The objective of the present experiment was to quantify the gas production parameters, methane emission and microbial nitrogen production of a conventional total mixed ration including corn silage, alfalfa hay, wheat straw and concentrate (390, 110, 22 and 478 g/kg of diet DM, respectively) treated with different levels of Natuzyme® and pre-incubation time after enzyme administration. Two hundr...

Azathiopnine was without significant mutagenic potential (Table 1, Experiment 1) when exposure of the bacteria to the drug was carried out under the standard procedure developed by Ames et a!. (1, 3). However, when the initial exposure of the bacteria to the test agent was allowed to occur under anaerobic conditions, a mutagenic effect was cleanly demonstrable (Table 1, Experiment 1). This effe...

The proportion of acidic purple soils has increased. Consequently, an effective method for amelioration is urgently needed. A 40 day incubation experiment using apple tree biochar, fermented sheep manure and chicken was conducted to assess the effects organic materials on acidity fertility soil. results showed that application increased soil pH decreased soil-exchangeable acidity. All treatment...

The effect of the incubation of zinc (Zn) applied to the soil on Zn uptake and the Zn concentrations in chemical extractants was studied. In a glasshouse experiment using a Zn-deficient gravelly sandy loam, the effect of recently applied Zn was compared with that of Zn incubated with the soil for 15 days at 40°C on growth and Zn uptake by navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Gallaroy). At the sec...

Swim-up spermatozoa from the seminal samples of non-smokers, usually not exposed to passive smoking, were treated in vitro with nicotine (NIC) and cotinine (COT) at the average levels found in smokers' seminal plasma and at levels 500 times higher than this average. This was done to evaluate the action of these drugs on sperm motility. Each sample was allowed to swim up in Tyrode's solution wit...