The effects of high and medium feed value grass silage or maize silage (MS), each offered with a range of concentrate feed levels, and ad libitum concentrate on the performance of finishing lambs, which were either shorn or unshorn, were evaluated. Three silages were used: 1 medium feed value (MFV) and 1 high feed value (HFV) grass silage (DM digestibility [DMD] of 71.3% and 74.5%, respectively...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated a correlation between perceived stress and oxidative stress. As SOD is the main enzyme of the enzymatic antioxidant defence system of the body, we evaluated the effect of an oral daily intake of a proprietary melon juice concentrate rich in SOD (EXTRAMEL) on the signs and symptoms of stress and fatigue in healthy volunteers. METHODS This randomized,...

Abstract Long distance transportation can cause significant physiological changes in goats that impact their wellbeing. This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of habituation livestock trailer on plasma catecholamine profile transported for long periods. A total 168 intact male Spanish were separated into two treatment (TRT) groups and maintained different paddocks a split-plot d...

Supplementation emerges as a simple strategy to improve animal productivity in systems that adopt deferred grass pasture the basic diet. This study aimed evaluate effect of levels supplementation mesquite pod meal on intake, digestibility nutrients, and body weight (BW) gain goats grazing deferred. Thirty-five (35) goat males (24.0 ± 2.9 kg BW) were distributed completely randomized design, wit...

Present experiment examined the supplementary effect of a tailor-made supplement to farmers’-based diet in crossbred calves. Male calves (15) were randomly allocated 3 dietary treatments consisting 5 each. The were: Control- cereal straw-based with concentrate mixture as per farmers’ practices; CS (customised supplement)- control additional customised @ 0.25% BW; SD-standard diet. Serum glucose...

This thesis consists of studies concerning the effects of dry period energy feeding, and early lactation energy and protein feeding on the metabolic and hormonal status, tissue mobilisation and lactation performance in dairy cows. In all studies, restricted amounts of grass silage were fed during the dry period, and lead feeding with concentrate was applied during the last three weeks of pregna...

INTRODUCTION We attempted to supplement traditional insecticide spraying by treating peridomiciliar food sources with a powder formulation. METHODS Two groups of houses were treated with deltamethrin suspension concentrate (SC), one of which had its primary peridomestic food sources treated with deltamethrin 2P. RESULTS Triatoma brasiliensis was the most commonly captured triatomine. Birds,...