The aim of this study was to compare the effects of three antibiotic alternatives with a control (Antibiotic-free) and an antibiotic diet on performance and gut morphology of broilers reared on litter. 600 day-old ROSS-308 chicks were assigned to 48 pens in a CRD design with 6 × 2 factorial arrangements, in which 2 levels of chick density (5 and 7.5 chicks/m2) and 6 experimental diets (control,...

FUKUOKA, Y., OKUDA, T. and TACHIBANA, T. Variance in the Activity o f the Fourth Component of Mouse Complement. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1983, 141 (2), 225-235 There are two methods for hemolytic titration of 04. One is a method using EACIgP, °XyC2hu and EDTA-CSP (E-C method) and the other using EACIgP, oxyC2hu and C4DSP (C4D mehtod). The 04 titers obtained by these two methods differed depending o...

Although trihexyphenidyl is used clinically to treat both primary and secondary dystonia in children, limited evidence exists to support its effectiveness, particularly in dystonia secondary to disorders such as cerebral palsy. A prospective, open-label, multicenter pilot trial of high-dose trihexyphenidyl was conducted in 23 children aged 4 to 15 years with cerebral palsy judged to have second...

Abstract Introduction The transgender population has long been marginalized by society. Societal stigmata, fear to seek care, and dearth of provider knowledge regarding health issues caused disparities widen. Objective purpose this case study is call attention the often-overlooked aspect pediatric care: importance fertility preservation prior instituting gender-affirming therapy. Methods Twenty...

an experiment was conducted to determine the appropriate methionine level in broiler breeder’s diet. the treatments consisted of 6 levels of methionine (0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.35, 0.4 and 0.45% diets), with 4 replicates of 7 hens each for a duration of 8 weeks and for ages of 28 to 35 weeks. diets contained similar levels of protein metabolizable energy. the levels of the other amino acids were take...

BACKGROUND Data on the long-term benefits of nonspecific disease management programs are limited. We performed a long-term follow-up of a previously published randomized trial. METHODS We compared all-cause mortality and recurrent hospitalization during median follow-up of 7.5 years in a heterogeneous cohort of patients with chronic illness initially exposed to a multidisciplinary, home-based...