Mycoplasma bacteria are virtually ubiquitous in layer chicken flocks, and Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the species of greatest concern to commercial egg producers. Live M. gallisepticum vaccines were initially approved by the USDA for use in commercial layers in 1988 to help control M. gallisepticum outbreaks. In the present study, 2 trials were conducted to determine the effects of 2 currently ...

The objective of this study was to determine the true digestible P requirement of 40- to 60-kg (Exp. 1) and 60- to 80-kg (Exp. 2) pigs by broken-line analysis of growth performance data using 6 levels of true digestible P. In each 3-wk experiment, 108 barrows and gilts were used, and 6 levels of monocalcium phosphate were added to a corn-soybean meal-based diet to establish 6 graded levels of t...

We show the density of smooth Sobolev functions Wk,∞(Ω)∩C∞(Ω) in Orlicz-Sobolev spaces Lk,Ψ(Ω) for bounded simply connected planar domains Ω and doubling Young Ψ.

F-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum (FMG) may alter reproductive performance in layers through its effects on lipid metabolism. Therefore, the influences of 1.5% supplemental dietary poultry fat (PF) and FMG infection on the early performance of commercial egg-laying hens were determined. Birds were either sham- or FMG-inoculated at 12 wk, and experimental diets were initiated at 20 wk of age. Bo...

Abstract While systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionally affects women versus men, elevation in 17β -estradiol (E2) alone is not sufficient to promote the development of autoantibody producing B cells. The objective present study determine if B-cell intrinsic mechanisms contribute increased TLR7 response E2 stimulation. We identified that there were elevated circulating levels young ...

AIM To compare the results of arthroscopic capsular release with intra-articular steroid injections in patients of frozen shoulder. METHODS Fifty-six patients with frozen shoulder were randomised to one of two treatment groups: Group 1, complete 360 degree arthroscopic capsular release and group 2, intra-articular corticosteroid injection (40 mg methyl prednisolone acetate). Both groups were ...

Methods Using a randomized, double-blind design, 30 healthy men (mean ± SD age, height, weight, % body fat: 25.7 ± 6.7 y, 178.0 ± 6.4 cm, 84.4 ± 10.7 kg, 18.9 ± 7.0%) were matched for age, resistance training history, daily caffeine intake, weekly meat consumption, bench press strength, bench press endurance, and percent body fat and then randomly assigned to ingest 2–3 scoops per day of SP250 ...

A study was conducted to determine the quantitative effects of feeding amount and withdrawal period of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) from the diet on growth performance, carcass quality, and pork fat fatty acid profile. A total of 432 pigs (29.8 +/- 0.2 kg of BW) were randomly allotted to 1 of 9 dietary treatments in a completely randomized arrangement. The 9 treatments were...

the effect of3levels of methionine (nrc recommended, 5 percent more than nrc recommended and 10 percent more than nrc recommended) and 2 levels of fat (0 and 5 percent) on some economical traits (performance and carcass) of broilers using a 2x3 factorial experiment with completely randomized design based on two rearing stages, starter (0-3 wk) and grower (4-6 wk) was studied. anova of the effec...