reproductive age (WRA), Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), village leaders and health care workers in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). Study Design: Cross sectional, qualitative research....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14711
Aim: Anaplasmosis is an important economic livestock disease. Limited information on its epidemiology in Iran is still lacking thus the aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of the disease in sheep and cattle in Kurdistan province of Western Iran with an overview o...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15535
The aims of this case study were to characterise partially-treated distillery molasses stillage, determine river pollutant loading and its self purification capacity during the dry season (April to September) in 2012 in southern Zimbabwe. Monthly water and stillage samples were a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13732
Wetlands are important ecosystems internationally recognized, as exemplified by the Ramsar Convention of 1971. They are diverse in terms of habitat, biota, distribution, functions and uses. Many wetlands have lost their pristine quality and have been transformed to modified ecosy...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13906
Background and Aims: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease with increased risk of thrombosis through the induction of tissue factor (TF) expression, the principal initiator of coagulation. Despite its correlation with some autoimmune diseases, including SL...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15007
Starch, one of the commonly used additives in drilling fluids, degenerates with time under cyclic temperature and pressure loads, causing changes in mud properties. This study was designed to establish the effect of temperature and aging on water base mud treated with starches pr...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14870
Aims: The main goal of this study is to minimize the function with coefficient c, which minimizes vehicles' transportation time and waiting time in supply chain centers. Study Design: Environmental pollution and shortage of nonrenewable energy resources have increased governments...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15376
The concentrations of Zn, Pb, Cu, Cd and Hg were spectrophotometrically determined in local chickens that were fed with the solid wastes for three months and dumpsite-soils in both dry and wet seasons. Dumpsite-leachates were analysed in wet season only across the sites. A total...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11651
Vegetation in cities and suburbs are important in making built environments more livable, economically and ecologically more sustainable. Urban forestry benefits include erosion control, flood control, fruits and some fuel wood supply. Urban forests play several roles such as rel...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14613