<div><strong>Background:</strong> Poultry production has an important economic, social and cultural benefit and plays a significant role in family nutrition in countries. Ninty six percent of the total national poultry products (eggs and meat) are contributed by the indigenous chickens kept under village management system, indicating that the poultry industry is still in its infancy (CSA 2017).<br />
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<strong>Methods:</strong> This study was conducted to evaluation of three breeds of exotic chickens during 2017 to 2019&nbsp; in Homa District of West Wollega Zone of Oromia Regional State located 501 km west of Addis Ababa. A total of 270 (90 of each of SasooT44, Koekoek and Dominant Red Barred) chicks were obtained from Jimma university hatchery and transported to the study area. At the end of the brooding period, 18 growers (4 females and 2 males of each breed) were delivered to 12 purposively selected farmers and evaluated for production performance.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Result: </strong>The results of the on-farm study showed that the mean live body weight attained (2.48 kg/head) by SasooT44, under scavenging conditions was significantly higher (P&lt;0.05) than the others, followed by that of&nbsp; Koekoek breed of chickens. Generally, the results of this study indicated that the production performances of SasooT44 and Koekoek breed of chickens was significantly higher than that of Dominant Red Barred, indicating that both of these two breeds of chickens seem to be promising under the current local scavenging conditions of Ethiopia with similar climatic conditions to that of Homa district.</div>


<p>On-station and On-farm Evaluation of Three Exotic Breeds of Chicken in Homa District of West Wollega, Ethiopia</p>


<div style="text-align: justify;">From ancient time, Agnihotra is a ritual to purify the environment using this method. This &nbsp;is a healing fire from the Vedic science of Ayurveda. The tremendous amount of energy during the fire is resonating and a magnetic field is produced that strengthens positive energy and prevents negative energy. People around the world have experienced Agnihotri&rsquo;s power to reduce stress, clarity of mind and improvement in full health. Agnihotra, homa has significant effect on plant growth and development. Homa farming methods are used in different parts of the world to increase the yield and disease resistance of produce. When done regularly every day, it enables the atmosphere to receive cosmic energy from planetary bodies such as the sun and moon, which have a positive impact on humans, plants and animals, leading to good health, balanced environment and harmony.</div>

Identity of ancient India- Agnihotra agriculture&nbsp;

<div>A field investigation was carried out at experimental farm of Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India. The treatments consisted of two tillage practices viz. zero and conventional tillage as main plot and four nutrient management viz.100% inorganic fertilization, SPAD based nitrogen management, 25% of N supplement with vermicompost and split application nitrogen as sub plot. The highest rice equivalent yield (92.1 q ha-1), system productivity (25.23 kg ha-1 day-1) and B:C ratio (1.67),was recorded under zero tillage treatment as compare to conventional treatment. Further, rice equivalent yield (91.9 q ha-1), system productivity (25.18 kg ha-1 day-1) and B:C ratio (1.60), was maximum under split application of nitrogenous fertilizer. Minimum amount of total seasonal methane (48.89 kg ha-1 in kharif and 6.25 kg ha-1 in rabi), carbon dioxide (38.26 kg ha-1 in kharif and 157.03 kg ha-1 in rabi) and nitrous oxide (1.60 kg ha-1 in kharif and 21.67 kg ha-1 in rabi) emission was obtained from zero tilled plots and &nbsp;splited top dressing of nitrogenous fertilization emitted lowered methane (55.44 kg ha-1 in kharif and 5.52 kg ha-1 in rabi), carbon dioxide (40.39 kg ha-1 in kharif and 147.52 kg ha-1 in rabi) and nitrous oxide (1.61 kg ha-1 in kharif and 19.35 kg ha-1 in rabi). Zero tillage with split application of nitrogenous fertilizer could be an environmentally viable, productive and economically profitable option.</div>


<div>Productivity, Profitability and Greenhouse Gas Emission from Rice-Wheat Cropping System under Different Tillage and Nitrogen Management Practices</div>
