Seven weeks old weaned pigs (Yorkshire x Landrace, n = 32, mean weight 12.32 ± 0.59 kg) were allotted to 4 treatments (diets) consisting of 8 replicates each: diet A − basal diet; B + ascorbic acid at 1 g.kg-1 C 2 and D 3 diet. Growth performance, economic indices, haematological parameters, serum biochemistry carcass characteristics measured. After 49 days, the on with had significantly higher...

BACKGROUND Gestational zinc deficiency has been confirmed to impair the infant immune function. However, knowledge about effects of maternal mild zinc deficiency during pregnancy on hepatitis B vaccine responsiveness in offspring is limited. In this report, we aimed to examine how maternal zinc deficiency during pregnancy influences humoral and cellular immune responses to hepatitis B vaccinati...

Sea cucumbers are in high demand the world market due to their nutritional and medicinal values. In this study, growth performance of juvenile sea Holothuria scabra fed with different proportions two feeds was analyzed. Commercially available cucumber feed (feed-A) formulated (feed-B) were used for experiments. Animals 2% feed-A showed a negative rate. Maximum observed animals 8% feed-B. While ...

1. The association of varying levels of urinary pH, urinary citrate and urinary calcium and magnesium excretion rates with kidney citrate, calcium and magnesium concentrations in experimental nephrocalcinosis was examined in twenty-four rats in a 3 x 2 multifactorial experiment with four replicates. All rats received the same synthetic diet for 6 weeks before being killed in the seventh week. I...

Aberrant gene-environment interactions are implicated in the pathogenesis of congenital renal dysgenesis (CRD), a leading cause of renal failure in infants and children. We have recently developed an animal model of CRD that is caused by gestational salt stress (5% NaCl diet; HS) of bradykinin B 2 R null mice (B 2 R-/-CRD ; Physiol. Genomics, 2000). Developing B 2 R-/-CRD mice exhibit tubular a...

Objective(s): This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Berberis integerrima (B. integerrima) extract on insulin sensitivity in high-fructose-fed insulin-resistant rats. Materials and Methods: Experimental rats were randomly divided into two groups: the control group was fed a regular chow diet while other group fed with a high-fructose diet for 8 weeks. After the first six weeks, the a...

We assessed the effect of a diet high in leafy and green vegetables, fruit, and nuts on serum lipid risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Ten healthy volunteers (seven men and three women aged 33 +/- 4 years [mean +/- SEM]; body mass index, 23 +/- 1 kg/m2) consumed their habitual diet (control diet, 29% +/- 2% fat calories) and a diet consisting largely of leafy and other low-calorie vegetab...

The growth rate and percent survival of Betta splendens when submitted to formulated diet and live food treatments are evaluated. The three different diets were used and designated as: formulated diet (basal diet); live food diet (plankton) and mixed diet (formulated diet with plankton). The live food diet contained plankton belonging to an open pond. High mortality was reported with live food ...

The bone marrow (BM) niche is the primary site of hematopoiesis, and cues from this microenvironment are critical to maintain hematopoiesis. Obesity increases lifetime susceptibility to a host of chronic diseases, and has been linked to defective leukogenesis. The pressures obesity exerts on hematopoietic tissues led us to study the effects of a high fat diet (HFD: 60% Kcal from fat) on B cell ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of different intensities of acute exercise on insulin sensitivity and protein kinase B/Akt activity in skeletal muscle of obese mice. METHODS Swiss mice were randomly divided into four groups, and fed either a standard diet (control group) or high fat diet (obese sedentary group and obese exercise group 1 and 2) for 12 weeks. Two different exercise protoco...