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Behera, Kumaresh
- Effect of Age and Sex on Litter Moisture Level in Deep Litter Rearing of Vanaraja Chickens
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1 Division of Livestock Production and Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), IN
1 Division of Livestock Production and Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), IN
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Asian Journal of Bio Science, Vol 11, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 289-291Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of age and sex on moisture level of litter material in Vanaraja chicken for nine weeks. One hundred fifty Vanaraja chicks (75 male+75 female) were used for experiment. Litter moisture levels were measure at an interval of 3 weeks. Litter from male group had a significantly (p<0.05) higher moisture per cent than that of other two groups. Similar trend was also observed at 42 days of age. Moisture level between all three groups varied significantly (p<0.05). But at 63 days of age continued trend changes and litter materials from female group had a significantly (p<0.05) higher moisture per cent than that of other two groups. Litter moisture per cent is a good indicator of antibacterial property of litter materials so it should be monitored regularly and should be changed at a regular interval.Keywords
Litter, Moisture, Age, Sex, Coccidia, Vanaraja.
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- Effect of Serum Leptin Concentration on Cognitive Ability of Male and Female Vanaraja Chickens
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1 Division of Livestock Production and Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), IN
1 Division of Livestock Production and Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), IN
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Asian Journal of Bio Science, Vol 11, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 309-312Abstract
In males, the intelligent birds had significantly higher level of serum leptin than the dull birds (0.62 ±0.06 vs. 0.42b±0.08ng/ml). Similar trend was also visible in female birds (1.03±0.13 vs. 0.78b±0.12 ng/ml). Leptin acts to facilitate long-term potentiation in the hippocampus, a process important for memory processing, which was evident from the present study. Hence, this may be a reliable indicator of cognition. Females had a higher level of leptin concentration in serum than males, but that did not necessarily reflect their performance in terms of cognitive and conditioning abilities. This might be due to higher adiposity in females than males.Keywords
Serum Leptin Concentration, Cognitive Ability, Vanaraja.References
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