Little is known about baseline concentrations of adrenal hormones and hormonal responses to stress in sea ducks, although significant population declines documented in several species suggest that sea ducks are exposed to increased levels of environmental stress. Such declines have been observed in geographically distinct harlequin duck populations. We performed an adrenocorticotropic hormone (...

S OF PAPERS 213 M72 Relationship of Hatch Time to Broiler Chick Percentage Yolk Sac and Subsequent Live Performance John Brake*1, Serdar Ozlu2, Okan Elibol2 1North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; 2University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey Broiler hatching eggs from broiler breeder flocks (Ross 344 X 308SF) at 59 and 55 wk of age were used in Experiments 1 and 2, respectively. Eggs were store...

UNLABELLED We aimed to investigate the effects of creatine (Cr) supplementation on the plasma lipid profile in sedentary male subjects undergoing aerobic training. METHODS Subjects (n = 22) were randomly divided into two groups and were allocated to receive treatment with either creatine monohydrate (CR) (~20 g.day-1 for one week followed by ~10 g.day-1 for a further eleven weeks) or placebo ...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes across the world has been described as a global pandemic. Despite the introduction of new agents, efforts for better management of diabetes are disappointing and the control of blood glucose level remains unsatisfactory. When antidiabetic therapy is initiated, it is now recommended that the selection of agents should be directed towards both fasting as well as ...

The feminization of green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus could expand their utility as a game fish or aquacultured species by preventing overcrowding and precocious reproduction in stocked systems. Feminization also help elucidate information on sex determination system. We report the cohorts via oral administration estradiol-17? (E2) during early development. A low-dose (100 E2 mg per kg diet) high...

Birds use contact incubation to warm their eggs above ambient temperature required for embryonic development. In contrast, birds in the industry as well many breeding programs and scientific studies are incubated conventional incubators that via circulating air. This means have different thermal properties than a incubator. light of previous showing small differences can affect chicks post-hatc...

BACKGROUND Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds are known to exhibit potent antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and nephroprotective activities, as well as serve as excellent membrane stabilizers especially because of their content of novel furostanolic saponins. Our previous studies exhibited the broad spectrum safety and efficacy of Fenfuro, a novel T. foenum-graecum seed extract enriched in fu...

Introduction: During Ramadan, adult Muslims abstain from drinking and eating from sunrise to sunset. This religious practice influences individuals’ lifestyle factors such as eating behavior, meal schedule, and sleep pattern. These changes may affect endocrine and neuroendocrine circadian patterns, and consequently, cardiovascular indices. This study was performed to investigate the effects of ...