Prebiotics have successfully been used to prevent infectious diseases in aquaculture and there is an increasing amount of literature that suggests that these products can also improve alternative protein utilization and digestion. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine whether prebiotic supplementation increased the growth efficiency, intestinal health, and disease resistance of ...

Background: Due to environmental contamination in recent years, contamination of food chain by heavy metals is not far-fetched. The purpose of this study is to determine heavy metals in soybeans cultivated in Iran to monitor the food chemical contaminants. Methods: To assess metal contamination, four varieties (Sahar, Katool, Williams, and M7) of soybean cultivated in Iran, were collected. Met...

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is the number one oil and protein crop in the United States, but the seed contains several anti-nutritional factors that are toxic to both humans and livestock. RNA interference technology has become an increasingly popular technique in gene silencing because it allows for both temporal and spatial targeting of specific genes. The objective of this research is t...

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merril.) is an annual plant of Asian origin, adapted to temperate climates. This plant is a member of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Papilionoideae, tribe Phaseoleae, genus Glycine and subgenus Soja (Hymowitz, 2004). One of the most important agronomic characteristics of soybean is that it can take nitrogen from the air and fix it to be used as nutrient by the plant. The...