Second National Seminar on Indigenous Poultry of Bangladesh Faculty of Animal Husbandry Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh 2202 Bangladesh

Instructions for authors of the papers for the seminar (Oral and Poster papers)

1. Compose the manuscript in English in MS Word, using Times New Roman font, on A4 paper layout with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on the left and right and 3.8 cm (1.5 inch) margin on the top and bottom. 2. Type the manuscript single-spaced. Use an extra line space between the sections. Forced line break and page break should not be used. 3. 12-point Times New Roman font should be used all through except the title and references, which should be 18-point and 10-point, respectively. The title, authors name, address, abstract and all section headings should be in bold face. 4. Manuscripts including tables, illustrations and references must not exceed 8 printed pages (for papers accepted for oral presentations) or 3 printed pages (for papers accepted for poster presentation). 5. Insert Tables into the text at appropriate location, preferably in portrait format, not landscape. Oversized table must be avoided. Raw data should be summarized into a concise table, if necessary. 6. Do not insert Figures in the text. Instead, submit figures on separate page(s) at the end of the manuscript or submit as separate files. The editor will insert the figures in the text at appropriate location. Colored figures may be submitted, which will appear in color in the electronic version (in the website) but in gray scale in the printed version. 7. All tables and figures must be numbered. Each table must have a caption above the table, while the figures must have caption below the figure. 8. The research papers should have the following items or sections: Title Authors panel Underline the name of presenting author; identify the corresponding author with an asterisk Address panel Give the address(es) of the place(s) where the study was conducted (which could be different from the present address) If the study was conducted at more than one place, then link the name of authors with the

respective place of work using superscript numbers. If the present address of the author is different from the place of work, then the present address may be given as a footnote using a symbol, such as Give also the E-mail address of the corresponding author Abstract Keywords (Maximum eight) Introduction Materials and methods Results and discussion (as a single section or two separate sections): If in a two separate sections, then avoid repetition of results) Conclusion (if any) References All references cited in the text must be listed alphabetically in the References section. For citation and listing of the references, the following style should be followed: CHOWDHURY, S. D., AHMED, S. AND HAMID, M. A. (2006) Improved feeding of Desi chicken reared in confinement. The Bangladesh Veterinarian 23: 29-35. CHOWDHURY, S. D. (2011) Commercial poultry farming in Bangladesh: the rolling tears of farmers and its consequences. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Poultry Show and Seminar, Worlds Poultry Science Association, Bangladesh Branch, pp. 1-12. 9. The paper must not purposefully promote any specific product, breed, etc. or must not generate any commercial conflict of interest. If the material under study is a commercial product, use generic name or a code instead of trade name. 10. Papers should be submitted as an attachment to e-mail message addressed to: Professor Dr. K. M. Saiful Islam (e-mail: kmsislam@yahoo.com), Member-Secretary, Second National Seminar on Indigenous Poultry of Bangladesh Department of Animal Nutrition, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh. The deadline for submission of manuscript is 10 March 2013.