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Performance of one Iranian commercial silkworm hybrid at different rearing temperature and humidity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

M Mavvajpour  and
S Z Mirhosseini
M Mavvajpour*
Affiliation:
Iran Silkworm Research Center, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
S Z Mirhosseini
Affiliation:
Iran Silkworm Research Center, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
*
E-mail: mnmavvaj@yahoo.com
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The silkworm is an important industrial insect and like the other species needs proper adopted rearing conditions according to its physiological requirements to fulfil desirable performance. Since most of the farmers at different provinces of Iran use traditional rearing systems which will be affected by their regional climate conditions, it is necessary to evaluate the performances of Iranian commercial silkworm hybrids at different rearing conditions. Elena (2002) studied and confirmed the effects of different microclimate conditions on the depression of silkworm performance. Guar and Upadhyay (2003) demonstrated the effects of ecological changes on the amino acid content of the silk gland in silkworm larvae. The silkworm hybrid of 151×154 is the most recently introduced commercial hybrid in Iran and the objective of this study is to evaluate its performance at different microclimate conditions which will help to identify the proper regions for this hybrid.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 102
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Copyright © 2016 The American Society of International Law

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