Presentation content:
- key role of zinc supplementation in animal diet,
- chelated minerals
- role of mineral nutrition in animal diet
- portfolio of feed additives.
This document discusses feeding strategies for high-yielding dairy cows. It notes that milk is synthesized from nutrients absorbed from the bloodstream. High yielders are defined as cows producing over 20 kg/day or buffaloes over 15 kg/day. Feeding strategies for high yielders include providing extra rations of high-quality roughage and concentrates, gradually increasing concentrates, and maintaining 14% crude protein. Challenge feeding involves increasing concentrates before calving to prepare cows for high milk production. Minerals like calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are also important to meet requirements and prevent issues like milk fever. Buffers help maintain rumen pH for optimal fiber digestion and milk fat levels.
This document discusses macro minerals in animal health and production. It defines macro minerals as the seven minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chlorine, and sulfur) that are present in high concentrations in the body. It then focuses on calcium and phosphorus, describing their functions, metabolism, sources, and deficiency diseases. Calcium and phosphorus work together and are primarily stored in bones and teeth. Hormonal regulation, absorption in the intestine, and excretion through the kidneys are discussed for calcium homeostasis. Deficiency can cause diseases like rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and milk fever.
Anti nutritional factors and toxic elements in animal feedSabal Pokharel
This document discusses anti-nutritional factors and toxic elements found in animal feed. It classifies these substances into four groups based on their chemical properties: proteins, glycosides, phenols, and miscellaneous. Within each group, it provides examples of specific anti-nutritional compounds and describes their negative effects, such as inhibiting nutrient digestion or utilization. Common toxic elements mentioned are protease inhibitors, lectins, saponins, cyanogens, gossypol, tannins, phytic acid, and various antivitamins. The document stresses that these anti-nutritional factors can reduce feed utilization, lower production, and negatively impact animal health if consumed in large amounts.
Advances in vitamin & mineral nutrition in livestockRameswar Panda
feeding management cannot be ignored under any circumstances. This presentation depicts the tangential and burning points related to the role and significance of Vitamins and minerals for the livestock
This document provides information on several buffalo breeds:
- Local buffalo are found in Sri Lanka and used for power in rice cultivation, producing 350-390kg milk per lactation.
- Nili Ravi buffalo are from Pakistan and known for milk production, averaging 1600kg per 250-day lactation. They have a black or brown color.
- Murrah buffalo originate from India and Pakistan and are considered the premier milking breed. They are jet black with short, backward curving horns. Females produce on average 1500-2000kg milk per lactation.
- Surti buffalo are from India and known as a milk type. They have sickle-shaped horns
This document discusses amino acids in broilers and layers. It provides information on essential, non-essential, and semi-essential amino acids. The first limiting amino acid in poultry diets is typically methionine, while the second limiting is lysine. Studies have shown that protein levels can be reduced in broiler and layer diets by balancing amino acids, especially lysine and methionine levels. Reducing protein to around 15-16% in broilers and 14% in layers is possible with a minimum of 0.7% lysine supplementation. Properly balancing amino acids allows for more efficient feed utilization and production performance with lower dietary protein levels.
The document discusses transition cow management, which refers to the three weeks before and after calving. This is an important period as the cow's metabolism and nutrient demands dramatically increase. How the cow copes during this transition period will impact her performance for the rest of the lactation cycle. The document outlines the goals, stages, and feeding recommendations for transition cows. It emphasizes the importance of meeting calcium and energy demands through close-up rations with proper DCAD levels to minimize health issues in fresh cows.
This document discusses feeding strategies for high-yielding dairy cows. It notes that milk is synthesized from nutrients absorbed from the bloodstream. High yielders are defined as cows producing over 20 kg/day or buffaloes over 15 kg/day. Feeding strategies for high yielders include providing extra rations of high-quality roughage and concentrates, gradually increasing concentrates, and maintaining 14% crude protein. Challenge feeding involves increasing concentrates before calving to prepare cows for high milk production. Minerals like calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are also important to meet requirements and prevent issues like milk fever. Buffers help maintain rumen pH for optimal fiber digestion and milk fat levels.
This document discusses macro minerals in animal health and production. It defines macro minerals as the seven minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chlorine, and sulfur) that are present in high concentrations in the body. It then focuses on calcium and phosphorus, describing their functions, metabolism, sources, and deficiency diseases. Calcium and phosphorus work together and are primarily stored in bones and teeth. Hormonal regulation, absorption in the intestine, and excretion through the kidneys are discussed for calcium homeostasis. Deficiency can cause diseases like rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and milk fever.
Anti nutritional factors and toxic elements in animal feedSabal Pokharel
This document discusses anti-nutritional factors and toxic elements found in animal feed. It classifies these substances into four groups based on their chemical properties: proteins, glycosides, phenols, and miscellaneous. Within each group, it provides examples of specific anti-nutritional compounds and describes their negative effects, such as inhibiting nutrient digestion or utilization. Common toxic elements mentioned are protease inhibitors, lectins, saponins, cyanogens, gossypol, tannins, phytic acid, and various antivitamins. The document stresses that these anti-nutritional factors can reduce feed utilization, lower production, and negatively impact animal health if consumed in large amounts.
Advances in vitamin & mineral nutrition in livestockRameswar Panda
feeding management cannot be ignored under any circumstances. This presentation depicts the tangential and burning points related to the role and significance of Vitamins and minerals for the livestock
This document provides information on several buffalo breeds:
- Local buffalo are found in Sri Lanka and used for power in rice cultivation, producing 350-390kg milk per lactation.
- Nili Ravi buffalo are from Pakistan and known for milk production, averaging 1600kg per 250-day lactation. They have a black or brown color.
- Murrah buffalo originate from India and Pakistan and are considered the premier milking breed. They are jet black with short, backward curving horns. Females produce on average 1500-2000kg milk per lactation.
- Surti buffalo are from India and known as a milk type. They have sickle-shaped horns
This document discusses amino acids in broilers and layers. It provides information on essential, non-essential, and semi-essential amino acids. The first limiting amino acid in poultry diets is typically methionine, while the second limiting is lysine. Studies have shown that protein levels can be reduced in broiler and layer diets by balancing amino acids, especially lysine and methionine levels. Reducing protein to around 15-16% in broilers and 14% in layers is possible with a minimum of 0.7% lysine supplementation. Properly balancing amino acids allows for more efficient feed utilization and production performance with lower dietary protein levels.
The document discusses transition cow management, which refers to the three weeks before and after calving. This is an important period as the cow's metabolism and nutrient demands dramatically increase. How the cow copes during this transition period will impact her performance for the rest of the lactation cycle. The document outlines the goals, stages, and feeding recommendations for transition cows. It emphasizes the importance of meeting calcium and energy demands through close-up rations with proper DCAD levels to minimize health issues in fresh cows.
1. Upon receipt, samples are assigned batch numbers and information is recorded in a database. Samples are then prepared for analysis by drying and grinding.
2. Dry matter, ash, and organic matter are determined using standard methods such as drying samples at 105°C and igniting them in a muffle furnace at 550°C. These values validate other nutritional analyses.
3. Crude protein is determined by the Kjeldahl method where samples are digested in sulfuric acid and nitrogen is distilled and titrated. Fat is extracted from samples using a Soxhlet apparatus with petrol ether.
This document discusses various types of feed additives, including:
1. Additives that influence feed stability like antifungals and antioxidants
2. Additives that modify animal intake, growth, feed efficiency and performance like feed flavors, buffers, methane inhibitors, ionophores, probiotics, and yeast
3. Other additives like organic acids and antibiotics
It provides examples of specific additives used and their purposes, effects, and recommended dosages. Student groups are assigned topics to research like adsorbants, feed supplements, ionophores, and growth promoters.
This document discusses minerals and their classification as major, trace, organic, or inorganic. It describes how minerals can be chelated to amino acids to form organic complexes that have greater absorption and bioavailability compared to inorganic minerals. The document provides examples of studies that demonstrate improved production outcomes, such as higher milk yield and quality, when animals are supplemented with organic chelated minerals rather than inorganic minerals.
1) The document discusses the partitioning of feed energy as it moves through an animal's digestive system. Gross energy is reduced to digestible, metabolizable, and net energy values as energy is lost through feces, urine, methane, and heat production.
2) Key factors that affect energy values include the composition of the feed, processing methods, animal species, and feeding level. Roughages have lower energy values than concentrates due to greater losses.
3) Several systems are used to evaluate and express the energy value of feeds, including total digestible nutrients (TDN), starch equivalents, gross energy, and net energy. Each system accounts for energy losses in different ways.
This document provides information on the taxonomy, domestication, types, population, purpose, feeding behavior, ruminal digestion, energy and protein requirements, mineral requirements, and calf feeding of yaks. It discusses that yaks are adapted to live at high altitudes above 3000m, were domesticated from wild yaks found in Tibetan plateau, and their population in India has declined significantly. It also summarizes key details about yak grazing behavior, feed and nutrient intake, rumen functioning, energy and protein needs, importance of salt and mineral supplementation, and composition of milk replacers for yak calves.
This document discusses various types of feed additives used in livestock and poultry rations, including antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, arsenicals, buffering compounds, antioxidants, enzymes, hormones, adsorbents, organic acids, flavoring agents, and pigments. Antibiotics are used at subtherapeutic levels to promote growth by reducing pathogenic bacteria. Probiotics and prebiotics help maintain gut health. Other additives like buffers help modify rumen fermentation or prevent oxidation. While many additives have benefits, some like hormones now face restrictions due to public health concerns.
This document discusses various feed additives used in livestock and poultry production. It defines feed additives as non-nutrient substances that can accelerate growth, improve feed efficiency, or benefit health or metabolism. The document then provides a broad classification of common feed additives including growth promoters, disease preventing agents, supplements, and auxiliary substances. Specific examples within each category are listed and described in more detail.
Feed additives are non-nutritive products used in small amounts to improve feed quality, nutrient utilization, and growth performance in poultry. Common feed additives include growth promoters, toxin binders, antioxidants, electrolytes, emulsifiers, feed preservatives, pellet binders, and coccidiostates. Growth promoters can be antibiotic growth promoters, natural growth promoters like prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, yeasts, organic acids, herbal supplements, enzymes, and vitamins and minerals.
The main feedstuffs fed to cattle include: grass, hay, grain, silage and total mixed ration. There are in fact, many types of feeds that can be fed to cattle, for example, crumbles, meals, coarse mix and pellets made from raw material such as corn, wheat, soybean. In this article, Elena Forbes of Azeus Machinery takes a closer look at the processes involved in creating a good quality pellet. With the global demand for cattle feed ever increasing, the need to produce high quality and nutritionally balanced feed has become an essential issue in the feed market.
The document discusses feedstuff classification systems and important feedstuff types for large animal nutrition. It describes an international system that categorizes feedstuffs into 8 classes based on their main nutrient component. The classes include dry roughages, pastures/grasses, silages, high energy concentrates, protein sources, minerals, vitamins, and additives. Examples are provided for common feedstuffs that fall into each class. Key nutrients, properties and uses of different feedstuffs are also summarized.
This document discusses animal nutrition and digestion. It covers the basic needs of animals including nourishment, nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. It describes the digestive systems of monogastric animals like humans and horses, which have a single-compartment stomach, and ruminant animals like cows and goats which have a multi-compartment stomach and regurgitate food. Key nutrients are defined and food sources listed, as well as the roles of water, metabolism, and the importance of a balanced diet for proper health and growth.
This document discusses ingredients for poultry rations, including carbohydrates, energy sources like cereal grains and alternatives, protein sources like legumes, animal proteins, and unconventional sources. It provides details on the nutrient composition and considerations for various ingredients like soybean meal, cottonseed meal, rapeseed meal, fish meal, dried insects, and poultry litter.
The document summarizes a presentation on nutritional diseases given by a group of four students. It discusses various nutritional deficiencies including protein deficiency, fat deficiency, fatty liver syndrome, and deficiencies of vitamins A, B, E, and minerals. Signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment are described for each deficiency. The presentation covered macronutrients, micronutrients, and specific diseases related to deficiencies of protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals.
This document provides guidelines for calf rearing, including colostrum feeding, milk feeding amounts and schedules, housing, and general health management. The key recommendations are to feed colostrum within the first 8 hours, provide 8-10% of birth weight in milk daily for 8 weeks, house calves individually until 1 month old, and clean and disinfect housing and equipment regularly. Basic principles like cleanliness, adequate colostrum and nutrition, and preventing stress are essential to successful calf rearing.
This document provides information on silage and hay making. It defines silage as green fodder preserved through controlled fermentation to minimize nutrient loss. Crops suitable for silage include those high in sugars like maize and sorghum. The process of ensiling involves chopping the crop, packing it tightly in pits or bags to remove air and allow fermentation. Good silage has a pH of 3.5-4.2 and is preserved for feeding during scarcity. Hay is made by drying grass or legume crops completely to less than 15% moisture. Field curing and barn drying are common hay making methods.
This document discusses cattle fattening in Bangladesh and outlines the key factors for a successful fattening farm project. It recommends selecting crossbred cattle between 1.5-3 years of age and constructing housing that is on high land, away from residences with good ventilation. A sample 20-cow fattening project is estimated to cost 37.9 lakh taka over 3 months, including costs for cattle, feed, labor, electricity and depreciation. The project is estimated to generate a net income of over 1.2 lakh taka over 3 months from selling fattened cattle and cow dung. Success depends on selecting suitable breeds, balanced diets, proper housing and management practices.
Cattle and Buffalo breeds
Having similar characters.
27 indigenous cattle breeds.
Milch breeds:-
Sahiwal
Gir
Red sindhi
Dual purpose short horned
Hariana
Ongole
Krishna valley
Deoni
Dual purpose long horned
Tharparker
Kankrej
Draft purpose
Hallikar
Amritamahal
Khillari
Kangayam
Umbalacherry
Mineral nutrition of animals: role of chelates & reviewed field trialsMichal Slota
Presentation content:
- key role of zinc supplementation in animal diet,
- chelated minerals
- role of mineral nutrition in animal diet,
- portfolio of feed additives,
- results of selected animal trials.
Presentation content:
- key role of zinc supplementation in animal diet,
- role of Zn for cattle, pig, poultry & horses,
- role of organic mineral nutrition in animal diet,
- portfolio of feed additives.
1. Upon receipt, samples are assigned batch numbers and information is recorded in a database. Samples are then prepared for analysis by drying and grinding.
2. Dry matter, ash, and organic matter are determined using standard methods such as drying samples at 105°C and igniting them in a muffle furnace at 550°C. These values validate other nutritional analyses.
3. Crude protein is determined by the Kjeldahl method where samples are digested in sulfuric acid and nitrogen is distilled and titrated. Fat is extracted from samples using a Soxhlet apparatus with petrol ether.
This document discusses various types of feed additives, including:
1. Additives that influence feed stability like antifungals and antioxidants
2. Additives that modify animal intake, growth, feed efficiency and performance like feed flavors, buffers, methane inhibitors, ionophores, probiotics, and yeast
3. Other additives like organic acids and antibiotics
It provides examples of specific additives used and their purposes, effects, and recommended dosages. Student groups are assigned topics to research like adsorbants, feed supplements, ionophores, and growth promoters.
This document discusses minerals and their classification as major, trace, organic, or inorganic. It describes how minerals can be chelated to amino acids to form organic complexes that have greater absorption and bioavailability compared to inorganic minerals. The document provides examples of studies that demonstrate improved production outcomes, such as higher milk yield and quality, when animals are supplemented with organic chelated minerals rather than inorganic minerals.
1) The document discusses the partitioning of feed energy as it moves through an animal's digestive system. Gross energy is reduced to digestible, metabolizable, and net energy values as energy is lost through feces, urine, methane, and heat production.
2) Key factors that affect energy values include the composition of the feed, processing methods, animal species, and feeding level. Roughages have lower energy values than concentrates due to greater losses.
3) Several systems are used to evaluate and express the energy value of feeds, including total digestible nutrients (TDN), starch equivalents, gross energy, and net energy. Each system accounts for energy losses in different ways.
This document provides information on the taxonomy, domestication, types, population, purpose, feeding behavior, ruminal digestion, energy and protein requirements, mineral requirements, and calf feeding of yaks. It discusses that yaks are adapted to live at high altitudes above 3000m, were domesticated from wild yaks found in Tibetan plateau, and their population in India has declined significantly. It also summarizes key details about yak grazing behavior, feed and nutrient intake, rumen functioning, energy and protein needs, importance of salt and mineral supplementation, and composition of milk replacers for yak calves.
This document discusses various types of feed additives used in livestock and poultry rations, including antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, arsenicals, buffering compounds, antioxidants, enzymes, hormones, adsorbents, organic acids, flavoring agents, and pigments. Antibiotics are used at subtherapeutic levels to promote growth by reducing pathogenic bacteria. Probiotics and prebiotics help maintain gut health. Other additives like buffers help modify rumen fermentation or prevent oxidation. While many additives have benefits, some like hormones now face restrictions due to public health concerns.
This document discusses various feed additives used in livestock and poultry production. It defines feed additives as non-nutrient substances that can accelerate growth, improve feed efficiency, or benefit health or metabolism. The document then provides a broad classification of common feed additives including growth promoters, disease preventing agents, supplements, and auxiliary substances. Specific examples within each category are listed and described in more detail.
Feed additives are non-nutritive products used in small amounts to improve feed quality, nutrient utilization, and growth performance in poultry. Common feed additives include growth promoters, toxin binders, antioxidants, electrolytes, emulsifiers, feed preservatives, pellet binders, and coccidiostates. Growth promoters can be antibiotic growth promoters, natural growth promoters like prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, yeasts, organic acids, herbal supplements, enzymes, and vitamins and minerals.
The main feedstuffs fed to cattle include: grass, hay, grain, silage and total mixed ration. There are in fact, many types of feeds that can be fed to cattle, for example, crumbles, meals, coarse mix and pellets made from raw material such as corn, wheat, soybean. In this article, Elena Forbes of Azeus Machinery takes a closer look at the processes involved in creating a good quality pellet. With the global demand for cattle feed ever increasing, the need to produce high quality and nutritionally balanced feed has become an essential issue in the feed market.
The document discusses feedstuff classification systems and important feedstuff types for large animal nutrition. It describes an international system that categorizes feedstuffs into 8 classes based on their main nutrient component. The classes include dry roughages, pastures/grasses, silages, high energy concentrates, protein sources, minerals, vitamins, and additives. Examples are provided for common feedstuffs that fall into each class. Key nutrients, properties and uses of different feedstuffs are also summarized.
This document discusses animal nutrition and digestion. It covers the basic needs of animals including nourishment, nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. It describes the digestive systems of monogastric animals like humans and horses, which have a single-compartment stomach, and ruminant animals like cows and goats which have a multi-compartment stomach and regurgitate food. Key nutrients are defined and food sources listed, as well as the roles of water, metabolism, and the importance of a balanced diet for proper health and growth.
This document discusses ingredients for poultry rations, including carbohydrates, energy sources like cereal grains and alternatives, protein sources like legumes, animal proteins, and unconventional sources. It provides details on the nutrient composition and considerations for various ingredients like soybean meal, cottonseed meal, rapeseed meal, fish meal, dried insects, and poultry litter.
The document summarizes a presentation on nutritional diseases given by a group of four students. It discusses various nutritional deficiencies including protein deficiency, fat deficiency, fatty liver syndrome, and deficiencies of vitamins A, B, E, and minerals. Signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment are described for each deficiency. The presentation covered macronutrients, micronutrients, and specific diseases related to deficiencies of protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals.
This document provides guidelines for calf rearing, including colostrum feeding, milk feeding amounts and schedules, housing, and general health management. The key recommendations are to feed colostrum within the first 8 hours, provide 8-10% of birth weight in milk daily for 8 weeks, house calves individually until 1 month old, and clean and disinfect housing and equipment regularly. Basic principles like cleanliness, adequate colostrum and nutrition, and preventing stress are essential to successful calf rearing.
This document provides information on silage and hay making. It defines silage as green fodder preserved through controlled fermentation to minimize nutrient loss. Crops suitable for silage include those high in sugars like maize and sorghum. The process of ensiling involves chopping the crop, packing it tightly in pits or bags to remove air and allow fermentation. Good silage has a pH of 3.5-4.2 and is preserved for feeding during scarcity. Hay is made by drying grass or legume crops completely to less than 15% moisture. Field curing and barn drying are common hay making methods.
This document discusses cattle fattening in Bangladesh and outlines the key factors for a successful fattening farm project. It recommends selecting crossbred cattle between 1.5-3 years of age and constructing housing that is on high land, away from residences with good ventilation. A sample 20-cow fattening project is estimated to cost 37.9 lakh taka over 3 months, including costs for cattle, feed, labor, electricity and depreciation. The project is estimated to generate a net income of over 1.2 lakh taka over 3 months from selling fattened cattle and cow dung. Success depends on selecting suitable breeds, balanced diets, proper housing and management practices.
Cattle and Buffalo breeds
Having similar characters.
27 indigenous cattle breeds.
Milch breeds:-
Sahiwal
Gir
Red sindhi
Dual purpose short horned
Hariana
Ongole
Krishna valley
Deoni
Dual purpose long horned
Tharparker
Kankrej
Draft purpose
Hallikar
Amritamahal
Khillari
Kangayam
Umbalacherry
Mineral nutrition of animals: role of chelates & reviewed field trialsMichal Slota
Presentation content:
- key role of zinc supplementation in animal diet,
- chelated minerals
- role of mineral nutrition in animal diet,
- portfolio of feed additives,
- results of selected animal trials.
Presentation content:
- key role of zinc supplementation in animal diet,
- role of Zn for cattle, pig, poultry & horses,
- role of organic mineral nutrition in animal diet,
- portfolio of feed additives.
TOP 10 Mobile Apps for Smart AgricultureMichal Slota
Presentation with recommended smartphone applications that may prove helpful for smart agriculture practices.
Available mobile applications could facilitate the following aspects of agricultural practice:
-> Pest & disease symptoms recognition
-> Identification of weeds, diseases and pests
-> Phenotyping of leaf & canopy surface
-> Assessment of leaf damages
-> Measurements of fruit size
-> Estimation of the coverage area of pesticide spraying
-> Identification of nutrient deficiencies
-> Calculating fertilizer mixture
-> Estimation of evapotranspiration (PET)
-> Measuring the perimeter and calculate the area of a field
Effects of Manganese supplementation on reproductive performance in cowsMichal Slota
This short document discusses three key points without providing much detail on each. It mentions that there are three main topics or ideas covered, but does not go into specifics about what each of those topics entail. In just a few words, it acknowledges three high-level points.
Improvement of natural plant response to environmental stressesMichal Slota
Presentation concerning the issues related to plant response to environmental stresses & possible improvement of natural resistance by supplementing microelements & other compounds.
Mineral nutrition (fertilizing) program for POTATOMichal Slota
This document provides fertilization recommendations for various macroelements like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for different crop types like beetroot, cereals, corn, hops, potatoes, tobacco, and rapeseed in several regions including Europe, South Africa, and India. It lists the recommended amounts of macroelements for each crop type in different production areas based on soil analyses and yield goals.
Selenium bio-fortification of forage crops for improving animal & human healthMichal Slota
Presentation discusses the following issues:
- characteristics od selenium,
- Se content in soils worldwide,
- role of selenium - mechanisms of action,
- effects of Se supplementation in plants, animals & human,
- selenium cycle in nature,
- bio-fortification with Se,
- benefits of selenium intake for livestock (ruminants, pigs & poultry).
The document describes a flood-and-drain based hydroponics system for root phenotyping. The system uses acrylic tubes filled with glass beads as the rooting substrate and an automated watering system to flood and drain the tubes on a set schedule. It measures various root system parameters such as length, surface area, diameter and architecture. The system is inexpensive at 7150 PLN to analyze 48 plants simultaneously and takes approximately 14 days to complete an experiment, providing a low-cost, high-throughput method for root phenotyping.
Seminar presentation entitled 'Towards the development of cost-effective and moderate throughput plant phenotyping system' that was formerly presented during Regional Training Course on Mutation Breeding and Efficiency Enhancing Techniques held by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10-20 VI 2014 (Seibersdorf, Austria). Enjoy & share comments!
Organic minerals supplementation in poultryMichal Slota
This document does not contain any meaningful information to summarize. It consists primarily of blank lines, formatting characters, and nonsensical text fragments that do not form a coherent narrative or convey any clear ideas. A proper summary cannot be generated from this document as it lacks essential details and context.
This document discusses high-throughput plant phenotyping methods and challenges. It describes how phenotyping involves automated image acquisition, robotics, and bioinformatics to analyze traits like growth, development, architecture, and responses to stresses. Several platforms are highlighted that can phenotype thousands of plants using controlled environments, greenhouses, or fields. Standardization of methods and data reporting are important for reproducibility between experiments. Overall, the document provides an overview of modern plant phenotyping approaches and technologies.
Genetic basis and evolution of heavy metal tolerance in plantsMichal Slota
The document discusses extremophile plants that thrive in harsh environmental conditions. It provides examples of extremophile plants such as Arabidopsis halleri, which can hyperaccumulate heavy metals, and Thellungiella parvula, which is adapted to extreme salt and freezing conditions. The document also discusses how extremophile plants have developed genetic adaptations to stress conditions through mechanisms such as protective barriers, stress proteins, and metabolic adjustments. Extremophile plants provide insights into stress tolerance mechanisms and have applications in biotechnology due to novel enzymes they produce.
This document discusses heavy metal tolerance in plants. It provides information on nickel hyperaccumulators like Sebertia acuminata that can contain 2.5% nickel in its leaves. It also mentions Arabidopsis arenosa, an annual herb that shows tolerance to zinc, lead and cadmium. The document covers topics like the definition and characteristics of heavy metals, their toxicity mechanisms in plants, and the various tolerance strategies plants have evolved, including avoidance, tolerance, sequestration and hyperaccumulation.
Al toxicity screening m-slota_Vienna2016Michal Slota
Plant Genetics and Breeding Technologies II (Vienna, February 1-2, 2016) presentation entitled 'The optimization of a novel method for the screening of aluminum tolerance of barley seedlings'
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
ESPP presentation to EU Waste Water Network, 4th June 2024 “EU policies driving nutrient removal and recycling
and the revised UWWTD (Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive)”
The technology uses reclaimed CO₂ as the dyeing medium in a closed loop process. When pressurized, CO₂ becomes supercritical (SC-CO₂). In this state CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve easily.
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
Current Ms word generated power point presentation covers major details about the micronuclei test. It's significance and assays to conduct it. It is used to detect the micronuclei formation inside the cells of nearly every multicellular organism. It's formation takes place during chromosomal sepration at metaphase.
EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Weste...Sérgio Sacani
Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
Aims. In this paper we present the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS) project, which aims to investigate
the influence of the starburst environment on the formation of stars and planets, and on the evolution of both low and high mass stars.
The primary targets of this project are Westerlund 1 and 2, the closest supermassive star clusters to the Sun.
Methods. The project is based primarily on recent observations conducted with the Chandra and JWST observatories. Specifically,
the Chandra survey of Westerlund 1 consists of 36 new ACIS-I observations, nearly co-pointed, for a total exposure time of 1 Msec.
Additionally, we included 8 archival Chandra/ACIS-S observations. This paper presents the resulting catalog of X-ray sources within
and around Westerlund 1. Sources were detected by combining various existing methods, and photon extraction and source validation
were carried out using the ACIS-Extract software.
Results. The EWOCS X-ray catalog comprises 5963 validated sources out of the 9420 initially provided to ACIS-Extract, reaching a
photon flux threshold of approximately 2 × 10−8 photons cm−2
s
−1
. The X-ray sources exhibit a highly concentrated spatial distribution,
with 1075 sources located within the central 1 arcmin. We have successfully detected X-ray emissions from 126 out of the 166 known
massive stars of the cluster, and we have collected over 71 000 photons from the magnetar CXO J164710.20-455217.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
Or: Beyond linear.
Abstract: Equivariant neural networks are neural networks that incorporate symmetries. The nonlinear activation functions in these networks result in interesting nonlinear equivariant maps between simple representations, and motivate the key player of this talk: piecewise linear representation theory.
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