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Eurylaimadae Broadbills of India: Vanishing splash of nature’s colours

Leons Mathew Abraham¹, Taniya Talwar² ¹Captive Breeding Manager Pygmy Hog Research and Breeding Centre, Bashistha Basistha, Guwahati, Assam 781029 leonsreptar@gmail.com ²Ecologist, 7weaves Research Foundation Bye lane 4, Bhetapara Beltola Road, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781007 taniya@7weaves.com Asian Broadbills are brightly coloured birds found only in the woods of South and Southeast Asia. The family Eurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's broadbill)

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IMPORTANCE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF FOLIC ACID IN PIGS

M. Joysowal, B.N. Saikia, R. Bhuyan, G. Saikia and R.J. Deka Department of Animal Nutrition College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University Khanapara, Guwahati-781022                     India is among the top five countries of the world in swine production. Meeting the nutritional requirement according to ICMR recommendation is the biggest challenge in the fast growing

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FERMENTED FEED: IS IT THE ANSWER TO INCREASING FEED PRICE FOR YOUR CHICKEN?

Siddhartha Shankar Pathak*1, Simson Soren1 and Sushmita Das2 1 Assistant Professor, 2Internee, Lakhimpur College of veterinary science, Assam Agricultural University, Joyhing, North Lakhimpur,787051 *sidd.89@aau.ac.in   INTRODUCTION The imbalance in the world economy due to ongoing wars, natural calamities, population expansions etc. has created a wide gap in the demand and the product availability shared by both

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PRESERVATION OF DOG SEMEN

K. joshi1; m. dasgupta2; k. ahmed3 1. M.Sc scholar ; 2. Assistant Professor; 3. Professor & head Email: miss.kanchan.joshi7@gmail.com; mohua.dgupta@gmail.com; kahmedj@gmail.com Department of Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University importance of dogs in our lives Dogs have been an integral part of our society since time immemorial. The history of

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Application of Nanotechnology in Animal Health and Production

Bhabesh Mili1 and Lukumoni Buragohain2 1Department of Veterinary Physiology& Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, CAU (I), Jalukie, Peren, Nagaland-797110. E-mail-bhabamili@gmail.com 2Department of Animal Biotechnology, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam. E-mail: lukumoni54@gmail.com Nanotechnology can be defined as the design, synthesis and application of materials and devices whose size and shape have been engineered at

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SINGLE CELL PROTEIN

Dr. Anindita Sarma Department of Animal Biotechnology College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara Email: bonnie2311sarma@gmail.com   Introduction Protein is an important part of daily diet, both for humans and animals. Proteins are consumed by humans and animals as a source of nitrogen and amino acids. To learn about the nutritional value of proteins, one must

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MASSIVELY PARALLEL SIGNATURE SEQUENCING

Dr. Mrinmoy Choudhury M.V.Sc. Scholar Department of Animal Biotechnology College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022 Email id: mrinmoych02@gmail.com Introduction Genomic studies are efficiently done nowadays due to the availability of recent technologies of sequencing a genome or gene in a faster and an accurate way. If there are datasets containing gene expression profiles, it

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Phytoremediation- An approach with prospect

Chhan Kumar Kalita P.G. 2nd Semester, Department of Botany Nowgong College (Autonomous), Nagaon, Assam Introduction: Just as our body needs a balanced diet to stay healthy, the environment also needs a balanced amount of substances. If a substance is present in more than its threshold ratio or an unfavorable substance gets added, it

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PREVENTING MISHAPS WHILE USING LIQUID NITROGEN GAS IN THE FIELD

Manoj Kumar Kalita1, Jitu Moni Das1 Raju Kr. Dewry2 and G. Kadirvel2 1Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Joyhing, North Lakhimpur- 787051 2Division of Animal and Fishery Sciences, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Barapani, Meghalaya- 793103 Email id: manoj.k.kalita@aau.ac.in Introduction Nitrogen is an inorganic material that is marketed in the largest

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DRY PERIOD: A KEY PHASE FOR A DAIRY COW

Prerona Patowary, B. Changkija, D. Barman and S.A. Arif Department of Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022 Email ID: preronapatowary@gmail.com Introduction A dairy cow's dry period should be regarded as an important stage in the lactation cycle. The dry period is the time before

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