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The ‘Mazzican’ improves the bacteriological quality of milk and contributes to higher profits
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Assessment of the Provision of Quality Basic Education in Primary Schools in Moshi Rural District, Tanzania
Tanzania has focused on providing quality basic education as a tool for fighting
poverty, ignorance and disease. Thus, this study was conducted to examine education
policy on ways the issue of quality education is stipulated; assess teachers and
parents perceptions of quality basic education; and to determine whether the
strategies that teachers use suffice to ensure the provision of quality education in
selected primary schools in Moshi Rural, Tanzania. Data were collected from 70
respondents including 60 teacher respondents, 10 key informants using various
sources such as questionnaires, researcher’s diary and checklist. The study found that
although the goals of Tanzania Education Policy on basic education is to improve the
quality of the education, there is no proof that quality education is provided for all
the children given the fact that many classes are overcrowded. Further, the study
found that there is a need to dedicate more resources to enable friendly school
environment and ensure adequate facilities for inclusive education. The study
suggests improving teaching and learning resources. Further the study suggests to the
government and development partners supporting the development of Primary
schools in the country to revisit their plans and priorities to meet the challenges
posed in the study
Effects of Inoculation and Wilting on the Preservation and Utilization of Wheat Forage
Wheat forage was harvested at an early head stage of maturity and ensiled in 12 900-kg experimental silos at three percentages of DM (20.8% for direct-cut forage and 27.9 or 39.3% for wilted forage) either with or without application of a lactic acid bacterial inoculant. The objective was to test the efficacy of the inoculant to alter silage fermentation, preservation, and nutritive value of wheat forage ensiled at different moisture percentages because of wilting. Wilting enhanced DM preservation and decreased fermentation end products. Inoculation made the fermentation more homolactic but did not enhance DM preservation. Silage rations (80% DM as silage) were fed at 1.8% of BW/d to six ruminally and abomasally fistulated steers (350 kg) in an experiment with a Latin-square design and a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. Digestive responses to silage diets were not influenced by inoculation. Intake was depressed with direct-cut silage rations. Wilting improved fiber digestibility and was associated with changes in ruminal contents and fermentation end products. Wilting appears to be more effective than inoculation as a postharvest management tool to improve small grain silage. © 1995, American Dairy Science Association. All rights reserved
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