Toddy Spent Wash (TSW) is the waste generated during the distillation of alcohol from toddy. The percentages of dissolved organic and inorganic nutrients are relatively higher in TSW. While beer pulp, a by-product of brewing ...

Implementing strategies to deal with heat stress on local broilers is crucial. A study was undertaken to examine the effects of dietary supplemental phytochemicals on the performance of broilers under heat stress. Two ...

Anaplasmosis in sheep is caused by intraerythrocytic bacteria and the infected sheep exhibit symptoms such as elevated temperature, respiratory and cardiac irregularities, anaemia, weight loss, and jaundice. The present ...

n Sri Lanka, coconut production has been a significant source of direct and indirect livelihoods, offering economic and social benefits. Through decades of research, Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) have been ...

Climate change significantly impacts agriculture in Sri Lanka's dry zone, adversely affecting agrarian communities. The Cascaded Tank Village Systems (CTVS) serve as adaptive measures to these climate challenges; however, ...

This research explores the aspirations of youth in the Ragala Estate, Nuwara Eliya, examining influencing factors, challenges, and opportunities in their pursuit of aspirations. Data were collected from 90 youths (aged ...

Third-season cultivation serves as a valuable approach to optimize land use efficiency and maximize agricultural output by utilizing the interim period between major cropping seasons. The UNDP has introduced the cultivation ...

Vegetables are highly perishable, and transportation is accountable for around 20% of the total postharvest losses in vegetables in Sri Lanka. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different packaging methods, ...

Organic farming is growing quickly, and only a few countries engage in the commercial organic farming. Coconut growing area in Sri Lanka has high potential for converting to the organic farming due to favourable climate, ...

This study aimed to assess the meat production, carcass traits and meat quality of slow-growing pasture-raised indigenous chicken reared for meat purpose. Two treatments, semi-intensive pasture system (treatment) with six ...