abstract objective: to investigate the effect of an anti-inflammatory drug (piroxicam) on the development of fatty streak in rabbits. methods: male rabbits were fed with four types of regimen: a) normal rabbit chow, b) 1% cholesterol diet c) cholesterol diet plus piroxicam, d) normal rabbit chow plus piroxicam. after 12 weeks, the animals were sacrificed and the aorta, as well as the right and ...

an experiment was carried out to compare the effects of laying hen’s diet supplemented with inorganic and different organic sources of selenium (se) on quality and oxidative stability of eggs during storage. a total of 81, (35-week old) laying hens of lohmann lsl-white were assigned to cages in a completely randomized design with 9 groups of treatment and 3 replicates of 3 birds. hens in each g...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The standard pattern of Brazilian food consumption is based on the combination of rice and beans served together in the main meals. This study assessed the effects of Brazilian-staple calorie-restricted (BS-diet) dietary advice, with brown rice and beans, on metabolic parameters, body composition, and food intake in overweight/obese subjects. SUBJECTS/METHODS Twentyseven...

Objective(s): To study the c-Kit expression in the gallbladder of cholesterol lithogenic guinea pig model and the effect of Artemisia capillaris Thunb on interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs). Materials and Methods:A total of 45 guinea pigs were randomly assigned into three groups: the control group (guinea pigs fed a standard diet, normal group); the model group (guinea pigs fed a cholesterol gal...

A study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary vitamin C on growth performance, feed utilization and carcass biochemical composition of Barbus sharpeyi fingerling. Five diets containing (0, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 mg kg-1) of ascorbic acid were fed to benni fingerlings (6.96±0.3 g) in triplicate tanks and twice daily for a period of 56 days. The weight gain significantly increase...

BACKGROUND We have previously shown that a Palaeolithic diet consisting of the typical food groups that our ancestors ate during the Palaeolithic era, improves cardiovascular disease risk factors and glucose control compared to the currently recommended diabetes diet in patients with type 2 diabetes. To elucidate the mechanisms behind these effects, we evaluated fasting plasma concentrations of...

This study investigated the possibility to improve use of plant based feed in common carp (Cyprinus carpio), via feeding diet from early life stage. Fry, obtained larvae produced by broodstock fed with either two diets viz. fish (F diet) or (P diet), were stocked into six earthen ponds triplicate. Fry F- and P- group also isoproteic (37% crude protein) isolipidic (6.5% lipid) respectively, for ...

Background & Aim: Medicinal plants is very potential to be used as a supplementary feed as well as feed additive in broilers.This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of milk thistle (MT) and thyme seeds (TS) on the performance in broilers. Experimental: In this study, 160 one-day-old (Ross 308) male broiler chicks were divided randomly into four major groups with 4 replicates b...