In this article, the focus is on sheep and goats, otherwise referred to as small ruminants. Since most of the features, reproductive patterns, and management… Read More »Introduction to Small Ruminants in Livestock Production
In the previous article, the origin and domestication of goats were discussed. This article focuses on the classification and breeds of goats, with particular emphasis… Read More »Classification and Breeds of Goats
In this article, feeding and breeding management of small ruminants is discussed. Poor nutrition remains a major factor limiting the productivity of indigenous ruminants in… Read More »Feeding and Breeding Management Practices in Sheep and Goat Production
It is possible for your fish not to have any disease. However, this is only possible if you take every precaution at preventing fish diseases… Read More »How to Identify and Treat Diseases on your Fish Farm
Growing backyard fruit trees ranks as one of the most popular gardening pastimes around the world. It lets you pick and choose your favorite kind… Read More »4 Ways of Caring for a Fruit Tree for High Production
Most members of diploid species normally contain precisely two haploid chromosome sets, many known cases vary from this pattern. Modifications that affect changes in the… Read More »An Overview of Variation in Chromosome Number
Genetic engineering can be accomplished using multiple techniques. Several steps are followed before a genetically modified organism (GMO) is created. Genetic engineers must first select… Read More »Genetic Engineering Tools in Agricultural Biotechnology
Humans have been harnessing biological processes to enhance their quality of life for over 10,000 years, beginning with the first agricultural communities. Approximately 6,000 years… Read More »Definition of Agricultural Biotechnology and its Significance
Biotechnology applies biological knowledge to enhance and improve the environment, health, and food supply. Through biotechnology, scientists aim to develop environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil… Read More »Application of Biotechnology in Animal and Feed Production
Rabbits are slaughtered for various occasions, such as parties, family reunions, or other celebrations. Rabbits fed on forage typically reach table weight around 6-7 months… Read More »Processing and Handling of Rabbit Products
A healthy rabbit can become diseased if exposed to stress or disease-causing organisms. It is the responsibility of the rabbit keeper to ensure that the… Read More »Rabbit Diseases and Their Management
The most important parameter for describing chromosome is the centromere location. However, the size of chromosome is also very important in their morphological description. Therefore,… Read More »Chromosome Classification Based On Size and Other Attributes
A translocation is a chromosomal mutation in which there is a change in position of chromosome segments and the gene sequences they contain. There is… Read More »Types and Consequences of Translocation
Inversion occurs if two breaks occur in one chromosome, sometimes the region between the breaks rotates 180 degrees before rejoining with the two end fragments.… Read More »Types and Consequences of Inversion
Variations in chromosome structure involve changes in parts of chromosomes rather than changes in the number of chromosomes or sets of chromosomes in a genome.… Read More »Variations in Chromosome Structure
Genic imbalance is an important genetic consequence of aneuploidy. There are, however, other genetic consequences that need to be understood. In this article, therefore, more… Read More »Aneuploidy and its Genetic Consequences
Aneuploidy is a numerical variation that affects a particular chromosome and not the whole set as is the case with euploidy. Aneuploidy is the second… Read More »Aneuploidy, Types, Causes and Aneuploid Series
Tetraploids are the second group of polyploids after triploids. As the name suggests, tetraploids have 4x chromosome complement. This means that each chromosome type occurs… Read More »Tetraploidy and Higher Polyploidy
Triploids (3x) are the first category of plants among the polyploids. Triploids have chromosome complement 3x implying that chromosome complement is at ploidy level of… Read More »Autopolyploids, Allopolyploids and Production of Triploids
Diploids especially and monoploids are cases of normal euplodiy. Most living organism exist normally as diploids. Euploid types that have more than two sets of… Read More »Diploidy and Introduction to Polyploidy
Organisms with one chromosome set sometimes arise as variants of diploids; such variants are called monoploids (1x). In some plants like the ferns, monoploid stages… Read More »Occurrence and Production of Monoploids
