Archive for June, 2009
Lawulu (Chrysophyllum roxburghii) fruit: A potential feed resource for animal feeds
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Cereals and their by products are the major energy sources used in the feeds of mono-gastric animals such as poultry and swine. Therefore, cereals are competitively demanded by human food industry, animal feed industry and, from recent years, by bio fuel industry. In this context, efforts must be taken to identify and utilize alternative feed [...]
Development of broiler offal silage-rice bran mixture as an animal feed ingredient: In vitro nutritive
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Processing of 100 kilo grams of broiler live weight gives rise to approximately 20-25 Kg of offal that include heads, inedible internal organs, feathers and legs. If not properly discarded, broiler offal (BO) causes severe environmental and health problems. Environmental problems associated with indiscriminate deposal of BO have become one of the major reasons for [...]
Evaluation of Selected Physical Properties of Fuel Wood on Tea Drying
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009The share of the Agriculture sector for GDP in Sri Lanka was 11.9% in 2007. Tea sector contribution for GDP was 1.2% in 2007. The average cost of production of tea was increased from Rs.188.40 to Rs.237.10 per kg (20.54%) in 2007. The major reason for the higher cost of production is that the increased [...]
Studies on seed germination of Salacia reticulate as affected by soaking and potting media
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Kothalahimbatu (Salacia reticulate) belongs to family Hippocrateaceae is one of the key species used in Ayurvedic medicinal system. The plant native to Sri Lanka is considered to be a rare species due to over harvesting from their natural habitats. Therefore, domestication and introduction to Agroecosystems are necessary to ensure sustainable utilization of the species.
Fully matured [...]