The cost of feed is the most important cost in pig or poultry (meat, egg, etc.) production (#6070%); the energy component represents the greatest proportion (>80%) of that cost; while protein and minerals (phosphorus mainly) supplies in feed are much less expensive but crucial for performance of animals and levels of wastes and potential pollutions in the environment. Therefore, it is important...

BACKGROUND the Mini Nutritional Assessment is a validated clinical tool for the assessment of nutritional status in older people. Moderate to severe malnutrition is common in elderly patients in hospital and is associated with a poor outcome. OBJECTIVES to determine whether the Mini Nutritional Assessment can predict the outcome of hospital stay in older individuals. SETTING a tertiary-care...

Recently, industrial and agricultural by-products, resulting from crops, fruit vegetable processing which can be used in animal diets have become a hot topic the feed industry. This review focuses on agro-industry by-products as feeds, not only for nutritional values, but also their nutricine contribution. In this review, we described chemical composition of some feeds limiting factors feeding.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nutritional assessment in the elderly is difficult and different from that performed in younger people. There are specific tools for that purpose, such as the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI). The study objective was to compare this index to the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective, observational analytical study including 113 hos...

A comprehensive study of feed staff animal origin was carried out to identify the most efficient ways use as components compound feeds. In samples feeds (fish meal, fish extrudate, meat and bone meal), parameters nutritional value safety were determined. It found that stable content crude protein essential critical amino acids characteristic which is advisable be used for purpose balancing youn...

three experiments of 60 days duration were conducted in post larval stage of indian white shrimp, fenneropenaeus indicus, to explore the appropriate protein: lipid ratios in their diets. a common ingredient mixture consisting of; fish meal, shrimp meal, ground nut oil cake, cholesterol, lecithin, vitamins and minerals blended with chicken egg albumin, tapioca flour and cellulose (filler) was us...

Optimal feeding of low birth weight (LBW) infants improves their immediate survival and subsequent growth and development. Being a heterogeneous group comprising term and preterm neonates, their feeding abilities, fluid and nutritional requirements are quite different from normal birth weight infants. A practical approach to feeding a LBW infant including choice of initial feeding method, progr...