Theme


  • Food, Nutrition & Livestock

    This sub-theme invites papers that explore advances in agricultural and livestock production, role of agriculture and livestock to nutrition and food security, livestock health, technological advances in agriculture and livestock reproduction, nutritional requirements for livestock, human nutrition, food production and safety standards, and technological advances in food production.

  •                  O - Oral Presentation, P - Poster presentation                                                                                    

    Paper No   Topic  Presentation mode

    78

    Proximate analysis and determination of mineral, starch, ascorbic
    acid and cyanide content in Manihotesculenta(CARI 555) grown
    in Sri Lanka
    Amarasiri MCK, Godakumbura  P, Prashantha MAB

    P

    178

    Analysis of genetic structure of non-descript local goat populations
    in Sri Lanka
    Ariyarathne HBPC, Ariyaratne HBS, Lokugalappatti LGS

    O

    260

    Analysis of physicochemical properties of Olu(Nymphaea
    pubescensWilld.) seeds and production of Olu seeds incorporated
    snack bar
    Rajapaksha  U, Arampath PC

    P

    263

    Antioxidant properties of selected traditional rice varieties in Sri
    Lanka
    Kariyawasam TI, Godkumbura PI, Prashantha MAB,
    Premakumara GAS,  Abeysekera WKSM

    P

    289

    Development of avocado (Perseaamericana) incorporated butter
    Madushani SGS, Visvanathan R, Liyanage R, Weththasinghe P,
    Jayawardana BC

    P

    302

    Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig
    farms, farm employees and the farm environment in selected areas
    of Sri Lanka
    Kalupahana RS, Verstappen KM, Gamage CD, Dissanayake N,
    Ranathunga L, Wagenaar JA

    O

    344

    Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 reduces microbial contamination of
    the bovine udder and milking utensils
    Lakmali WRE, Gunawardena M, Deshapriya RMC

    O

    345

    Wood apple (Feronia limonia) pulp incorporated whey beverage as a method to utilize whey in natural form
    Udeshini RMC, Deshapriya RMC

    P

    358

    Water footprints of Friesian and Jersey cattle under intensive farming conditions in a mid-country farm, Sri Lanka
    Jayashani HMTV, Puyawardena BVR, Silva GLLP

    O

    360

    Composition analysis of tropical almond (Terminalia catappaL.)
    and development of a non-dairy milk product
    Madarasinghe S, Arampath P

    P

    375

    Antioxidant activity and cyanide content of leaves of three
    different cassava varieties (ManihotesculentaCrantz)
    Gunathilaka DM, Perera MCN, Weihena SJ, Perera HKI
    Wanigasekara WMAP

    P

    396

    Potential of palmyrah (Borassusflabellifer) leaf powder as
    ruminant feed and its chemical and physicochemical properties
    Vasanthakumar S, Sangheetha S, Karunainathan T,
    Srivijendran S

    O

    440

    Optimization of the reaction parameters for production of
    structured lipid from coconut (Cocos nucifera) and sesame
    (Sesamumindicum) oils using Response Surface Methodology
    (RSM)
    Sivakanthan  S, Jayasooriya  LJPAP, Madhujith T

    O

    458

    Impact of water added to seeds and the speed of shaft rotation
    upon the yield and temperature of sesame oil extracted in a
    domestic screw expeller
    Abeysekara  OC,  Shanthini R

    O

    472

    Prevalence of lice infestation in village chicken reared in the
    Vavuniya veterinary range
    Sayantha K,  Arulkanthan A        

    P

    480

    Consistency of quality of palmyrahjaggery produced from
    palmyrah treacle during off season at a production facility in\
    Jaffna
    Mary S, Shanthini R, Srivijeindran S

    P

    482

    Identification of possible contamination points in small-scale
    yoghurt processing plant in Kandy district
    Jayasekara PP, Hapugoda JC, Kalupahana RS

    O

    499

    Effect of some plant extracts in reducing autoxidation of selected
    edible oils during storage
    Jayathilake RRGDK, Hemachandra TP, Madhujith T

    O

    507

    Effect of some plant extracts in reducing oxidation of selected
    edible oils during deep frying
    Hemachandra TP, Jayathilake RRGDK, Madhujith T            

    P

    579

    Muscle activity and locomotion changes in dairy cows walking on
    standard concrete floors and floors covered with slurry
    Ekanayake S, Rajapakse E, Samarakone TS, Wijayagunawardane
    MPB

    O