First record of patchy coral reef off Terekhol, North Goa, India

This study reports the first time record of the patchy coral reef (~ 2 km2) of Terekhol in North Goa, the western coast of India during January – February 2020. There were more than 07 genera/species of hard corals in the reef and is dominated by a reef building Turbinaria mesenterina (Dendrophylliidae), which is considered as a sediment tolerant coral species. A total of 25 fish species were counted and the major species recorded were Chromis viridis, Chromis sp., Dascyllus sp., Abudefduf saxatilis, Abudefduf bengalensis, Acanthurus blochii, Acanthurus nigroris, Acanthurus sp., and Odonus niger that contributed 80 % of the total fish community. The documentation and record of the reef area could give identity to the ecosystem in the spatial platform and the conservation efforts can be planned for the reef by limiting the anthropogenic activities in and around the ecosystem

Macrocyclic lactone based tri-model therapy to treat humpsore in cattle under humid tropical island ecosystem

Humpsore is a chronic parasitic dermatitis in bovine species; induces severe economic losses to the dairy farmers. Various therapeutic methodologies were tried to treat humpsore in the past; however, they were partially effective against humpsore. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the effect of tri-model therapy [macrocyclic lactone; Ivermectin, a piperazine derivative; diethylcarbamazine citrate (DECC) and an herbal ointment; Himax™] on treatment of humpsore in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Thirty‐six cattle (n=36 affected) were selected and divided into Gr 1: control (infected without treatment; n=18) and Gr 2: treatment group (infected with treatment; ivermectin, DECC and Himax, n=18) in South Andaman district. In Gr 2, treatment to the ailing animals was given for 45 days. Physiological profiles, hematological profiles, biochemical profiles [total protein, TP; albumin, AL; globulin, GL; creatinine, CR; glucose, GLU; total cholesterol, CHO and urea, URE], liver functional enzymes [aspartate aminotransferase, AST; alanine aminotransferase, ALT and alkaline phosphatase, ALP], mineral profiles, oxidative stress profiles [total antioxidant capacity, TAC; superoxide dismutase, SOD; catalase, CAT and malondialdehyde, MDA] and cortisol were estimated on day 30 of post treatment. Lesion was significantly reduced in day 15 of post‐treatment and completely healed on day 45 of post‐treatment in Gr 2. Physiological profiles, liver functional enzymes, urea, total white blood cell count, differential cell counts, MDA and cortisol were reduced significantly and blood profiles, biochemical profiles, mineral profiles and antioxidant profiles were increased significantly in tri-model therapy treated animals. Therefore, it can be concluded that tri‐model therapy is suitable to treat humpsore in dairy animals

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Not AvailableThe potential health benefits of sprouted grains are well known; Sprouted grains are good sources of chlorophyll and contain grass juice factor that improves the performance of the livestock (Sneath and Mclntosh 2003, Shipard 2005).Feeding of quality green fodder to dairy animals is highly essential to maintain the productivity, fertility and economical viability of the farm. The major factors responsible for the unavailability of green fodder are scarcity of land due to small land holding size, shortage of water or saline water and labour (Naik et al. 2013). In this scenario, supplementation of sprouted grains in the ration of dairy animals is coming up as a viable alternate technology to conventional green fodder for the livestock farmers (Naik et al. 2015). However, only a few reports are available on the feeding value of the sprouted maize grains to the dairy animals in India (Naik et al. 2012, 2014).Therefore, an experiment was conducted to find out the effect of feeding sprouted maize grains on digestibility of nutrients in heifers.Not Availabl

Technical Bulletin No. 12

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First record of patchy coral reef off Terekhol, North Goa, India

270-274This study reports the first time record of the patchy coral reef (~ 2 km2) of Terekhol in North Goa, the western coast of India during January – February 2020. There were more than 07 genera/species of hard corals in the reef and is dominated by a reef building Turbinaria mesenterina (Dendrophylliidae), which is considered as a sediment tolerant coral species. A total of 25 fish species were counted and the major species recorded were Chromis viridis, Chromis sp., Dascyllus sp., Abudefduf saxatilis, Abudefduf bengalensis, Acanthurus blochii, Acanthurus nigroris, Acanthurus sp., and Odonus niger that contributed 80 % of the total fish community. The documentation and record of the reef area could give identity to the ecosystem in the spatial platform and the conservation efforts can be planned for the reef by limiting the anthropogenic activities in and around the ecosystem

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Not AvailableUrban farming refers to cultivation of plants and rearing of animals and fishes within and around intra-urban and peri-urban/sub-urban areas. According to UN DESA (2018), 55 % of 7.7 billion world population lives in the urban region and it will reach 68% by 2050.Urbanites completely depend on markets for food and their fast food habits and cozy life style affect their health and nutrition. Several urban kids suffer malnutrition though the purchasing power of their parents is high. Lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, obesity, depression, anxiety and stress are common in urban dwellers. Fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, milk and fish purchased from market contain varying amount of pesticides, weedicides, preservatives and adulterants. Urbanites are aware of the harmful effects of these chemicals and prefer safe organic agricultural produces. Market available organic produces often contain heavy metals and micro organisms. Growing our own food with the local resources in our surroundings is the best method to fight this issue.Not Availabl

Technical Bulletin No. 25

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Extension Folder No. 82

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