Volume 8 Issue 1

Md. Habibur Rahman¹, Tasmia Habib², Ajran Kabir³

¹Nursing Education and Management P-(ii), Rajshahi Nursing College, Rajshahi
²Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University
³Department of Microbiology & Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University

The objective of the present study was to assess the pattern of disease of police personnel attending outdoor department at ‘Divisional Police Hospital, Rajshahi, Bangladesh’. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The study was conducted in outdoor department at Divisional Police Hospital, Rajshahi from May’12 to December 2012.All police personnel who are attending outdoor department at Divisional Police Hospital, Rajshahi constituted the study population for the present study. A total of 405 samples were collected. Asemi-structured questionnaire which includes both close ended and open-ended question were filled up for each patient separately. SPSS version 17 was used to analyze the data. The study revealed 62.72%medicine patients, among them 9.88% respondents were patients of gastroenteritis, 4.44% had abdominal pain, 3.70% had hypertensive, 7.40% had diabetic and rest of them had other diseases. It was found that 1.97% respondents had Gynecological problem (Leucorrhoea) 8.89% had, skin & venereal disease problem, 3.95% had allergy,1.0% had ring guard, 2.47% had hair fall and 1.48% had dandruff. About l3.83% were Orthopedics patients, among them 5.18% were osteoarthritis, 4.44% were sciatica and 2.22% had rheumatic arthritis. About 2.23% had Eye problems, 1.23% had ENT problems, 6.17% had Cardiac problems and 2.96% had Dental problems. The study provides important information to the concerned authority to take proper measures against the prevailing diseases.

Keywords: Police Hospital, Cross-sectional study, Diseases.

Corresponding author: Ajran Kabir
E-mail address: samin.1601076@bau.edu.bd

Cite this article: Rahman M.H., Habib T., Kabir A. (2022). The pattern of diseases of police personnel attending outdoor department of, divisional police hospital, Rajshahi. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 01-05. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6363878.

Mohammad Mahbub Islam¹, Mehedi Hasan Khan², Shamimara Nipa³, Md. Aminul Islam⁴, Md. Nuruddin Mollah⁵, Kazi Rakib Zobair⁶, Md. Ershad Ali⁷, Md. Imran Hossain⁸, Md. Moklesur Rahman⁹

¹Research Associate, Mouza and Plot Based National Digital Land Zoning Project, Ministry of Land, Dhaka
²Upazilla Agriculture Officer, Department of Agricultural Extension, Dacope, Khulna
³Additional Agriculture Officer, Department of Agricultural Extension, Sadar, Pabna
⁴Manager, Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, Ministry of Industries, Chinishilpa Bhaban, 3, Dilkusha C/A, Motijheel, Dhaka
⁵Senior Assistant Director, Pulse and Oil Division, BADC, Brahmanbaria
⁶Agriculture Extension Officer, Department of Agriculture Extension, Tungipara, Gopalganj
⁷Director, North Bengal Agro Farms Ltd, Basantapur, Godagari, Rajshahi
⁸MS Student, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
⁹Junior Monitoring and Reporting Specialist, Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project, Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture

Various traditional and new agroforestry systems are being practiced in different ecosystems of Bangladesh with unique opportunities for providing better services and benefits. Jackfruit based agroforestry systems are found in terrace ecosystem. Farmers are not getting the desired benefits from the system due to poor management and lack of knowledge. A jackfruit orchard was transformed into multistory agroforestry system to study the productivity and profitability of the system from 2011 to 2013 in terrace ecosystem of Bangladesh. In transforming, jackfruit trees were kept as upper-story and papaya and eggplant were grown as middle-story and lower-story crops, respectively. Good panting materials, inputs and improved technological supports were provided along with direct observation. Jackfruit yield was increased by 32.65% in agroforestry system due to benefits received from fertilizer and irrigation management used for the middle- and lower-story crops. On the contrary, papaya and eggplant yields were reduced by 22.8 and 17.4%, respectively, when grown in agroforestry system. However, the overall yield in multistory agroforestry system was increased remarkably. Better field environment in terms of soil moisture and temperature was positively maintained in jackfruit based multistory agroforestry system. At middle-story, light availability on papaya was 55.5%, while the light availability at lower-story crop (eggplant) was 30.8%. The benefit-cost ratio and land equivalent ration for jackfruit-papaya-eggplant based multistory agroforestry system were 5.47 and 2.59, respectively. Beside high productivity, multistory agroforestry system may also create employment opportunity, supply biomass and ensure income generation that ultimately improve the livelihood of the farmers living in terrace ecosystem.

Keywords: Transforming, Productivity, Profitability, Land use, Farm environment, Multistoried agroforestry.

Corresponding author: Dr. Mohammad Mahbub Islam
E-mail address: mahbub229@gmail.com

Cite this article: Islam, M.M., Khan, M.H., Nipa, S., Islam, M.A., Mollah, M.N., Zobair, K.R., Ali, M.E., Hossain, M.I., Rahman, M.M. (2022). Transforming jackfruit orchard into agroforestry system with different crops for improving productivity, profitability and land uses. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 06-16. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6377150.

Jahagir Alam and Md. Khalid Hasan

Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Khanpura, Babugonj, Barishal-8210

The injury to the wings is the most common clinical problem of the flying birds. Recently we reported neuroanatomy of the wing of mature indigenous duck. Based on these findings we planned to investigate the neuroanatomy of the wing of the mature indigenous pigeon. To the best of my knowledge, there is limited study on neuroanatomy of the wing of the indigenous pigeon. A total of three mature indigenous pigeonswere used to investigate the neuroanatomy of wings in this study. The pigeons were humanly killed and dissection was done after complete drainage of blood. It was revealed that the branches originating from the brachial plexus were innervated in the wing of the pigeon. The brachial plexus was formed by the anastomosis of the ventral branches of the last two cervical spinal nerves (C13-C14) and the ventral branches of the first thoracic spinal nerve (T1) just beneath the shoulder joint. The contribution of the nerve fiber originating from the ventral branches of the 12^th cervical (C12) spinal nerve and the ventral branches of the 2^nd thoracic (T2) spinal nerve were minimum in the formation of brachial plexus in the pigeon. The brachialis superior and brachialis inferior nerves originated from the trunk of brachial plexus were innervated in the musculature of the wings of the pigeon. These results may serve as a basis for the further investigation of the physiological and clinical issues of wings of the indigenous pigeon including all flying birds.

Keywords: Neuroanatomy, Wing, Indigenous pigeon.

Corresponding author: Jahagir Alam
E-mail address: jahangirbau27@gmail.com

Cite this article: Alam, J. and Hasan, M.K. (2022). Neuroanatomy of the wings of indigenous pigeon of Bangladesh. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 17-21. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6632568.

Mridul Misro and Esita Ghosh

Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Science, Jhenidah Government Veterinary College, Jhenidah

This study was aimed to explore the socio-economic conditions and present status of the farmers engaged in cattle production and management practices in different unions at Narail Sadar Upazila in Narail district in Bangladesh. Data were randomly collected from 195 local cattle farmers with a pre-structured questionnaire within 1 year study period. The study revealed that most of the farmers were male (88.2%) and middle-aged (53.84%), most of them with small-sized families (2-4 members). The respondents had primary education (31.8%) and 15.9% had no formal education, whereas 23.07% got training in farming. Maximum numbers of farmers belong to small landholders (average 113.84 decimal of land) with 1.93 lakhs annual income. The main primary occupation of the respondents was agriculture (40.51%). The main farming was dairy farming, where most of the farmers (38.2%) reared indigenous cattle followed by crossbred (34%) and Holstein Friesian (27.02%).by intensive rearing system. Most of them (58.5%) spent less than 5 hours in farming. Animal were mostly fed with straw, grass and concentrate. The floor type was chiefly made of cement for easy maintaining hygienic conditions. The farm type was dairy (72.30%), fattening (8.72%), and combined (18.98%). The lactation period and milk production were significantly (p<0.01) different among the three breeds. The mortality rate was 8.77, and lockdown during Covid-19 situation had a negative impact on cattle farming. Considering all these parameters related to livelihood, it was clearly found that the socio-economic status of the cattle farmers was improved through cattle rearing although the management practices need to be improved scientifically.

Keywords: Socio-economic condition, cattle production, farm management.

Corresponding author: Esita Ghosh
E-mail address: esita.mim@gmail.com

Cite this article: Misro, M. & Ghosh, E. (2022). Socio-economic condition, cattle production and management system at Narail sadar upazilla. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 22-27. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6809366.

Md. Mosaraf Hossain¹, Subrata Kumar Das², Md. Sojib Kabiraj³

¹Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
²Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
³Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

Nitrogen is one of the most yield-limiting nutrients for rice production, and proper nitrogen fertilizer management is critical for high yield. In rice research, more time and energy are devoted to managing nitrogen fertilizer than any other nutrient because of the high potential for a return on the fertilizer investment. Considering this, an experiment was conducted at the Soil Science farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh during July 2017 to December 2017 in Aman season to examine the effect of different doses of nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield of T. Aman rice variety (BRRI Hybrid Dhan4). The experiment consisted of four nitrogen levels (viz. 0,40, 80and 100 kg N ha-1) in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The grain yield increased over control varied from 47% to 53%. The highest grain yield was observed 53% for treatment T₃ (N₈₀) and the lowest was recorded 47% in treatment T₂ (N₄₀). The highest N uptake was recorded 134.16 kg ha^-1for treatment T₃ when rice plants were fertilized with 80 kg N ha which was statistically similar to T₄ and the lowest 62.45 kg ha^-1 in treatment T₁ (control). However the overall performance on yield contributing parameters was found on T₃ treatment. We concluded that application of the intermediate level of nitrogen (80 kg N ha^-1) was economical and environment-friendly for the cultivation of BRRI Hybrid Dhan4.

Keywords: Nitrogen application rate, soil properties, crop yield, hybrid rice, nitrogen, Oryza sativa.

Corresponding author: Md. Mosaraf Hossain
E-mail address: mosarafbau@gmail.com

Cite this article: Hossain, M.M., Das, S.K., Kabiraj, M.S. (2022). Effect of different doses of nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield of T. Aman rice variety (BRRI Hybrid Dhan4). International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 28-33. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7010399.

Esita Ghosh¹, Israt Yeafa², Md.Shahadot Hossain³, Mohammad Shiddiqur Rahman⁴

¹Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Science, Jhenidah Government Veterinary College, Jhenidah
²Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
³Satkhira Polytechnic Institute, Directorate of Technical Education, Bangladesh
⁴Department of Agricultural & Industrial Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Bangladesh

The present study was undertaken to evaluate how much water could be saved by using alternate wetting and drying furrow irrigation.  The experiments were carried out under the deficit irrigation conditions in a sandy loam with pH 6.57 during Rabi season. Potato of Rojagold variety was used. Randomized complete block in a split design was used in this experiment. M₁: Alternate wetting and drying furrow irrigation (AWDFI) and M₂: Traditional furrow irrigation (TFI) were used. The plot size was 760 ft2 with 5ft×5ft per plot. Planting was done furrow to furrow center distance of 60cm. The depth of furrow was 10-15 cm, plant to plant spacing was 25cm. The effect of irrigation levels showed that the level I₁ (100% field capacity) produced significantly higher crop growth rate compared to the lower level of irrigation I₂ (80% FC) and I3 (60% FC). The yield results indicated that when less amount of irrigation water was applied, AWDFI (M₁) had insignificantly reduced yield. AWDFI could maintain approximately similar grain yield compared to TFI with almost 50% reduction in irrigation water. However considering the overall performance alternate wetting and drying furrow irrigation was found effective water saving technologies than traditional furrow irrigation.

Keywords: Water, cultivation, Potato, Bangladesh.

Corresponding author: Esita Ghosh
E-mail address: esita.mim@gmail.com

Cite this article: Ghosh, E., Yeafa, I., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.S. (2022). Water saving in cultivation of Potato in Bangladesh. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 34-39. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7012999.

Sudeb Sarker¹, TABM Muzaffar Goni Osmani¹, Jobaida Khanam¹, Md Nurul Islam², Subarna Rani Kundu³, Sharifuzzaman⁴, Md Ahasanul Hoque⁵ and Sharmin Chowdhury⁵

¹Department of Livestock Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh
²Global Health Development (GHD)
³Faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna
⁴Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College and Hospital, Jhenaidah
⁵Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chattogram

The review aimed at finding predisposing factors regarding Brucellosis in Asia from the published articles of 2000 to 2020.This study was conducted as a part of the course assignment of Field Epidemiology Training Program for Veterinarian (FETPV) lead by DLS under the academic supervision of Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) with the fund and technical support of Global Health Development (GHD). A total of 36 articles regarding the factors responsible for Brucellosis were skimmed and found 12 in numbers to fit out there for this review. We found a lot of factors within the epidemiological triad of Brucellosis and avoiding the repetition a series of important factors were separated. Brucellosis has been prevalent throughout the Asia due to its wide range of species variety and virulence considered as agent factors. Hosts factors like age, sex, breed, pregnancy, abortion history, repeat breeding and retention of placenta were found in different researches. Again management issue was given importance on herd size, single/ mixed herd, farming system, introduction of new animals, distance from one farm to another farm etc. by the researchers. Again farmer’s age, qualification, training and experience were associated with commencing Brucellosis. Environmental factors likely natural insemination and improper sanitation may also lead to spreading disease. This review concluded that as there is no existing vaccine against Brucella, proper control and management are the key ways to prevent.

Keywords: Brucellosis, Asia, Zoonosis, Cause, Control.

Corresponding author: Sudeb Sarker
E-mail address: sarkersudeb@gmail.com

Cite this article: Sarker, S., Osmani, T.A.B.M.M.G., Khanam, J., Islam, M.N., Kundu, S.R., Sharifuzzaman, Hoque, M.A. & Chowdhury, S. (2022). A systematic review on brucellosis in Asia from 2000 to 2020. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 40-43. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7064549.

Mohammad Ferdous Siddique^1,2, Md. Ayenuddin Haque², Arun Chandra Barman², Mohosena Begum Tanu², Md. Shahjahan¹ and M. Jasim Uddin¹*

¹Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
²Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh-2201, Bangladesh

Lamellides marginalis, a species of freshwater mussel, is primarily cultivated for its application in pearl farming and the production of animal feed. In recent times, the population of this species has experienced a significant decline due to environmental pollution and harmful harvesting practices. This decline has had a detrimental impact on the provision of ecosystem services. With a view to conserve this mussel species and to introduce in vitro pearl culture technique using nacre-secreting mantle tissue the present study was conducted from September 2020 to February 2021. Mantle tissue was excised from both the shell valves of the mussels. Processed mantle tissue strip of 2×2 mm² were preserved in a petri-dish containing nutrient rich medium. 3-5 ml sterilized tissue culture media; Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium, Gibco BRL (pH adjusted to 7.4) was aseptically dispensed in each petri dish with the tissue explants and incubated in a CO₂ incubator at 5% CO₂ maintaining the temperature 28°, 30° and 32°C in triplicates. During the experiment, migrating epithelial cells, granular hemocytes and hyalinocytes were not evident for 10 days from the commencement of the experiment might be due to the contamination of explant tissue and incomplete shell proliferation process. After 10 days, all the explant tissue becomes dark and shrink which considered as the death of the cells. The findings of the current study will enhance the knowledge of in vitro pearl culture technique using L. marginalis and will be beneficial for further research work.

Keywords: Bio-mineralization, In vitro cell culture, Lamellidens marginalis, mantle tissue explant.

Corresponding author: MJ Uddin
E-mail address: jasimfm@bau.edu.bd

Cite this article: Siddique, M.F., Barman, A.C., Haque, M.A., Tanu, M.B., M.S. & Uddin, M.J. (2022). In vitro culture of mantle tissue of freshwater mussel (Lamellidens marginalis) for bio-mineralization process. International Journal of Applied Research, 8 (1): 44-48. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8227228.