this study was conducted to investigate the effect of bacillus subtilis and licheni formis on broiler breeder performance and gastrointestinal health of their progenies. a total of 336 broiler breeder hens (cobb 500) from 22 to 32 weeks of age were used in a completely randomized design of 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with four treatments, each with seven replicates. dietary treatments included:...

in this study, 32 multiparous non lactating holstein cows were used to investigate the effects of chromium-l-methionine (cr-met) supplementation and dietary energy source on production and nutrient digestibility during the periparturient period. cows were fed a total mixed ration from 28 days before anticipated calving through 28 days after calving. the study was designed as a randomized comple...

The aim of this study is to manipulate musical cues systematically to determine the aspects of music that contribute to emotional expression, and whether these cues operate in additive or interactive fashion, and whether the cue levels can be characterized as linear or non-linear. An optimized factorial design was used with six primary musical cues (mode, tempo, dynamics, articulation, timbre, ...

abstract in this study 36 holstein bulls (initial bw of 345±61 kg) were randomly assigned to 6 dietary treatments, following a 3×2 factorial arrangement, with 3 concentrate level of fish oil (0, 1 and 2.1% of dm) and 2 levels of alfalfa hay versus corn silage (10 and 20 % of alfalfa hay forage) to investigate the effects of fish oil supplementation and ratio of alfalfa hay and corn silage in di...