In order to evaluate the effect of diets with Ganoderma lucidum mushroom powder and zinc-bacitracin on growth performance, carcass traits, lymphoid organ weights, intestinal characteristics in broilers, a total 600 one-day-old unsexed broilers from Cobb 500 MV × FF genotype was analyzed for 28 days, following completely randomized design three dietary treatments, five replicates 40 birds per re...

Activities of twelve hydrolytic enzymes in the digestive tract of young rabbits before weaning (4 weeks old) and adult rabbits (3 months old) were measured. The principal digestive enzymes in both groups of rabbits appeared to be amylase (EC 3.2.1.1), maltase (EC 3.2.1.20), pectinase (EC 3.2.1.15) and proteinases. The stomach of young rabbits contained most of the lipolytic activity and 45.7% o...

abstract background: end-to-side esophagojejunostomy has almost always been associated with some degree of dysphagia. to overcome this complication we decided to perform an end-to-end anastomosis and compare it with end-to-side roux-en-y esophagojejunostomy. methods: in this prospective study, between 1998 and 2005, 71 patients with a diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma underwent total gastrect...

Introduction: The gut microbiota is the microorganisms in digestive tract. They are mainly bacteria. play a very important role maintaining body's homeostasis. state of influenced by lifestyle including diet, stress and physical activity. In irritable bowel syndrome, there disorders composition intestinal microbiota. It also associated with disruption proper functioning gut-brain axis. Aim: aim...

Enzymatic antioxidant activities (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase) and lipid peroxidation were determined in different tissues (gills, heart, digestive tract, liver, white muscle, skin, red blood cells, swimbladder) of trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii). Total tissue antioxidant activity was, except for catalase, generally...

The gut (gastrointestinal tract) is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus [1]. The GI tract comprises the foregut, midgut, and hindgut, and each region gives rise to different tissues and organs. For example the foregut endoderm gives rise to the epithelium of the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, and proximal duodenum. The...

Computed tomography (CT) exams were conducted to determine the distribution of abdominal fat identified based on the CT number measured in Hounsfield Units (HU) and to measure the volume of the abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat in minipigs. The relationship between the CT-based fat volumes of several vertebral levels and the entire abdomen and anthropometric data including the sagittal ab...