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In Vivo Anthelminthic Activity of Ceratotheca sesamoïdes Endl Whole Plant Powder
Amadou Dicko,
Almamy Konate,
Genevieve Zabre,
Arnaud Stephane Rayangnewende Tapsoba,
Basile Tindano,
Moumouni Sanou,
Adama Kabore,
Amadou Traore,
Bale Bayala,
Hamidou Hamadou Tamboura
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
64-71
Received:
25 January 2022
Accepted:
9 March 2022
Published:
15 March 2022
Abstract: Small ruminants are an important lever for livestock production in Burkina Faso. With a numerically important livestock population, small ruminants contribute to the fight against poverty and participate greatly in the country's economy. Despite its importance, the development of small ruminant breeding is strongly hindered by parasitic diseases due to gastrointestinal nematodes. The appearance of parasite resistance to anthelmintic molecules makes the treatment of gastrointestinal parasitosis more and more problematic. In order to provide rural farmers with an effective and accessible biological alternative, C. sesamoïdes whole plant powder in vivo anthelmintic efficacy was tested on mossi sheep artificially infested. Mossi sheep was artificially infested with 3200 L3 larvae of H. contortus 30 days before the beginning of the experiment. Two (2) treated batches of 6 sheep each received respectively 14g/kg of body weight and 7g/kg of body weight while one negative control batch of 6 sheep without treatment and one positive batch of 6 sheep treated with levamisole were constituted during the 21 days of experimentation. The Fecal Eggs Count (FEC) reduction rate was high during treatment and reached 87.08% and 74.91% at D21 respectively for the dose of 14g/kg body weight and 7g/kg body weight. Statistical analysis revealed no significant difference between the two doses tested and between the two doses and the positive control, whereas the difference was significant (P<0.05) compared to the negative control. The animal’ weight evolution was not significant (P>0.05) compared to the negative control. The mean hematocrit level varied between D0 (27.66) and D21 (30.5) for the 14g/kg body weight dose while that of the animals treated with the 7g/kg body weight dose decreased slightly between D0 (27.33) and D21 (26.66). Biochemical blood tests show no suspicion of hepatic and renal impairment. Thus, C. sesamoïdes could be used as an alternative for the treatment of small ruminant’s gastrointestinal nematodes in the form of whole plant powder in Burkina Faso.
Abstract: Small ruminants are an important lever for livestock production in Burkina Faso. With a numerically important livestock population, small ruminants contribute to the fight against poverty and participate greatly in the country's economy. Despite its importance, the development of small ruminant breeding is strongly hindered by parasitic diseases du...
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Evaluation of Faba Bean Varieties Intercropped with Maize at South Achefer and Jabitenan Districts
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
72-75
Received:
3 November 2021
Accepted:
26 January 2022
Published:
18 March 2022
Abstract: The maize pulse intercropping participatory experiment was conducted using randomised complete block design with three replications on three selected farmers’ fields for two years for the two districts of South Achefer and Jabitenan in 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons. The faba bean treatements were improved varieties i.e Wolki, Moti, Tumsa, Dosha, Gebelcho, Degaga, Holetta-2, and Obse. The maize variety was QPM 545. The tested intercrops were planted on a pot size of 19.125m2 (5.1m *3.75m) with five rows of maize which are 75cm apart from each other and four rows of pulse in the middle of the maize rows, the spacing between the two adjacent bocks was 1m. For maize, recommended seed rate of 25kg/ha and fertilizer rate of 138/180kg/ha N P2O5 were used in the experiment. 100 kg DAP was used for the pulse crops. The performance of the tested intercrops on earliness, pod number, disease reaction, pod length and seed size were evaluated by farmers’ research groups at flowering and maturity stage using pair wise ranking method. Grain yield was collected from three central rows of each plot for maize and two central rows for pulses. ANOVA and LSD were analyzed using SAS version 9.0. Based on their rank disease tolerance was the first followed by pod number and pod length respectively. Whereas, earliness was the least followed by seed size. Welki from faba bean varieties was their first choices for both Jabitenan and Achefer districts. There was a significance difference in mean grain yield for both crops maize and faba bean. Variety Welki scored the highest mean grain yield 1202kg/ha besides, the intercropped maize scored the highest mean grain yield 7587 kg/ha. Variety Welki from faba bean is recommended.
Abstract: The maize pulse intercropping participatory experiment was conducted using randomised complete block design with three replications on three selected farmers’ fields for two years for the two districts of South Achefer and Jabitenan in 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons. The faba bean treatements were improved varieties i.e Wolki, Moti, Tumsa, Dosha, G...
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Adaptation Trial of Improved Bee Forages in West Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Sudi Dawud,
Damma Dugda,
Birahanu Giza
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
76-79
Received:
24 December 2021
Accepted:
14 February 2022
Published:
23 March 2022
Abstract: The study was conducted at Mechara Agriculture Research station and in Gemechis district kunisekeria FTC for two consecutive cropping seasons of, 2018 and 2019, with the objective of identifying adaptable and potential bee forages for honey production. Five herbaceous bee forages were sown in 2mX2m plot size in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replication. The bee forages were evaluated based on germination efficiency days to flower, number of flower heads/plant and intensity of honeybees on flowers. The result indicated that, there were mean difference for germination date, blooming date, flowering length, number of flower heads/plant for all study plant species. Among the study bee forage plants, both black and white buckwheat’s were take short day to flower with mean value of 20 and 24 days. Similarly Sinapis alba was take a short day to flowering at Kuni sakaria FTC while Sinapis alba at Kuni sakaria FTC has the highest mean value in duration of blooming (45) days followed by white buck wheat at both site (43) days. Coriander has highest flower per head/plant (92) at both site followed by Sinapis at Kuni sakaria FTC. There was mean difference in bee visit between each plant species at all study sites. Coriander was highly visited by honey bees at Kuni sakaria FTC followed by white buckwheat at both site. In general, both black and white type of buckwheat and Coriander had high performance in lowland and highland of the zone whereas Phacelia tanacetifolia and Sinapis alba showed good performance at highland part of the study area. Therefore, further demonstration and scaling-up is needed at recommended area for the respective similar agro ecology of the West Harerghe Zone.
Abstract: The study was conducted at Mechara Agriculture Research station and in Gemechis district kunisekeria FTC for two consecutive cropping seasons of, 2018 and 2019, with the objective of identifying adaptable and potential bee forages for honey production. Five herbaceous bee forages were sown in 2mX2m plot size in Randomized Complete Block Design with...
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Farmers’ Perception Towards Wheat Row Planting Practices by Smallholder Farming Households in Elfeta District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Dajane Ajema Sima,
Warkaw Legesse Abate
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
80-91
Received:
20 February 2022
Accepted:
18 March 2022
Published:
23 March 2022
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the perception of farmers towards wheat row planting practices by smallholder farmers in the study area. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches to achieve the study's goals. Primary data were collected from 141sample households which are selected at randomly. Additional information was also obtained from focus group discussion and key informant interview. The data has been analyzed by using descriptive statistics such as mean, percentage and standard deviation by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20. Qualitative data were used to validate the responses of questionnaire. The result of the study showed that, 63.6% of the respondents were cannot read and write from non-adopter and 47.8% completion of primary school from adopter farmers in the study area. The result of the study also indicated that 51.7% of both non-adopter and adopter farmers responded as strongly disagree on access to extension service given by DA in the study area. According to the result of the study 53.9% of both non-adopter and adopter farmers responded as strongly disagree on perception on access to credit service given by government in the study area. Additionally, both non-adopter and adopter of the farmers revealed that there was low technical training from government and development agency in the study area. Therefore, the study concludes that, Policies and strategies that focus on farmers’ education, implementation of well-established extension package, linkages of farmers, researchers, development agent, and stakeholders are helpful so as to achieve wider adoption of row planting technology of smallholder farmer in the study area.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the perception of farmers towards wheat row planting practices by smallholder farmers in the study area. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches to achieve the study's goals. Primary data were collected from 141sample households which are selected at randomly. Additional information ...
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Profitability of Mexican Avocado Production in the Face of an Increase in Exports to the Canadian Market
Daniel Hernandez Soto,
Maria del Carmen Cornejo Serrano,
Patricia Galvan Morales
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
92-103
Received:
28 February 2022
Accepted:
17 March 2022
Published:
23 March 2022
Abstract: Mexico is the main exporter of avocado in the world, while Canada is the seventh importer. To meet its domestic demand, Canada imports about 93.73% of avocados from Mexico. It is worth mentioning that, between 2003 and 2018, the average annual growth rate of Mexican avocado imports in Canada was 14.72%; while, from 2019 to 2021, this same rate averaged -4.65, that is, in this period Mexican avocado imports in Canada fell at an average annual rate of 4.65%. This research aims to determine the viability of increasing the annual growth rate of Mexican avocado exports to the Canadian market. To carry out the work, the avocado market between Mexico and Canada was represented in an econometric model and, with the results, a partial equilibrium analysis was carried out, simulating a 50% annual increase in exports. The results show that an increase in the amount of Mexican avocado exported to the Canadian market that results in an average annual growth rate of 50% is viable in terms of income. The simulation shows that the Benefit/Cost Ratio (B/C R) in avocado production for the states of Jalisco, Michoacan and the State of Mexico, in the hypothetical scenario, would be 1.4831, 1.4257 and 1.5322 respectively.
Abstract: Mexico is the main exporter of avocado in the world, while Canada is the seventh importer. To meet its domestic demand, Canada imports about 93.73% of avocados from Mexico. It is worth mentioning that, between 2003 and 2018, the average annual growth rate of Mexican avocado imports in Canada was 14.72%; while, from 2019 to 2021, this same rate aver...
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