1	Adverse manifestations and ameliorative strategies in ram semen preservation: A Review Anil Joshi, Davendra Kumar and S.M.K. Naqvi………………………………………………………	151
2	Nucleotide sequence variability in 16s rRNA gene between the small and large ruminant livestock species Anjana Sharma, Shiv Kumar, Neha Sharma, S.K. Singh, S.K. Shukla and Deepak Sharma……..	177
3	Three breeds of fat- tailed sheep: productive performance in Arabian Gulf Region Mohammed Abdur Razzaque and Samira Ahmed Abbas Mohammed……………………	183
4	The effect of low temperature steam, sodium hydroxide and exogenous enzyme on in vitro degradation of rice straw by rumen bacteria of sheep M.Chaji and T. Mohammadabadi……………………………………………………………………….	190
5	Reproduction and production performance of Surti goats in its native tract G.P. Sabapara, S.B. Deshpande, Gurmej Singh and B.K. Joshi………………………………	195
6	Questionnaire survey on sheep husbandry and worm management practices adopted by farmers in Rajasthan C.P. Swarnkar and D.Singh…………………………………………………………………………	199
7	Growth efficiency of Madras red sheep under farmer’s flocks P. Devendran, D. Cauveri, N. Murali, T. Ravimurugan and K. Gajendran……………	210
8	Performance of goats under adopted villages of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh B. Rai and M.K. Singh……………………………………………………………………………………	213
9	Performance of Madras red sheep under farmer's flocks D. Balasubramanyam, S. Jaishankar and S.N. Sivaselvam……………………………………	217
10	Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep in semi-arid Rajasthan: A field study C.P. Swarnkar, D. Singh and V.K. Solanki…………………………………………………………….	221
11	Quality evaluation of rista available in Srinagar city Asif H. Sofi, S.A. Wani, A.H. Malik, M.A. Pal and Mir Salahuddin……………………………	228
12	Distribution and performance of ardu (Ailanthus spp) in Semi-arid regions of Rajasthan H.S. Jat, J. S. Mann, S.C. Sharma and Roop Chand…………………………………………………	232

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13	Genetic parameters and variance component estimates of body weight of Corriedale sheep T.A.S. Ganai, S.S. Misra and F.D. Sheikh……………………………………………………………	236
14	Body measurements and economic analysis of local sheep reared by farmers in Kargil G. Mondal and B.K. Kakati………………………………………………………………………………	240
15	Pre-weaning growth traits of Sirohi kids under farmers management system M.C. Sharma, O.P. Pathodiya, S P. Tailor and S. Mishra………………………………………….	243
16	Growth performance of Sirohi goats under field conditions Upendra Kumar Meel, R.K. Nagda, S.K. Sharma and Brijendra Singh Rajawat………	246
17	Influence of age and sex on blood parameters of Kanni goats in Tamil Nadu R. Ramprabhu, M. Chellapandian, S. Balachandran and J. Jonhson Rajeswar…………………..	249
18	Biometrical changes in female genitalia during different stages of pregnancy in sheep A. Khatun, G.M. Wani, A.R. Choudhury and M.Z Khan………………………………………………	252
19	Physiological and biochemical responses in Beetal goats during summer season Manish Kumar, R. Jindal, S. Nayyar and M. Singla………………..……………………………...	255
20	Studies on oxygen uptake of cryopreserved ram spermatozoa A.K. Mathur…………………………………………………………………………………………………	258
21	Biochemical and enzymatic profile of the seminal plasma of Chottanagpuri rams M.K. Bharti, M.P. Sinha, Balraj Singh and Dinesh Mahto…………………………………………	261
22	Performance of growing kids under different feed regimens M.Singla, A.S. Sirohi and S.S. Nagra…………………………………………………………………….	264
23	Effect of concentrate supplementation on growth performance of lambs Pankaj Lavania……………………………………………………………………………………………..	267
24	Pathogenicity of Mycoplasma agalactiae in mice Amit Kumar, N.C. Srivastava and V.P. Singh….………………………….……………………………	269
25	Analysis of Mycoplasma agalactiae and Mycoplasma bovis antigens by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) Amit Kumar, N.C. Srivastava and V.P. Singh………………………………………………………….	271
26	Replacement index and mortality pattern of Sirohi goats under field condition Upendra Kumar, S.K. Sharma, R.K. Nagda and B.S. Rajawat…………………………………	274
27	Survival analysis in Boer crossbred kids infected with gastrointestinal strongyles K.M. Palanivel, S. Selvasubramanian, T.A. Vijayalingam and M. Mohanraj...……………………	277
28	Carcass characteristics of Malpura lambs maintained under feedlot condition S. Sureshkumar, Ashish Chopra and G.R. Gowane………………………………………………….	280
29	Effect of oat bran on nutritional quality of chevon patties Arvind Kumar, M. Kaur, P. Singh and A. Rastogi……………………………………………………..	284
30	Grazing and housing practices of sheep in Southern part of Rajasthan C.M. Yadav and S.P. Tailor.……………………………………………………………………………..	287
31	Health and reproductive practices of Sonadi sheep in their native tract S.P. Tailor, C.M. Yadav and P.M. Khan………………………………………………………………...	290
32	Surgical management of atresia ani in lamb: A case report Davendra Kumar, Aminu Deen, Sajjan Singh and S.M.K. Naqvi……………………………………	293
	Author index.……………………………………………………………………………………...	(i)
	Subject index……………………………………………………………………………………...	(ii)
	Instructions for authors…………………………………………………………………………	(iii)

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