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A behavioural note on the Velvet-fronted Nuthatch from Nameri National Park, Sonitpur, Assam

Dr. Leons Mathew Abraham Captive Breeding Manager, Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme, Basistha, Guwahati-781029 Email: leonsreptar@gmail.com In the late afternoon of March 23, 2022, I observed a pair of Velvet-fronted Nuthatches near the Pygmy Hog Conservation Centre, situated within the forest range office campus in Potasali, Sonitpur, Assam. Initially, the two birds were observed

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Ghee ahoy

While my children were in nursery classes, their staple food (breakfast) was ghee with jaha rice and boiled egg. The aroma and the taste lingered to them so much that even now they will happily gulp down on it before going to office. No doubt it is an excellent menu,

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The wonder ‘cross-eyed’ flatworm and its amazing ability to regenerate

Dr. Probodh Borah Professor & Head, Department of Animal Biotechnology College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smed.jpg Can we dream of such a miracle in medicine one day when an accidentally lost, cut or amputated hand or leg can completely regenerate like before? Although the currently available knowledge and technologies are not

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গাইগৰুৰ অঋতু সমস্যাঃ এক আলোকপাত

নেকিবউদ্দিন আহমেদ*, কুতুবুদ্দিন আহমেদ,  দীপক কুমাৰ শৰ্মা, লক্ষ্যজ্যোতি দত্ত আৰু সম্পূৰ্ণ নন্দ যাদৱ পশু চিকিৎসা বিজ্ঞান মহাবিদ্যালয়, অসম কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, খানাপাৰা - ৭৮১০২২, গুৱাহাটী, অসম *ই-মেইল: nekibuddin.ahmed@aau.ac.in চেউৰী গৰু এবাৰ প্ৰাপ্তবয়স্ক হোৱাৰ পাছত প্ৰতি ২১ দিনৰ মূৰে-মূৰে ঋতু-প্ৰৱেশ কৰে অথবা গৰম হয়। এই গৰম হোৱা কালচোৱাৰ ভিতৰত উপযুক্ত সময়ত পাল খুৱালে বা কৃত্ৰিম

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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property is an idea, a design, an invention, a manuscript etc. which can ultimately give rise to a useful product and application. It deals with any fundamental construction of human intelligence such as artistic, literary, technical, or scientific constructions. What is Intellectual Property Right (IPR)? Intellectual Property Rights

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MYCOTOXINS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN FEEDS

Pratikha Mech1 and Siddhartha Shankar Pathak* 1Internee, *Assistant Professor, Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science Assam Agricultural University, Joyhing, North Lakhimpur, Assam *sidd.89@aau.ac.in INTRODUCTION: Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites of worldwide concern due to their potential toxicity to animals and human alike. Fungal growth occurs in an aerobic condition in numerous raw feed ingredients. There are

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ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS IN POULTRY NUTRITION

Lipids (fat and fatlike substances), like carbohydrates, contain three elements - carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. As feeds, fats function much like carbohydrates, such that they serves as a source of heat and energy and formation of fat. However, fat liberates more heat than carbohydrate when digested furnishing approximately 2.25 times

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“Your life matters” – Improve your mental health

Sangeeta Das Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati-781 022 Email: sangeetadas31280@gmail.com, Mobile: +91 9706590513               Human life is the most beautiful creation of God and the highest expression of nature. The unique human life is that stage of evolution where he has the capability to have his own thoughts,

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