July 2014

Economics of phytase enzyme supplementation in low energy-protein layer chicken diet

A production trial was carried out utilizing 200 single comb White Leghorn hybrid Athulya layers to study the economics of phytase supplementation at three different levels in low energy-protein diet with reference to the cost of egg production and net profit per egg for a period of 20 weeks. Phytase was supplemented at 0, 500 and 1000 units/kg in low energy, protein and energy-protein layer diets containing available...

Author(s): P. Ponnuvel, K. Narayanankutty, A. Jalaludeen and P. Anitha

July 2014

Honeybee colony marketing and its implications for queen rearing and beekeeping development in Tigray, Ethiopia

Colony marketing is an important venture in Werieleke district of Tigray region in Ethiopia. This research was conducted in Nebelet and Maikinetal colony market centres of the district to characterize market actors, colonies, the markets and prices by interviewing 120 market actors. This was run for 6 market days at one week interval (July to September in 2010) by interviewing 5 sellers and 5 purchasers from each market...

Author(s): Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae and Yayneshet Tesfay

July 2014

Analysis of the determinants of the sustainability of cattle marketing systems in Zambezi Region of north-eastern communal area of Namibia

This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of variables that influence the motivation behind the preferred choice of cattle marketing channels in north eastern communal area of Namibia. The data required for the study were collected through a small-scale survey, key informants in-depth interviews and review of secondary data were analysed using Multinomial Logistical Regression. The results showed that...

Author(s): B. Thomas, C. Togarepi and A. Simasiku