AIM Preterm infants begin the transition from gastric tube feeds to sucking feeds around 34 weeks' postmenstrual age. We compared physiological stability in two bottle feeding positions, cradle hold versus side lying in preterm infants. METHODS Randomised crossover trial of infants <34 weeks' gestation at birth, ≥34 weeks' postmenstrual age at study and receiving at least two sucking feeds/da...

There is growing evidence suggesting that by improving gut integrity and function, less energy partitioned toward immune responses related to xenobiotic infiltration, sparing for productive purposes. Gluconic acid its salts have previously shown prebiotic effects in the lower of nonruminant animals, where they serve as a precursor butyrate, although ruminants limited. Butyrate fermentative prec...

Feed was first pelleted in the US in the early 1900’s. All commercial broilers & turkeys are fed feed that has been pelleted, a process which has not really changed much over these many years. In fact, the exact economic benefit may not be well defined. Feed mills exist today as part of all integrated operations, and are thought of as a necessary, major cost center. Most have worked hard to red...

Switchgrass was pelleted to evaluate the effect of densification on acidic and alkaline pretreatment efficacy. Bulk density and durability of pellets were 724 kg/m(3) and 95%, respectively. Ground switchgrass (D(90) = 21.7 mm) was further ground to a fine power (D(90) = 0.5mm) in the pellet mill prior to densification. This grinding increased enzymatic hydrolyzate glucose yields of non-pretreat...

Among the numerous new functionalities of the Internet, commonly called Web 2.0, Web syndication illustrates the trend for better and faster information sharing. Web feeds (a.k.a RSS feeds), which were used mostly on weblogs at first, are now also widely used in academic, scientific and institutional websites such as PubMed. As very few French language feeds were listed or catalogued in the Hea...