The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of follicle size and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) concentration on nuclear maturation of bovine oocytes in vitro. Follicles on bovine ovary were classified into 3 groups according to the diameter; small (

A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) não foi disponibilizada pela revista. | O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o grau de associação entre caracteres fisicoquímicas do maracujazeiro-azedo (Passiflora edulis), auxiliando assim os programas de melhoramento que utilizam a seleção indireta. Avaliou-se 1120 frutos colhidos em ensaio com 26 famílias de irmãos completos de maracujazeiro-azedo, nos quais mensuraram-se as seguintes características: número de frutos por planta (NF), produção estimada (PE), massa média do fruto (MF), massa média da casca (MC), massa média da polpa (MP), comprimento médio do fruto (CF), diâmetro médio do fruto (DF), espessura média da casca (EC), teor médio de sólidos solúveis totais (SST), acidez total titulável média (ATT), e coloração da polpa (CP). A correlação entre número de frutos por planta com produção estimada por planta apresenta magnitude maior (rf = 0.92**) que a correlação massa do fruto com produção estimada (rf = 0.54**), indicando a maior contribuição do número de frutos por planta para obtenção de famílias mais produtivas. A correlação de maior magnitude foi comprimento do fruto com massa do fruto, indicando que a seleção de plantas com frutos pesados podem ser feitas diretamente no campo, a partir do comprimento do fruto. | The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of association between characters of Passiflora edulis thus supporting the breeding programs that use indirect selection. Was evaluated in 1120 harvested in test 26 full-sib families of passion fruit, in which measured the following characteristics: number of fruits por plant (NF), estimated production (EP), fruit weight (FW) ; average mass of the shell (MC), average mass of pulp (MP), the fruit length (FL), average fruit diameter (FD), rind thickness (EC), the average content of soluble solids (TSS) , average total acidity (TTA), and flesh color (CP). The correlation between number of fruits por plant with an estimated production por plant has greater magnitude (rf = 0.92 **) that the correlation of fruit mass with an estimated production (rf = 0.54 **), indicating a greater contribution of the number of fruits por plant to obtain more productive families. The correlation of greater magnitude was the length of the fruit with fruit mass, indicating that the selection of plants with heavy fruit can be made directly in the field, from the length of the fruit.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of association between characters of Passiflora edulis thus supporting the breeding programs that use indirect selection. Was evaluated in 1120 harvested in test 26 full-sib families of passion fruit, in which measured the following characteristics: number of fruits por plant (NF), estimated production (EP), fruit weight (FW) ; average mass of the shell (MC), average mass of pulp (MP), the fruit length (FL), average fruit diameter (FD), rind thickness (EC), the average content of soluble solids (TSS) , average total acidity (TTA), and flesh color (CP). The correlation between number of fruits por plant with an estimated production por plant has greater magnitude (rf = 0.92 **) that the correlation of fruit mass with an estimated production (rf = 0.54 **), indicating a greater contribution of the number of fruits por plant to obtain more productive families. The correlation of greater magnitude was the length of the fruit with fruit mass, indicating that the selection of plants with heavy fruit can be made directly in the field, from the length of the fruit. | O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o grau de associação entre caracteres fisicoquímicas do maracujazeiro-azedo (Passiflora edulis), auxiliando assim os programas de melhoramento que utilizam a seleção indireta. Avaliou-se 1120 frutos colhidos em ensaio com 26 famílias de irmãos completos de maracujazeiro-azedo, nos quais mensuraram-se as seguintes características: número de frutos por planta (NF), produção estimada (PE), massa média do fruto (MF), massa média da casca (MC), massa média da polpa (MP), comprimento médio do fruto (CF), diâmetro médio do fruto (DF), espessura média da casca (EC), teor médio de sólidos solúveis totais (SST), acidez total titulável média (ATT), e coloração da polpa (CP). A correlação entre número de frutos por planta com produção estimada por planta apresenta magnitude maior (r f = 0.92**) que a correlação massa do fruto com produção estimada (r f = 0.54**), indicando a maior contribuição do número de frutos por planta para obtenção de famílias mais produtivas. A correlação de maior magnitude foi comprimento do fruto com massa do fruto, indicando que a seleção de plantas com frutos pesados podem ser feitas diretamente no campo, a partir do comprimento do fruto.

The present study, it was aimed to determine the effect of antioxidants added to culture media on blastocyst development rates in in vitro embryo production. The material of the study consisted of oocytes collected from the ovaries taken from the slaughterhouse. Cumulus oocyte complexes (COC) were collected and classified under a stereomicroscope. Oocytes included in the study were subjected to maturation and fertilization stages. Probable zygotes were transferred to the culture (IVC) containing antioxidants (L-ergothionine 100 μM (n: 163), Vitamin E 100 μM (n: 151) Cysteamine 50 μM (n: 154) and were cultured in a tri gas incubator (Hera Cell- 6% O2%, 6%CO2, 88%N). Blastocyst rates and embryo quality were determined on the 6th and 7th days in culture medium. Differences in IVMFC stages were evaluated by chi-square test. 966 oocytes were collected from 162 ovaries collected from the slaughterhouse. It was determined that the number of oocytes per ovary was 5,96, and the number of A and B quality oocytes was 4.26. It was determined that 655 (94.93%) of a total of 690 oocytes undergoing in vitro maturation were mature. The cleavage rates of the groups were 83.44%; 80.79%; 79.87%, and 83.96%, respectively. 140 (21.37%) blastocysts were obtained from 655 oocytes taken into the culture stage and the blastocyst rates in the groups were 33.13%; 8.61%; 7.79%, and 32.62%, respectively. As a result of the study, it was determined that the rates of blastocysts in the L-ergothioneine added the group was similar to the control group, but the blastocyst rates decreased significantly in the cysteamine and Vitamin E added groups. It was thought that this decrease might have been affected by the dose of antioxidants or the adequacy of oocyte development

Maternal kalıtımın moleküler göstergesi olan mitokondrial DNA, genomik DNA‘ya oranla daha hızlı evrimleşmesi, rekombinasyonun olmayışı ve türlerin coğrafi dağılımına göre farklılıklar göstermesi gibi özelliklerinden dolayı popülasyon genomiği, filogenetik ve filocoğrafik çalışmalarda sıklıkla tercih edilen belirteçlerden birisidir. Bu çalışmada Anadolu'da yetiştirilen bazı yerli sığır ırklarının, ırk içi ve ırklar arası genetik çeşitlilikleri ile filogenetik ilişkilerinin ortaya konulması amacıyla mitokondrial DNA D-Loop bölgesi dizi analizleri gerçekleştirildi. Öncelikle araştırmaya konu olan sığır ırklarının örnekleme çalışması tamamlandı. Standart Fenol/Kloroform Yöntemi kullanılarak DNA izolasyonu yapılan örneklerin mitokondrial DNA D-Loop bölgesinin yükseltgenmesi ise Polimeraz Zincir Reaksiyonu ile yapıldı. DNA dizi analizi sonrası yerli sığır ırklarına ait veriler GenBANK’ tan alınan referans mitokondrial DNA dizileri ile birlikte hizalandı. Haplotip ve nükleotid çeşitlilikleri ile popülasyon içi ve popülasyonlar arası genetik ve filogenetik ilişkileri değerlendirildi. Elde edilen veriler ile Anadolu yerli sığır ırklarının, nükleotid ve haplotip çeşitliliği, haplotip sayıları ile popülasyon içi ve popülasyonlar arası varyasyonun oldukça yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Anadolu da yetiştirilen yerli sığır ırklarının filogenetik olarak Asya ve Avrupa sığır ırkları arasında yer aldığı sonucuna varıldı.

The vital role played by women in agriculture and non-farm activities for achieving food security and economic growth led to the recognition of women as a vital instrument by both government and non-governmental organizations in the ‘battle’ against rural poverty and other challenges of development process. Hence, this article analysed the women empowerment programme of Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) of Osogbo Catholic Diocese in Osun State with a view to enhancing its effectiveness. The impact of the programme on the beneficiaries was assessed on four randomly selected communities from each of the three administrative zones of Osogbo, Ila and Ilesa. Twenty-five percent of the participants were proportionately sampled from each community selected, making 104 respondents. Structured interview schedule was performed for each data collection from programme beneficiaries while seven key informants were interviewed among the workers of the Diocese. Descriptive statistics (frequency counts, mean, percentages and standard deviation) and Pearson correlation was used to make inferences. Some of the results revealed that members of all religions practiced in the area benefitted from the programme. Results also revealed that age (r= -0.514), group size (r= -0.448), years of schooling (r=0.407) were significantly related to achievement of programme objectives at 0.01 level of significance while number of community associations (r=0.201), size of enterprise (r=0.448), and income (r=0.205) had significant relationship at 0.05 level of significance. The study also revealed that the programme had made the beneficiaries self reliant through skill acquisition but faced with financial constraint to start or expand the businesses learnt. It was recommended that the beneficiaries should be linked with financial institutions or banks where they could access loan with ease. | El rol vital ejercido por la mujer en la agricultura y en actividades no agrícolas para el establecimiento de la seguridad alimentaria y el crecimiento económico, ha llevado al reconocimiento de la mujer como un instrumento vital tanto para el gobierno como para organizaciones no gubernamentales en la batalla en contra de la pobreza rural y otros retos de procesos de desarrollo. Por lo tanto, esta investigación analizó el programa de justicia y empoderamiento femenino, el movimiento de paz y desarrollo (JDPM) de la diócesis católica de Osogbo en el Estado de Osun, Nigeria con el fin de mejorar su eficacia. El impacto del programa sobre los beneficiarios fue evaluado en cuatro comunidades seleccionadas aleatoriamente de cada una de las tres zonas administrativas de Osogbo, Ila e Ilesa. El 25% de los participantes fueron proporcionalmente muestreados de cada una de las comunidades seleccionadas obteniendo 104 encuestados. La entrevista estructurada fue presentada para cada colecta de datos a partir del programa de beneficiarios, mientras que siete informantes clave eran entrevistados entre los trabajadores de la diócesis. La estadística descriptiva (frecuencia, promedio, porcentajes y desviación estándar), así como la correlación Pearson fueron utilizados para realizar inferencias. Algunos de estos resultados revelaron que los miembros de todas las regiones practicaban en el área beneficiada del programa. Los resultados también revelaron que la edad (r= -0.514), el tamaño del grupo (r= -0.448), los años de escolaridad (r=0.407) estaban significativamente relacionados con el establecimiento de los objetivos del programa con un nivel de significancia del 0.0, mientras que el número de asociaciones comunitarias (r=0.201), el tamaño de la empresa rural (r=0.448), y los ingresos (r=0.205) presentaron una relación significativa con un nivel del 0.05 de significancia. El estudio también reveló que el programa ha hecho independientes a los beneficiarios gracias a la adquisición de herramientas pero también al enfrentarse con restricciones financieras para iniciar o expandir su negocio. Se recomendó que los beneficiarios deberían estar vinculados con instituciones financieras o bancos donde podían acceder a préstamos con facilidad.

The vital role played by women in agriculture and non-farm activities for achieving food security and economic growth led to the recognition of women as a vital instrument by both government and non-governmental organizations in the ‘battle’ against rural poverty and other challenges of development process. Hence, this article analysed the women empowerment programme of Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) of Osogbo Catholic Diocese in Osun State with a view to enhancing its effectiveness. The impact of the programme on the beneficiaries was assessed on four randomly selected communities from each of the three administrative zones of Osogbo, Ila and Ilesa. Twenty-five percent of the participants were proportionately sampled from each community selected, making 104 respondents. Structured interview schedule was performed for each data collection from programme beneficiaries while seven key informants were interviewed among the workers of the Diocese. Descriptive statistics (frequency counts, mean, percentages and standard deviation) and Pearson correlation was used to make inferences. Some of the results revealed that members of all religions practiced in the area benefitted from the programme. Results also revealed that age (r= -0.514), group size (r= -0.448), years of schooling (r=0.407) were significantly related to achievement of programme objectives at 0.01 level of significance while number of community associations (r=0.201), size of enterprise (r=0.448), and income (r=0.205) had significant relationship at 0.05 level of significance. The study also revealed that the programme had made the beneficiaries self reliant through skill acquisition but faced with financial constraint to start or expand the businesses learnt. It was recommended that the beneficiaries should be linked with financial institutions or banks where they could access loan with ease | El rol vital ejercido por la mujer en la agricultura y en actividades no agrícolas para el establecimiento de la seguridad alimentaria y el crecimiento económico, ha llevado al reconocimiento de la mujer como un instrumento vital tanto para el gobierno como para organizaciones no gubernamentales en la batalla en contra de la pobreza rural y otros retos de procesos de desarrollo. Por lo tanto, esta investigación analizó el programa de justicia y empoderamiento femenino, el movimiento de paz y desarrollo (JDPM) de la diócesis católica de Osogbo en el Estado de Osun, Nigeria con el fin de mejorar su eficacia. El impacto del programa sobre los beneficiarios fue evaluado en cuatro comunidades seleccionadas aleatoriamente de cada una de las tres zonas administrativas de Osogbo, Ila e Ilesa. El 25% de los participantes fueron proporcionalmente muestreados de cada una de las comunidades seleccionadas obteniendo 104 encuestados. La entrevista estructurada fue presentada para cada colecta de datos a partir del programa de beneficiarios, mientras que siete informantes clave eran entrevistados entre los trabajadores de la diócesis. La estadística descriptiva (frecuencia, promedio, porcentajes y desviación estándar), así como la correlación Pearson fueron utilizados para realizar inferencias. Algunos de estos resultados revelaron que los miembros de todas las regiones practicaban en el área beneficiada del programa. Los resultados también revelaron que la edad (r= -0.514), el tamaño del grupo (r= -0.448), los años de escolaridad (r=0.407) estaban significativamente relacionados con el establecimiento de los objetivos del programa con un nivel de significancia del 0.0, mientras que el número de asociaciones comunitarias (r=0.201), el tamaño de la empresa rural (r=0.448), y los ingresos (r=0.205) presentaron una relación significativa con un nivel del 0.05 de significancia. El estudio también reveló que el programa ha hecho independientes a los beneficiarios gracias a la adquisición de herramientas pero también al enfrentarse con restricciones financieras para iniciar o expandir su negocio. Se recomendó que los beneficiarios deberían estar vinculados con instituciones financieras o bancos donde podían acceder a préstamos con facilidad