The body condition of dairy cows is a key indicator of their energy status, especially during the peripartum period when intense mobilization of body reserves occurs. An inadequate energy balance during this period can lead to metabolic disorders, which negatively affect the heal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1335
A study was performed to evaluate the effects of finishing practices and slaughter periods on carcass composition and quality of meat from Boran crossbred bulls. Fifty-four (54) bulls aged 2.5 - 3 years with initial body weight of 205 ± 1.89 kg were allocated to three finishing p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1334
The Africa Asia Dairy Genetics Gain (AADGG) program has been supporting smallholder farmers in Tanzania's key dairy regions—Kilimanjaro, Arusha, and Tanga—by providing long-term breeding services. This evaluation comprises a two-part study; the first part focuses on herd composit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1332
Background: Mechanical filtration of aquaculture water is an alternative to chemical products used to combat fish infections. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mechanical water filtration techniques on the epidemiological and zootechnical characteristics (EZC) of Cl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1333
Ticks are ectoparasites that act as vectors for transmission of various pathogens to wild and domesticated animals and pose a serious threat to human health. The study aimed to determine the common tick species infesting canines in six villages within the Roma Valley. A cross-se...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1331
This study investigated artificial insemination (AI)'s impact on Tanzanian smallholder dairy farmers' livelihoods. 116 farmers in Muheza district were surveyed using a cross-sectional design. Data analysis employed a Probit model and Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to account fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1330
Sheep production system in Lesotho is based on natural mating hence reproduction performance of these sheep falls below the expected lamb crop per year. The study was carried out to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of four different synchronization protocols on the reproduc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1329
Salmonella is recognized as a significant foodborne pathogen responsible for causing severe infection. It is one of the main causes of huge economic losses due to mortality and decreased production in poultry sector throughout world. This study was conducted to determine the prev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2025/v8i1328
Quality characteristics of muscle foods are influenced by muscle appearance, color, texture, juiciness, mouth feel characteristics and tenderness. These quality parameters depend on many predetermining factors affecting the live animal before being converted from muscle to meat....
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2024/v7i4327
Aims: Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a paramyxovirus that causes significant mortality rates in poultry, often known as Newcastle disease or Ranikhet. This virus has the potential to inflict serious economic losses on farmers. As there is no effective therapy for NDV infection,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2024/v7i4326
Calving records were extracted from record books at TALIRI Uyole farm from 2013 - 2022, to study and determine the influence of breed, sex, season of birth, and year of birth on weight at birth of pure Friesian and its crosses (F1 Friesian x Fipa and 75% Friesian x Fipa) calves w...
Recent Introduction of the African Cheetah in India is more emotion than ecology. These are still kept in the enclosure, and served meat than let them hunt. We find following gap in this inter-continental animal transfer- 1) Cheetah mainly dwell or hunt in the plains savanna habi...
Aims: The aim of this study is to produce information on the diversity and abundance of ectoparasites in bats in Côte d'Ivoire. Place and Duration of Study: It was carried out from December 22, 2020, to January 28, 2021, in the Abidjan district, within the forest relics of the Ab...
Mastitis, a common inflammation of the udder in goats, is a significant economic concern. Primiparous goats, especially, are susceptible to this disease. Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli are primary culprits. In this article, we report a case of mastitis in a t...
Aims: The study aims to determine whether layer hens could substitute their soybean meal with roasted pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) seed meal. Study Design: Five treatments and three replications in a complete randomized design (CRD) Place and Duration of the Study: The study was c...