This study investigated the effects of Spirulina (Arthrospira plantensis) supplementation level, basal diet, sire breed, and sex on wool quality parameters in purebred and crossbred Merino lambs. A total of 48 lambs, over two consecutive years (n=24 per year), was randomly allocated into Spirulina supplementation level (CONTROL, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH) groups and balanced by sire breed (Black Suffol...

Effects of 24 h mesenteric vein infusion of L-alanine (75 mmol/h) and diet forage:concentrate ratio on net nutrient metabolism by portal-drained viscera (PDV) and liver were measured in four Hereford-Angus heifers. Heifers were fed on diets containing approximately 750 g lucerne (Medicago sativa) or 750 g concentrate/kg every 2 h at similar metabolizable energy intakes in a balanced single reve...

Excess dietary glucose may be a factor in several captive wildlife diseases and reproductive abnormalities. The first step in understanding the health consequences of diets high in glucose is to characterize how dietary glucose concentrations change circulating glucose profiles. We adapted the glycemic index approach to detect differences in blood glucose concentrations in white rhinos in respo...

The aim of study was evaluation of the quality of feeds for dairy cattle on the content of copper and zinc from two agro-ecological zones (western Slovakia and eastern Slovakia). Feed samples-corn silage (n=70), lucerne silage (n=32), grass silage (n=25), and total mixed ration for dairy cows-TMR (n=66) came from livestock farms. The Cu and Zn contents were assessed in samples using atomic abso...

From its historical background and its focus on quality, the International Symposium of Robotics Research (ISRR) is one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of robotics. Sponsored by the International Foundation of Robotics Research (IFRR), the goal of ISRR is to bring together active leading robotics researchers from academia, public institutions and industry to assess and share th...

The lucerne productive and nutritional potential make it the most used forage legume worldwide. This wide use leads genetic improvement programs to increasingly select main requirements for a given edaphoclimatic condition. However, in Brazil, research on of has been limited over years, which hindered production this species domination other legumes animal production, as estilosantes pigeon pea...