Evaluation of Shugor, Dubasi and Watish subtypes of Sudan Desert sheep at the El-Huda National Sheep Research Station, Gezira Province, Sudan

Presents results obtained from a trial conducted at El-Huda National Sheep Research Station, Sudan, Shugor, Dubasi and Watish subtypes of Sudan Desert sheep to compare productivity, reproductivity and animal performance, with particular reference to lambing, lambing intervals, body weight, growth rates and mortality rates, incl. recommendations for further investigations

Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990�2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Objectives: We used GBD 2015 findings to measure the burden of intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. Methods: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study defines intentional injuries as a combination of self-harm (including suicide), interpersonal violence, collective violence (war), and legal intervention. We estimated number of deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for each type of intentional injuries. Results: In 2015, 28,695 individuals (95 UI: 25,474�37,832) died from self-harm, 35,626 (95 UI: 20,947�41,857) from interpersonal violence, and 143,858 (95 UI: 63,554�223,092) from collective violence and legal interventions. In 2015, collective violence and legal intervention was the fifth-leading cause of DALYs in the EMR and the leading cause in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; they account for 49.7 of total DALYs in Syria. Conclusions: Our findings call for increased efforts to stabilize the region and assist in rebuilding the health systems, as well as increasing transparency and employing preventive strategies to reduce self-harm and interpersonal injuries. © 2017, The Author(s)

Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990�2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Objectives: We used GBD 2015 findings to measure the burden of intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. Methods: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study defines intentional injuries as a combination of self-harm (including suicide), interpersonal violence, collective violence (war), and legal intervention. We estimated number of deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for each type of intentional injuries. Results: In 2015, 28,695 individuals (95 UI: 25,474�37,832) died from self-harm, 35,626 (95 UI: 20,947�41,857) from interpersonal violence, and 143,858 (95 UI: 63,554�223,092) from collective violence and legal interventions. In 2015, collective violence and legal intervention was the fifth-leading cause of DALYs in the EMR and the leading cause in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; they account for 49.7 of total DALYs in Syria. Conclusions: Our findings call for increased efforts to stabilize the region and assist in rebuilding the health systems, as well as increasing transparency and employing preventive strategies to reduce self-harm and interpersonal injuries. © 2017, The Author(s)

Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990�2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Objectives: Diarrheal diseases (DD) are an important cause of disease burden, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact children�s potential livelihood through growth faltering, cognitive impairment, and other sequelae. Methods: As part of the Global Burden of Disease study, we estimated DD burden, and the burden attributable to specific risk factors and etiologies, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. We calculated disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)�the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability�for both sexes and all ages. Results: We estimate that over 103,692 diarrhea deaths occurred in the EMR in 2015 (95 uncertainty interval: 87,018�124,692), and the mortality rate was 16.0 deaths per 100,000 persons (95 UI: 13.4�19.2). The majority of these deaths occurred in children under 5 (63.3) (65,670 deaths, 95 UI: 53,640�79,486). DALYs per 100,000 ranged from 304 (95 UI 228�400) in Kuwait to 38,900 (95 UI 25,900�54,300) in Somalia. Conclusions: Our findings will guide evidence-based health policy decisions for interventions to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the DD burden. © 2017, The Author(s)

Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990�2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Objectives: Diarrheal diseases (DD) are an important cause of disease burden, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact children�s potential livelihood through growth faltering, cognitive impairment, and other sequelae. Methods: As part of the Global Burden of Disease study, we estimated DD burden, and the burden attributable to specific risk factors and etiologies, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. We calculated disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)�the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability�for both sexes and all ages. Results: We estimate that over 103,692 diarrhea deaths occurred in the EMR in 2015 (95 uncertainty interval: 87,018�124,692), and the mortality rate was 16.0 deaths per 100,000 persons (95 UI: 13.4�19.2). The majority of these deaths occurred in children under 5 (63.3) (65,670 deaths, 95 UI: 53,640�79,486). DALYs per 100,000 ranged from 304 (95 UI 228�400) in Kuwait to 38,900 (95 UI 25,900�54,300) in Somalia. Conclusions: Our findings will guide evidence-based health policy decisions for interventions to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the DD burden. © 2017, The Author(s)

The effect of substitution of cottonseed cake by blood meal as source protein in ration for fattening lambs

The effects of two rations containing either cottonseed cake or blood meal on the growth performance and carcass characteristics were studied. The experiment involved 24 Shugor male lambs, about four months old, fattened for 63 days. The two rations, iscaloric and isonitrogenous, contained, among other components, either cottonseed cake (A) or blood meal (B). The average liveweight gain and feed conversion efficiency of the lambs were not significantly affected by the source of protein in the offered diets. However, the proportion of the gut fill was significantly (p < 0.05) increased by feeding the blood meal. All carcass pararmeters were not affected by feeding or replacement of cottonsecd cake in the ration

The effect of trenbolone acetate alone or combined with oestradiol-17 beta on growth performance and body composition in sheep

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Investigations on characteristics of Shugor, Dubasi and Watish ewe lambs at first lambing at El Huda sheep research station

Investigation on characteristics of 26 Shugor, 21 Dubasi and 16 Watish ewe lambs at first lambing at El Uda sheep research station in Sudan was conducted. The mean values for weight include being highest for Shugor with 42.8±1.63kg Dubasi 41.5±1.42kg and least for Watish 35.6±1.29kg. There is an apparent overall ewe age effecter on mean birth weight. There is a negative significant association of weaning weight and average per-weaning daily gain with that of lambing age in the Shugor. Like will there was a significantly negative relationship between overall rate of growth to lambing and the age of ewe lamb at the respective time within the Dubasi

Pre-weaning mortality rates of Sudanese sheep under farm condition

Causes of pre-weaning lamb losses under farm conditions were investigated among the Shugor and Dubasi ecotypes of the Sudan Desert sheep. On average, these losses accounted for 40.5% of the lamb crop, but for the separate ecotypes these figures were 44.3 and 36.7%, respectively, for the Shugor and Dubasi. Adult sheep mortality rate amounted to 25.4%, on average, during the period of January 1976 to August 1978. Causes of losses were associated mainly with respiratory involvement (30.8% for adult ewes and 35.9% for unweaned lambs). Type of birth had significantly (