Two experimental factors (dietary treatment with or without pelleted-concentrate supplement (PCS) and sex) were investigated in crossbreed post-weaning calves to monitor their effects on performance, hematological profile, and plasma mineral concentration. Twenty-four post-weaning calves were classified according to sexually (either male or female) and randomly distributed into two dietary trea...

Some of the major issues faced by the poultry industry are about; improving efficiency of production, reducing environmental pollution resulted from litter and reducing food cost. In general, to meet these challenges, series of attempts have been made by researchers. Some of them are inclusion of food additives to improve growth performance, reduction of specific nutrient concentration or manip...

INTRODUCTION Premix insulin is the most commonly used insulin preparation in India. The first Indian premix guidelines were developed in 2009 and thereafter were updated in 2013. There is a need to revisit the Indian premix insulin guidelines, in view of emerging evidence and introduction of newer co-formulations. OBJECTIVE The present consensus has been developed to evaluate available premix...

Using biogenic nanoscale metals (Fe, Cu, ZnO, Se) to supplement into diet premix of reproductive LV (a Vietnamese Luong Phuong chicken breed) chickens resulted in certain improvement of poultry farming. The experimental data obtained showed that the farming indices depend mainly on the quantity of nanocrystalline metals which replaced the inorganic mineral component in the feed premix. All four...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children and adolescents and if effects vary with factors such as vitamin D dose and vitamin D status. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline (1966 to present), Embase (1980 to present), CINAHL (1982 to present)...

introduction feed constitutes 70 to 75 percent of poultry flock costs which vitamins constitute 0.08 % of diet and 2 % of feed costs. vitamins as a group of complex organic compounds are needed in small amounts for normal metabolism of the body. researches have shown that vitamins with smaller particles as vitamin supplements, were more effective and showed higher bioavailability. nano form of ...

Animal feed is commonly formulated with vitamin and mineral premixes to supply the micronutrient requirements of animal. Premixes typically require carriers which act as a delivery system for micronutrients aid in uniformity, dilution, dispersibility across entire mix. However, little information available regarding how different might influence dispersion nutrients throughout premix. Therefore...

Background: A better understanding of how bone mineral density and vitamin D levels are associated with femoralneck and intertrochanteric hip fractures may help inform healthcare providers. We asked: 1) In patients age ≥ 55 years,is there a difference in quantitative ultrasound of the heel (QUS) t-score between patients with fractures of the femoralneck and those with fractures of the intertroc...

A regional study involving 443 litters from 182 sows was conducted at 5 cooperating experiment stations to determine the effects of an i.m. injection of vitamin A at weaning and breeding on subsequent litter size of sows. Sows were assigned to 1 of 3 treatments given at weaning and again at breeding: 1) a placebo i.m. injection (2 mL of corn oil), 2) i.m. injection with 250,000 IU of vitamin A ...