The effect of feeding tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seed husk (TSH) as a source of tannin on dry matter intake (DMI), digestibility, N balance, milk yield and milk composition was studied in crossbred dairy cows in mid-lactation. The study included lactation and metabolism trials. The lactation trial was conducted using nine multiparous cows in mid-lactation in a switchback design. The cows were...

The association of radiolabelled taurocholic acid with the solid fraction of a faecal fermentation mixture was measured. A human faecal inoculum was incubated with [24-14C]taurocholic acid and several non-starch polysaccharide sources (pectin, wheat bran, ispaghula (Plantago ovata) husk and seed), glucose or a substrate-free control. Portions of fermentation mixture were taken at 0, 3, 6, 21 an...

In order toexplore the regulation mechanism of macadamia fruitlet abscission induced by ‘starvation stress’, a treatment girdling and defoliation was applied to bearing shoots cultivar ‘H2’ at early stage fruit development, simulating starvation stress interrupting carbon supply fruit. The levels carbohydrates, hormones, related gene expression in different tissues (husk, seed, pedicel) were in...

The physiologically active, gel-forming fraction of the alkali-extractable polysaccharides of Plantago ovata Forsk seed husk (psyllium seed) and some derived partial hydrolysis products were studied by compositional and methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy. Resolving the conflicting claims of previous investigators, the material was found to be a neutral arabinoxylan (arabinose 22.6%, xylo...

Many studies on the efficiency of feeding in finches concentrate on husking time in relation to average seed size and bird size. Large species are capable of eating larger seeds and are able to husk large seeds faster than smaller species. It is generally assumed that husking time is related to bite force. However, there are very few studies that investigate the relationship between husking tim...

This study was conducted to evaluate the properties of cement bonded particleboard made from rice husk and sawdust. Sawdust and rice husk fine boards were made using two ratios of cement and particles of 70:30 and 80:20, but rice husk coarse was made with a ratio of cement and particle of 80:20. The density of sawdust and rice husk fine boards in a ratio of cement and particles of 70:30 was 960...

The scarcity of water has become a growing problem worldwide. search for new sources therefore intensified, and one these is greywater. objective this article to evaluate the effectiveness three different coagulants obtained from Moringa oleiferaseed (seed husk, ground seed, degreased) in synthetic methodology planned stages; first stage, seeds were selected, unsheathed, dried sun 24 hours, coa...

This work investigates the interactions in NOX chemistry during biomass co-combustion a continuous lab-scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Co-combustion experiments were performed at air staged and unstaged conditions, gas composition flue within reactor was measured. The used fuels straw, sunflower husk, sewage sludge, seed. Based on NO concentration gas, straw-sunflower husk seed additive, ...

In this study, adsorption of zinc onto the adsorbent (untreated rice husk and NaOH-treated rice husk) was examined. During the removal process, batch technique was used, and the effects of pH and contact time were investigated. Langmuir isotherm was applied in order to determine the efficiency of NaOH-treated rice husk used as an adsorbent. The zinc adsorption was fast, and equilibrium was atta...