this experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of adaptation period to oak leave's tannin on rumen ph and ammonia, rumen microbial population, gas production and dry matter true digestibility (ivtdmd) in alamout goat’s rumen (with no previous history of oak leaf consumption) compared with markhoz goat (with previous history of oak leaf consumption). the goats were fed either oak...

The biochemical and phyto-chemical characteristic of rubber latex (Hevea brasiliensis) was investigated under laboratory conditions. Proximate composition, mineral contents, non-metallic constituents, metallic constituents, phyto-chemical constituents and n-hexane extract components of the latex were analysed. The proximate composition consisted of 60.17 ± 0.01 % moisture, 2.523 ± 0.01 % crude ...

This study provides the nutritional qualities of two wild mushrooms (Agaricus abruptibulbus and Termitomyces globulus) commonly consumed by the tribals of Kaiga forests of the Western Ghats of India. Both mushrooms composed of high quantity of crude protein, crude fibre, calorific value and low quantity of crude lipid. Potassium and selenium contents were high, while sodium, calcium and phospho...

Five different species of Crotalaria were analysed for their proximate and mineral composition, protein fractions, amino acid profile of total seed proteins, fatty acid profile of seed lipids, in vitro protein digestibility vitamins (niacin and ascorbic acid) and certain anti-nutritional factors. The major findings of the study were as follows: crude protein content ranged from 12.50 27.12%, cr...

Aloe.vera has a long history as a medicinal plant with diverse therapeutic applications. This study was conducted to determine chemical composition and biochemical activity of A. vera leaves. Proximate composition (moisture, ash, crude protein, crude lipid and crude fibre), ascorbic acid, superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, amylase, reducing sugars and total soluble sugars were determin...

The nutrient composition and flour functionality of horse gram seeds were evaluated of their flour characteristics. The objective of the present study was to evaluate horse gram seed with the aim of quantifying physiochemical and functional properties information that might serve as a guide to exploit its potential and benefits for human and animal nutrition. The proximate compositions (%) were...

This study was conducted to determine the nutritional (proximate and energy) composition of selected shea nut by-products (SNPs) namely; shea nut meal (SNM, solvent extracted), shea nut cake (SNC, mechanically extracted) and shea nut cake (SNCW, water extracted) and their apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) by Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The ADC was determined using a reference di...

I . The urinary excretions of total diethyl ether-soluble acids and total aromatic acids of three sheep given maintenance diets containing different proportions of hay, rolled oats and decorticated groundnut meal were determined. 2. When the sheep were given the diet containing 70 % rolled oats the excretion of aromatic acids in the urine was less than that observed when the sheep were given di...

The uncoated and coated fibre load in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was assessed using light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and x ray microanalysis in 15 subjects with previous, unprotected exposure to asbestos, including three with clinical and radiological evidence of asbestosis, and in 13 urban dwelling control subjects with no known occupational exposure to asbestos. The mea...