Effects of prepartum fat supplementation of the dam on cold tolerance of calves were determined in two studies. In Exp. 1, 22 F1, crossbred heifers gestating F2 calves received diets containing either 1.7 or 4.7% dietary fat starting at d 230+/-2d of gestation. Safflower seeds (Carthamus tinctorius) containing 37% oil with 79% linoleic acid were the supplemental fat source in isocaloric-isonitr...

In 2010, 46 per cent of Irish-born mothers were breastfeeding at hospital discharge, in comparison with 84 per cent of non-Irish-born mothers. Using data from the Irish National Perinatal Reporting System, we find that maternal country of birth is a large and highly significant predictor of breastfeeding at hospital discharge in Ireland over the period 2004-2010. Furthermore, we find that most ...

Let$ P_{n}(x)= sum_{i=0}^{n} A_{i}x^{i}$ be a random algebraicpolynomial, where $A_{0},A_{1}, cdots $ is a sequence of independent random variables belong to the domain of attraction of the normal law. Thus $A_j$'s for $j=0,1cdots $ possesses the characteristic functions $exp {-frac{1}{2}t^{2}H_{j}(t)}$, where $H_j(t)$'s are complex slowlyvarying functions.Under the assumption that there exist ...

We show that for any 1 ≤ t ≤ c̃n log−5/2 n, the set of unconditional convex bodies in R contains a t-separated subset of cardinality at least exp ( exp ( c t2 log(1 + t) n )) . This implies the existence of an unconditional convex body in R which cannot be approximated within the distance d by a projection of a polytope with N faces unless N ≥ exp(c(d)n). We also show that for t ≥ 2, the cardina...

Four experiments were conducted to determine the effects of supplemental Trp on meat quality, plasma and salivary cortisol, and plasma lactate. Experiment 1 was a preliminary study to measure plasma cortisol concentrations in 4 barrows (50 kg of BW) that were snared for 30 s at time 0 min. Pigs were bled at -60, -30, -15, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 min. Plasma cortisol ...

We consider one-dimensional difference Schrödinger equations [H(x, ω)φ](n) ≡ −φ(n− 1)− φ(n+ 1) + V (x+ nω)φ(n) = Eφ(n), n ∈ Z, x, ω ∈ [0, 1] with real analytic function V (x). We study the eigenvalues of the problem H(x,ω)φ = Eφ on a finite interval [1, N ] with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We assume that the Lyapunov exponents of H(x,ω)φ(n) = Eφ(n), n ∈ Z are positive for all E. If V (x) is ...

Rumen epithelial Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE) catalyzes the exchange of extracellular Na(+) for intracellular H(+). Thus, it is of importance in the maintenance of Na and pH homeostasis of rumen epithelial cells. We have tested the hypothesis that an increase in energy and protein intake induces alterations of NHE isoform 1, 2, and 3 (NHE1, NHE1, and NHE3, respectively) mRNA abundance in the rume...