The present study evaluated the effects of major non-genetic factors on pre- and post-weaning average daily weight gain in Sangamneri goats maintained under field conditions in Maharashtra, India. Records from 14,505 kids maintained under the All India Coordinated Research Projec...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74091
Ruminant productivity is often constrained by the low digestibility of fibrous feed resources, primarily because of limited ruminal fibrolytic activity and the high lignocellulosic content of forages. An in vitro study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74092
Postharvest deterioration reduces the marketability and consumption quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits where low-cost storage options are required. This study evaluated aqueous extracts of white and black Piper guineense as postharvest coatings for shelf-life and acc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74093
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2021-22 at the Narkhoda research farm, ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, to evaluate the influence of tillage practices and legume intercropping systems on soil moisture conservation,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74094
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common prostatic disorder in intact older male dogs and may predispose affected animals to secondary infectious complications. This case report describes an eight-year-old intact male Rottweiler that was initially presented with inappetence, redu...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74095
The present study evaluated genetic parameters associated with yield and its contributing traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) through generation mean analysis. Five generations, namely P1, P2, F1, F2 and F3, developed from four crosses involving NVSR 2565, NVSR 2272, Devli Kolam and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74096
Accurate crop yield estimation is essential for food-security planning, supply-chain logistics and crop-insurance indexing. However, field-level forecasting in rainfed cotton systems can be affected by human bias, spatial error and seasonal variability. This study evaluated the c...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74082
Twelve maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines were evaluated for combining ability using a half-diallel mating design. The parental lines were crossed to generate 66 F₁ hybrids, which were assessed along with their parents and a standard check across two environments in a randomised co...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74083
Epigenetics refers to changes in chromatin organisation and gene expression that occur without alteration of the DNA sequence. This review discusses how dietary phytochemicals and nutritional states may influence epigenetic mechanisms relevant to disease prevention. The manuscrip...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74084
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is an important vegetable crop with appreciable diversity in plant, floral and fruit traits. Morphological characterisation using standard descriptors is necessary for varietal identification, germplasm conservation and parent selection. The present...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74085