The present study was undertaken to observe the chemical composition of different types of sawdust available in the urban and peri-urban areas of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Twenty different types of sawdust from different plants were collected from study areas. Chemical analyses of the samples were carried out in triplicate for moisture, dry matter (DM), metabolizable energy (ME), crude protein (C...

THE HOG excels other livestock as an economical converter of feed into body tissue, the products of which are largely meat and fat. Fundamentally, the nutritive requirements of swine are not so complicated as those of other classes of livestock. The swine ration is largely made up of concentrated feeds with only a small proportion of roughage, aside from good pasture. Hogs grow rapidly and most...

After a milk meal, bucket-fed calves show non-nutritive oral activities, including cross-sucking, and this can discourage producers from rearing them in groups. Sucking is known to induce a quiet state in humans and rats. We examined if nutritive sucking affects non-nutritive oral activities in calves, if it reduces arousal (assessed through behavior and cardiac activity), and if sucking a dry ...

Background Non-nutritive sucking is part of the initial development process in preterm infants that may speed up the transition from the tube to oral feeding. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of non-nutritive sucking on mother's finger on feeding tolerance and attainment of independent oral feeding in preterm infants. Materials and Methods This single blind clinical trial was co...

BACKGROUND Breastfeeding of premature babies. AIM To describe breastfeeding in premature babies with very low birth weight (VLBW) and its association with the oral motor system (OMS) and with maternal-child bonding. METHOD A cross-sectional study with 48 VLBW premature babies. An interview with the mothers, as well as the evaluation of the newborns' OMS and signs of attachment was performed...

1. Survival of cells without cell proliferation. 2. Cell multiplication without increase in protoplasmic matter, due to the presence of substances stimulating mitosis and the absence of the proper nutritive elements in the culture medium. 3. Proliferation of cells with new formation of protoplasmic matter through utilization of nutritive substances contained in t,he culture medium under conditi...

The present work carried out to establish the necessary pharmacognostic standards, according to the WHO guidelines for evaluating the plant material of Curcuma pseudomontana J. Graham rhizome. Pharmacognostic parameters such as macroscopic, microscopic, physicochemical constituents, fluorescence analysis, nutritive value, behavior analysis of rhizome powder and TLC studies were performed. Macro...

Artificially sweetened beverage consumption has been linked to obesity, and it has been hypothesized that considerable exposure to nonnutritive sweeteners may be associated with impaired energy regulation. The reward system plays an integral role in modulating energy intake, but little is known about whether habitual use of artificial sweetener (i.e., diet soda consumption) may be related to al...

Lepidium latifolium Linn. (perennial pepperweed) is one of the preferred phytofoods among cold arid region of Ladakh, India and its leaves contribute significantly to people's diet. This study was conducted to determine its nutritive value and antioxidant activity. Plant samples from three different locations were selected in the present study. Results showed that this plant is an excellent sou...