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Growth Performance of Philippine Native Chicken Fed Diet Supplemented with Varying Levels of Madre de Agua (Trichantera gigantea Nees) Leaf Meal

Volume 38 No. 1 January - June 2016 / By

: Clarita E. Morbos1, Dinah M. Espina2 and Lolito C. Bestil2 ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the effects of different levels of Trichanthera gigantea leaf meal (TGLM) supplementation on the growth performance of Philippine Native chickens fed commercial chicken grower ration. A total of 96 three-month old native chickens of two sexes were randomly …

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Nutrient Digestibility in Goats Fed With Corn Fodder Supplemented With Palm Kernel Meal

Volume 38 No. 1 January - June 2016 / By

: Tomas M. Austral, Jr. and Sulpecio C. Bantugan ABSTRACT Sixteen (16) goats were randomly distributed to the four dietary treatments to determine their nutrient digestibility which constituted four treatment combinations – commercial cultivar of white corn variety, F1 Taiwanese corn fresh fodder, F1 Taiwanese corn fresh fodder + 0% palm kernel meal in mixed …

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Inbreeding and Mortality Risk in a Captive Population of Mhorr Gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr)

Volume 38 No. 1 January - June 2016 / By

: Ana Marquiza M. Quilicot and Roswitha Baumung ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the genetic variation and examine the association of inbreeding level on mortality risk (at days 7, 30 and 180– weaning age) of Mhorr gazelle in captivity for the year 1969–2000 as recorded in the studbook record kept by Australasian Regional Association …

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Fish Corral Composition, Abundance, and Distribution in the Reef Flat of Palompon, Leyte, Philippines

Volume 33 No. 2 July - December 2011 / By

Jerome Benedict P. Cabansag1,Arriane Krisna Rose T. Tuazon1 and Liezel C. Paraboles2 ABSTRACT There is paucity of studies relating to fish corral fishery and its management particularly those operated on reef flats. This study was conducted to evaluate the fish catch composition of fish corrals situated in the reef flat of Palompon, Leyte from July …

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Energy Accounting of Irrigated Wheat Production to Post Production (Baking Bread) in Doroodzan Fars Province, Iran

Volume 33 No. 2 July - December 2011 / By

ASeied Mohsen Taghay and Teodoro C. Mendoza ABSTRACT The total energy input (TEI) of irrigated wheat in Fars province, Iran, was estimated at 901 liter diesel oil equivalent per hectare (LDOE ha-1) (423 LDOE or 4819 Mcal, (47%) and 478.14 LDOE or 5454 Mcal, (53%) for wheat production and post production, respectively. The TEI for …

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Bioassay-guided Identification of the Nematicidal Secondary Metabolites from Paecilomyces lilicanus for the Control of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola, Golden and Birchfield)

Volume 33 No. 2 July - December 2011 / By

Ruben M. Gapasin1, Erlinda A. Vasquez2 and Giselle A. Rendon3 ABSTRACT Meloidogyne graminicola larvae immersed for 48 hours in 100% concentration of Paecilomyces lilicanus culture filtrate had 100% larval mortality while only 7.12% and 18.72% mortality was recorded, after 6 and 12 hours immersion, respectively. Toxic metabolites present in the culture filtrate affected the larvae …

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The Status of Floristic Analysis of Mt. Pangasugan, Leyte, Philippines – a Conservation Priority Area Claasified as “Extremely High Critical”

Volume 33 No. 2 July - December 2011 / By

Gerhard Langenberger1 and Beatriz S. Belonias2 ABSTRACT The island of Leyte in the Eastern Visayas takes a central position between the Philippines main islands of Luzon and Mindanao. It is characterized by the Leyte Cordillera, which is part of the Philippine fault line. Within the Leyte Cordillera, Mt. Pangasugan takes an exceptional role since it …

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The Economic Drivers and Environmental Outcomes of the Clean Development Mechanism in Vietnam

Volume 33 No. 1 January - June 2011 / By

Leonard Smith1, Paul Dargusch2 and Sebastian Thomas1 ABSTRACT The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is the principal source of carbon offsets in the global market, and is intended to be a key driver of sustainable development and technical transformation in developing countries. The distribution of CMD projects by country has been skewed, with over 75% of …

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Why Are There So Few Carbon Offset Projects in Pacific Island Countries?

Volume 33 No. 1 January - June 2011 / By

Paul Dargusch1,Shaun McMahonu1, Sebastian Thomas2 and Ray Collins1 ABSTRACT This article examines reasons for the lack of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects registered in Pacific Island Countries (only two of the 1699 projects registered as of 1 July 2009 were located in such countries) and assesses the potential for new project development in the region. …

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Production of Carbon Offsets Using Conservation Agriculture Practices

Volume 33 No. 1 January - June 2011 / By

Jean-Francois Rochecouste and Paul Dargusch ABSTRACT This paper examines opportunities for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to consider financial mechanisms for the uptake of conservation agriculture (CA) practices in developing countries to reserve the loss of soil organic carbon. Conservation agriculture, commonly described as the reduction of tillage, maintaining soil cover …

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