Oil of the physic nut, Jatropha curcas L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae), was evaluated in the laboratory for its barrier and repellent activity against the Philippine milk termite Coptotermes vastator Light (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). The study showed that J. curcas oil had anti-feeding effect, induced reduction in tunneling activity and increased mortality in C. vastator. Behavior of termites...

Meal-fed rats and rats fed ad libitum had similar rates of hepatic glycogenesis at 60 min after the initiation of re-feeding a chow meal after 22 h starvation, but hepatic PDHa (active form of pyruvate dehydrogenase) activities were 4-fold higher in the meal-fed group. In heart, PDHa activities were 3-fold higher before re-feeding and 2-fold higher after re-feeding in the meal-fed group compare...

This study investigated the vault settlement characteristics of an unsymmetrically loaded tunnel which was excavated by annular excavation via core rock support method. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to design the experiments, evaluate the results with the purpose of optimizing the value of design parameters for reducing the vault settlement. The parameters such as horizontal d...

Lahnsteiner F. (2017): Digestive enzyme system of larvae of different freshwater teleosts and its differentiation during the initial phase of exogenous feeding. Czech J. Anim. Sci., 62, 403–416. Activities of digestive enzymes and main histological characteristics of the intestine were investigated in larvae of three salmonid species (Coregonus maraena, C. atterensis, Thymallus thymallus), of b...

The aim of this study was to determine the inhibitory effects of feed ingredients on protease activities of Argyrosomus regius larvae using in vitro techniques. A. regius larvae fed on a commercial feeding procedure were sampled thirteen times, during the sampling period (from 3 to 32 days after hatching (DAH)). The differences observed in protease activities of meagre larvae during the samplin...

Fructokinase (ketohexokinase, EC 2.7.1.3), aldolase (ketose-1-aldehyde lyase, EC 4.1.2.7), and triokinase (ATP: D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.28) activities of rat liver were measured under various dietary and hormonal conditions. Specific activities in terms of liver weight did not change greatly, but marked changes were observed in total liver activity. All three activities ...

We used RNA probes and enzyme activities to compare the cellulolytic microbial ecosystems of the rumen and the cecum. Four rumen- and cecum-cannulated wethers were fed a diet of barley plus hay (60:40). Digesta samples were collected 1 h before feeding and 3, 6, and 9 h after feeding for measurements on microbial populations, and 1 h before feeding and 3 and 6 h after feeding for digestion meas...

Four ruminally fistulated Holstein heifers (BW = 385 +/- 6.2 kg) were used in a 4 x 4 Latin square experiment to determine the effect of feeding frequency on intake, water consumption, ruminal fermentation, and feeding and animal behavior. The treatments consisted of different feeding frequencies: a) once daily (T1); b) twice daily (T2); c) 3 times daily (T3); and d) 4 times daily (T4). Heifers...