Major headings
(INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION
OR RESULT AND DISCUSSION and REFERENCES) are aligned with
left margin and appear in Roman type, with the entire heading
capitalized using bold-faced type. Major headings of review
papers may deviate from this standard format. Sub Headings
(if required) : First subheading should appear at the left
margin on a separate line in normal italics with only the
first letter capitalized and followed by no punctuation. Second
subheading should appear at the beginning of the first line
of a paragraph in normal italics followed by a colon and with
only the first letter capitalized.
5. Introduction
The
introduction should start on a new page following the abstract.
It should justify the research problem and specify the hypothesis
to be tested.
6. Materials and Methods
A
clear description or specific original reference is required
for all biological, analytical and statistical procedures
used in the experiment. All modifications of the procedures
must be explained. Diets, animals (breed, sex, age, body weight
and weighing condition), analytical techniques, measurements
and statistical models should be described.
7. Results
Results
(may be combined with discussion) should be presented in tabular
form. The text should elaborate or explain on the tabular
data without repeating the numbers extensively within the
text.
8. Discussion
The
discussion (may be combined with results) should interpret
the results clearly and concisely and should integrate literature
results with the research findings to provide the reader with
a broad base on which to accept or reject the hypothesis tested.
A paragraph may follow the discussion explaining the implications
of the findings of the research. If results have no implications,
this should be stated.
9. References
References in the text should be cited either Sharma (1998)
or (Sharma, 1998); Hasan, et al., 1978) or Hasan et al. (1978);
Sharma and Ogra (1990) or (Sharma and Ogra, 1990). The references
in the bibliography should be listed alphabetically adopting
the following style:
AOAC. 1980. Official Methods of Analysis, 13th ed.
Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, DC.
Merrill,
L.B. and Taylor, C.A. 1981. Diet selection, grazing habits
and place of goats in range management. In: Goat Production
(Ed. C. Gall), Academic Press, New York, pp. 233-252.
Pattanaik, A.K., Sastry, V.R.B., Katiyar, R.C. and Murari Lal.
1998. Energy kinetics in crossbred calves on synchronized
rumen degradable protein and starch based diets. Proceedings
of VIII World Animal Production Conference, July 3-8,
1998, Seoul, Korea. pp. 58-59 (Abstr.).
Pedrock, H.B. 1987. Ammoniated Rice Straw as a Feed for Growing
Cattle. Ph.D. Thesis, University of New England,
Armidale, Australia.
Ricardi, C. and Shimada, A. 1992. A note on diet selection by
goats on a semi-arid temperate range land throughout the
year. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 33: 239-247.
10. Tables
Tables
should present numerical data in a self-explanatory manner.
Any abbreviation used in a table must be defined in that table.
The tables should be typed double-spaced with each table on
a separate sheet and placed immediately after the references.
Paginate the tables in series with the text. All the tables
should be cited in the text. Arabic numerals should be used
to number the tables. The table title and number is typed
in normal face. The title of the table continues on the same
line with only the first letter capitalized. Column headings
should have normal italics with first letter of each word
capitalized. Presentation of pooled standard errors, the general
basis for statistical comparisons of means is recommended
when variance is homogenous. These should be presented in
a separate column or row. Standard errors can be attached
to each mean by ± sign when variance or standard error are
heterogeneous (e.g. unbalanced experiment or unequal error)
because presenting individual standard error tends to clutter
up the tables. For diet composition, present major ingredient
inclusion levels as a percentage of the total rather than
in g/kg of diet.
11. Figures
Figures
should be numbered with Arabic numerals, have descriptive
captions, and be mentioned in the text. Photographs submitted
must be of high quality for direct reproduction. Line drawings
(in black and white) should be designed with the format of
the page of the journal in mind, and should be of such a size
(including letterings) as to allow a reduction of 50 per cent.
Separate file (s) for line drawings should also be submitted
along with the text.
12. Reprints
Purchase
of 25 reprints is mandatory on payment of nominal
charges depending upon the number of printed pages of the
article. The exact amount to be paid by the authors would be
communicated at the time of conveying the final acceptance.
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