this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of inclusion of monensin alone or in combination with methafix (a commercial product containing malate and fumarate) in the diets of lactating dairy cows on ruminal parameters and serum metabolites. four multiparous holstein lactating dairy cows (657± 12 kg of live weight; 133 ± 41days in milk) were assigned to one of the four dietary treatments....

This study evaluated survival, growth performance, digestive enzyme activities, intestinal histology, and antioxidant activities of the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), which were fed with five different diets, containing 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% fresh black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), respectively, to replace commercial feed at an equal wet weight. The cultured experiment was lasted ...

two independent experiments were conducted with broilers to determine the effect of threonine and vitamin a on immune system. in first experiment, dietary treatments contained 0.8%, 0.87%, 0.94 % and 1.01 % total threonine. in second experiment, diets were as follows: basal diet without vitamin a; basal diet plus 1500 iu/kg vitamin a; basal diet plus 6250 iu/kg vitamin a; basal diet plus 11000 ...

Eighty first-litter sows in a commercial piggery were assigned to two feeding treatments during a 26-day lactation. A commercial diet containing an estimated 15% crude protein (CP), 0.65% lysine and 12.5 MJ digestible energy (DE)/kg was offered to sows in the control group which consumed 3.04 kg/day. Sows in the treatment group were given a higher quality diet containing 16.4% CP, 0.83% lysine ...

Propolis, a resinous substance collected by Apis mellifera bees from various plant sources is transformed in the presence of bee enzymes. Short- and long-term effects of diet supplementation with ethanol extract of Iranian propolis (EEIP) was investigated on growth and immunity in juvenile rainbow trout. The fish (mean body weight 30 ± 3.2 g) were fed a commercial diet supplemented with 0 (cont...

Ruminal inoculum enriched with particle-associated microorganisms was collected from rumen cannulated Santa Inês wethers grazing tropical grass pasture and a supplement based on ground corn and soybean before feeding and used to evaluate effects of some commercial essential oils (EO) on ruminal fermentation and methane emission in vitro. The investigated EOs were orange EO (Citrus sinensis, CrS...

The current study evaluated effects of dietary administration doses of Entrococcus faecium on the hematological factors, and disease resistance of Sander lucioperca against Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish were fed with dietary administration containing E. faecium doses including of (1010, 108CFU/ g) for diet A1 and A2, respectively in a commercial diet as basal diet were used for 6 weeks. ...

Background: The application of phytogenic additives in the form of essential oils have attracted considerable attention in poultry industry. OBJECTIVES: An experiment was conducted to evaluate effects of the blends of essential oils (EO) isolated from some medicinal plants including savory, thyme, fennel and rosemary on performance, blood metabolites, intestinal microflora, and meat quality of...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of salinomycin (SL) and feeding on whole body glucose kinetics in sheep fed a high-concentrate diet (25% orchardgrass hay and 75% commercial concentrate). Four adult sheep were fed the diet with or without 20 mg x kg(-1) diet of SL once daily for each 3 wk. The rates of glucose entry and utilization were determined before and during 3 h after...