K.D. Adeyemi, M. Ismail, M. Ebrahimi, A.B. Sabow, R.M. Shittu, R. Karim & A.Q. Sazili 1 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, 2 Halal Products Research Institute, 3 Laboratory of Animal Production, Institute of Tropical Agriculture. 4 Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 5 Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Techno...

The pattern of food allergy in adults is different from that of children in various aspects. The typical foods involved in infants are milk, egg, peanut and probably tree nuts, whereas in older children and adults fruits and nuts are the most frequent allergenic foods. In addition, allergy to vegetables can occur. Allergy to milk and egg largely disappears at young age, but can still be present...

Nest-related behaviors may benefi t males by increasing off spring survival and their attractiveness to females, but may also limit males ’ foraging activity, increase their metabolic expenses, and expose them to increased mortality during nest attendance. Although intensively studied among birds and ectothermic vertebrates, the costs of nest-related behaviors in arthropods remain poorly explor...

In tropical mangroves, brachyuran crabs have been observed to consume high percentages of leaf litter production. However, questions concerning their ability to assimilate this low-quality food remain, as stable isotope analysis of C and N does not seem to support assimilation. Individuals of the common eastern Australian mangrove grapsid Parasesarma erythodactyla feeding on a mangrove leaf lit...

background listeria monocytogenes has been isolated from various foods and environments in temperate areas, tropical countries and different parts of iran. the bacterium as a psychrotrophic organism is capable of growth at refrigeration temperatures. objective the current study was conducted to determine the incidence of listeria spp. on the surfaces of domestic refrigerators in ahvaz city as a...

Like any other country in the tropical and subtropical regions, wild yams are considered an important food by many indigenous peoples Philippines parts of Southeast Asia. Yet, case...

The Department of Food Science and Technology- Bogor Agricultural University (DFST-IPB), Indonesia is one of the oldest Departments of its kind in Indonesia. The Department has been founded since 1964 under the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology. The Department has a core competence in the area of food science and technology, particularly in the development of food chemistry, fo...

Studies of host specificity in tropical insect herbivores are evolving from a focus on insect distribution data obtained by canopy fogging and other mass collecting methods, to a focus on obtaining data on insect rearing and experimentally verified feeding patterns. We review this transition and identify persisting methodological problems. Replicated quantitative surveys of plant-herbivore food...

The gastrointestinal tract is an important organ system in any human beings. An important consideration in public health management is gastrointestinal disorder[1–5]. The gastrointestinal disorder can result in several clinical presentations especially for abdominal pain and diarrhea [1–5]. In medicine, the gastrointestinal is common. Of several gastrointestinal problems, the food poisoning is ...