AIM This study was planned to investigate the effect of feeding different levels of chayote (Sechium edule) meal by replacing standard concentrate mixture (CM) on the growth parameters such as feed intake, body weight gain, average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR), and nutrient utilization in indigenous pig of Mizoram. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four growing indigenous pigs ...

Feed represents over 65 percent of the cost for poultry production. Fast-growing and high-producing poultry are fed high calorie and high protein maize-soybean-based diets. Considering the high demand for maize and other oil crops for biofuel production, finding alternative sources of energy could reduce production costs. Camelina sativa is an oilseed crop of the Brassica family that is emergin...

The variation in spontaneous meal patterning was studied in three genotypes (tau +/+, tau +/- and tau -/-) of the Syrian hamster with an altered circadian period. Feeding activity was monitored continuously in 13 individuals from each genotype in constant dim light conditions. All three genotypes had on average six feeding episodes during the circadian cycle (about 20h in homozygous tau mutants...

A significant diurnal variation in the rates of lipogenesis in vivo in brown adipose tissue occurred in both virgin and lactating rats. On a meal-feeding regime of either a chow, high-sucrose, or high-lipid diet, there was a very large increase in BAT lipogenesis following the meal. The rates observed after the sucrose meal are the highest so far reported. There was no significant difference in...

The mosquito's body temperature increases dramatically when it takes a blood meal from a warm-blooded, vertebrate host. By using the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, we demonstrate that this boost in temperature following a blood meal prompts the synthesis of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). This response, elicited by the temperature of the blood meal, is most robust in the mosquito's midgut...

Daily restricted access to food leads to the development of food anticipatory activity and metabolism, which depends upon an as yet unidentified food-entrainable oscillator(s). A premeal anticipatory peak in circulating hormones, including corticosterone is also elicited by daily restricted feeding. High-fat feeding is associated with elevated levels of corticosterone with disrupted circadian r...

The impact of optimal temperature, osmotic pressure, and diet viscosity on the number of mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi) feeding through a membrane, and on the size of the blood meal, was evaluated. An increase in diet viscosity decreased the number of imbibing mosquitoes, reduced the size of the ingested meal, and resulted in a slower rate of weight loss after feeding. The possible effect of ...

backgroundcomplementary feeding practices play an important role in growth and development of the children. this study aimed to determine the complementary feeding practices status among children aged 6- 23 months and its association with various socio- demographic factors.materials and methodsthis community based cross-sectional study was conducted at field practice area of urban health center...

A common question asked regarding feeding the performance horse is when should the horse be fed hay relative to grain and exercise. Should the horse receive hay before, with or after a grain meal. Research in our laboratory (Pagan et al, 1997) with resting horses showed that time of hay feeding affected glycemic response to a grain meal and total plasma protein (TPP) concentration. Increases in...