IOSR-JAVS   Volume-9 ~ Issue-9 ~ SEP-2016

ABSTRACT: Apparently healthy goats of either sex, aged between one to six years were selected for present study Fracture segment of these animals were brought into apposition and immobilized by dynamic compression plate (DCP). Haematological parameter such as total erythrocyte count (million/μl), total leucocyte count (thousand/μl), differential leucocyte count (per cent), haemoglobin (g/dl) and packed cell volume (per cent) were determined pre-operatively and on 7th , 15th , 30th, 45th, 60th and 90th post- operative day. A non significant decrease in the values of total erythrocyte count, Haemoglobin and Packed Cell Volume, was observed on 7th post-operative day followed by fluctuation of the values within normal physiological range.........

Keywords: Fracture, Haematological parameters, Total erythrocyte count, Total leucocyte count, Differential leucocyte count.

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ABSTRACT: This study determines the benefits of Yankari Game Reserve (YGR) to its host communities. Applying a systematic random sampling approach, 320 respondents were identified around the host communities and administered with semi-structured questionnaire to elicit data that were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Male and female respondents were 76.3% and 23.7% respectively indicating male dominance over female. The greater proportion (63.1%) of the respondents had no western education, while 36.9% had. A higher proportion (81.6%) of the respondents was married while 18.4% was single. By aggregate 51.........

Keywords: Benefits, host communities, infrastructural facilities, non-timber forest products, social amenities, Yankari game reserve.t.

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ABSTRACT: Turf grass is a chart-topping and the predominant form of vegetation in many cities and suburbs. Rapidly expanding urbanization and unceasing enlargement of population structure causing shrinkage of defoliated area profoundly diming the usefulness of environment friendly natural turf and making its management unbearable. Therefore, dire need is to investigate extensively on turf science counting turf grass breeding, genetics, cultivar evaluation and physiology. Among multitudinous utilitarian conveniences soil erosion prevention, dissipation of rain drop energy, adherence of soil by roots, infiltration of precipitation, purification of infiltrated water, recharge of ground water and last but not the least is the reformation of soil structure being supplemented organic matter uninterruptedly are predominantly pronounced..........

Keywords: Environment-friendly, infiltration, recreational, turf grass, urbanization..

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ABSTRACT: This study was conducted on a wild carob genotype grown in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar area (Balagrae, Al-Baida, Libya). Seeds belonging to three individual trees chosen at random were collected. Seven different pre-sowing treatments (soaking in distilled water, boiling water 100C, soaking in sulphuric acid, mechanical scarification, mechanical scarification & soaking in distilled water, mechanical scarification & soaking in sulphuric acid and untreated seeds) were applied and examined for their effectiveness to stimulate carob seed germination. The results showed that mechanical scarification & soaking in distilled water treatment was the most effective method in increasing the germination percentage by (94.33%) compared to untreated seeds (5.99%)..........

Keywords: carob, Ceratonia siliqua, pre-sowing treatment, seed germination..

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