The polyherbal decoction, Gulugulutitakam is known for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions. For the ease of administration, this dosage form has been converted into tablets containing high amount of dry extract but it has the disadvantage of longer disintegration and dissolution parameters. In our attempt to develop tablets with improved disintegration and dissolution time, we have...

In a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square design with 4-wk periods, we used 12 multiparous Holstein cows averaging 83 d postpartum to compare corn distillers grains (CDG) versus a blend (BLEND) of other protein sources with CDG (fish meal and soybean meal), and to determine the effectiveness of ruminally protected lysine and methionine (RPLM) in improving the utilization of CDG as a protein supplement...

A silage inoculant [Biomin® BioStabil Plus, BSP, a blend of Enterococcus faecium (DSM 3530), Lactobacillus brevis (DSM 19456) and Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 19457)], was used on legume-grass silage [32% of dry matter (DM)] vs. an untreated control silage (CT). The material had mean crude protein (CP) and water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) concentrations of 174 and 88 g/kg,respectively. BSP resu...

backgrounds and objectives: in recent years, food industries and scientists are about to decrease the energy intake of food products according to the rising rate in obesity and the problems of consuming high-caloric products. considering all the benefits the sucrose possess as a natural sweetener, due to some health issues such as, high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, tooth de...

Four lactating dairy cows that were ruminally and duodenally cannulated were used in an experiment with a 4 x 4 Latin square design to determine the effects of the substitution of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) from forage with NDF from wheat middlings, corn gluten feed, or a blend of distillers dried grains and hominy. Dietary crude protein and NDF averaged 18 and 31%, respectively, for the die...

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of soybean (SB) meal (SBM) with increased rumen undegradable protein as roasted SB (RSB), extruded SB (ESB) or their equal blend (RSB + ESB) on production performance, nutrient digestibility, N-utilization efficiency, and blood metabolites in mid-lactation dairy cows. Eight lactating Holstein cows (BW = 534 ± 52 and DIM = 104 ± 5; mean ± SD...

Cottonseed is a product of the cotton-fiber industry that is extensively used as an energy and protein source in dairy cattle diets. It provides a unique blend of protein, energy and fiber compared with other feedstuffs. Cottonseed is fed to dairy cows at 10 to 15% of the total diet dry matter (DM). Diets containing more than 15% cottonseed generally are high in fat and may contain undesirable ...

In this work three capsule-based dry powder inhalers, available for generics product development, were compared. Two technologically different dry powder formulations were used in order to relate the capsule piercing position and motion in the device to their aerodynamic performance. A "pierce and inhale" design, in which the capsules pierced with RS01, HandiHaler or Turbospin devices were aero...