Objective Infertility is one of the most common challenges that women of reproductive age would encounter today. The maternal nutritional status is a particularly important determinant of oocyte quality and embryonic growth. Studies on whether the overall diet can affect reproductive outcomes in infertile women are few. So this study was conducted to assess the relationship between dietary patt...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate and compare antibiotic, organic acid, probiotic and prebiotic effects on performance, egg quality and blood metabolites in commercial laying hens. the experiment was a completely randomized design with 160 laying hens strain hy line (w-36) from 32 to 42 weeks of age with 5 treatments and 4 replicates of 8 hens each. the experimental treatments consisted...

This study was carried out to assess the effect of clinoptilolite coated with silver nanoparticles on meat quality attributes of broiler chickens during frozen storage. A total of 375 one-day-old broiler chicks were assigned in a completely randomized design to 1 of 5 experimental groups including: basal diet, basal diet supplemented with 1% clinoptilolite and basal diet supplemented with 1% cl...

little scientific information is available that has evaluated safflower (carthamus tinctorius) cake as a substitute to conventional ingredients in small ruminants diet. the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of feeding safflower cake in total mixed rations (tmrs) on lamb and kid growth rates, carcass traits and meat fatty acid composition. two consecutive trials were conducted us...

Background Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder due to immune response triggered by ingestion of gluten in the diet. Treatment with lifelong gluten-free diet may impact negatively on the health-related quality of life and may lead to psychological disturbances. The purpose of study was to evaluate quality of life, depression and anxiety in children with celiac disease. Material...

twenty-four holstein male calves (bw=217±57kg) were employed to evaluate the effects of rapeseed oil supplementation on growth, carcass as well as on meat quality and fatty acid content of longissimus thoracis muscle in a completely randomized design. the calves were divided into three groups and allocated to three diets of: a corn/barley-based diet (c); a diet containing 2% (dm basis) rapeseed...

many recent studies overshadow the effects of gluten-free diet. gluten-free diet positive effects were observed in celiac disease patients: increase in body mass index, higher energy intakes, reducing adiposity gain, moderates the risk of the associated complications. however, adhering to a gluten-free diet is difficult for many people. a new solution is needed for quality of life of celiac dis...

in the current iranian poultry industry, antibiotics are the most frequently used additive in feeds to increase the productivity. regarding the negative effects on human health due to consuming chicken whose feeds contain antibiotics, finding an appropriate alternative is of a great importance. this study aims to find an appropriate and harmless feed additive to increase the quality and quantit...

a 3×3 factorial arrangements experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of fennel extract and vitamin d3 on performance, hatchability, chick quality characteristics and immunity. this experiment was done with using 360 ross 308 broiler breeders after molting (84 - 92 weeks) in a completely randomized design with three levels (0, 50, and 100 mg/kg of diet) of fennel extract and three levels...