feeding behavior of yellowfin seabream larvae during the first two weeks of larval life was studied by feeding larvae  on different ratios of live food and  microencapsulated diet (med). food consumption rate increased progressively with increasing larval weight. the results from visual observation of the larval guts under a light microscope indicated that yellowfin seabream larvae were able to...

AIM The study was conducted to estimate the contribution of edible byproducts of Barbari kids to their live and carcass weight as well as to assess textural and color characteristics and microbiological status of these byproducts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Percent live weight, Percent carcass weight, Texture, color, and microbiological analysis was done for edible byproducts viz. liver, heart, ki...

BACKGROUND After decades of decline, stillbirth rates have increased in several industrialized countries in recent years. We examined data from the province of British Columbia, Canada, in an attempt to explain this unexpected phenomenon. METHODS We carried out a retrospective population-based cohort study of all births in British Columbia from 2000 to 2010. Outcomes of interest included over...

Background In recent years, concerns have been raised about human reproductive disorders. Caffeine consumption is increasing by the world’s population and there is a relationship between caffeine intake and adverse reproductive outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of caffeine on implantation sites, number of live births, birth weight, crown-rump length (CRL) and abnormali...

This experiment was conducted to determine the chemical composition and gross energy of poultry by product meal (PBPM) and the effects of different levels of inclusion of poultry by product meal on broiler chicken performance, serum uric acid and carcass characteristics. Three samples of PBPM produced in Ardabil province located in northwest of Iran, were provided during one month sampling peri...

Five hundred thirty-four steers were evaluated over a 2-yr period to develop and validate prediction equations for estimating carcass composition from live animal ultrasound measurements and to compare these equations with those developed from carcass measurements. Within 5 d before slaughter, steers were ultrasonically measured for 12th-rib fat thickness (UFAT), longissimus area (ULMA), rump f...

background: singleton pregnancy with a live birth beyond 37 weeks of gestation is the ultimate goal of any assisted reproductive technology. however, singletons conceived after art are found to have a poor perinatal outcome in comparison to naturally conceived singletons. it was hypothesized that the outcome of singleton conceived after transfer of two or more embryos may be dependent on the sh...

Footrot is a highly contagious bacterial disease of sheep affecting the interdigital skin and surrounding soft and hard horn of a hoof, often resulting in severe lameness. This study was aimed at estimating the effect of footrot on weight gain of affected animals, and characterising the variation between animals in terms of phenotypic, environmental and genetic components. A general approach wa...

An experiment was conducted in which adult Suffolk ewes were given an ad libitum diet for 9 months and then compared with control sheep fed a maintenance diet. The changes in body weight and food intake could be divided into three phases. In the first phase, a high food intake 3-3.5 times the maintenance level corresponded to a high body weight gain of more than 200 g/day. In the second phase, ...