The MILC Collaboration We study the effects of different " fat link " actions for Kogut-Susskind quarks on flavor symmetry breaking. Our method is mostly empirical-we compute the pion spectrum with different valence quark actions on common sets of sample lattices. Different actions are compared, as best we can, at equivalent physical points. We find significant reductions in flavor symmetry bre...

Obesity is characterized by chronic activation of inflammatory pathways in peripheral tissues. In this issue, Zhang et al. (2008) demonstrate that inflammation also occurs in the central nervous system where it disrupts activity of the hypothalamus leading to resistance to leptin that is mediated by activation of IKK and the endoplasmic reticulum stress response.

Barber, Braude, Mitchell & Cassidy (1955, and unpublished work) have observed that the growth rate of fattening pigs can be enhanced by including in their rations a mineral mixture supplying 250p.p.m. copper in the diet. In order to substantiate these findings a field trial was carried out in which eight centres co-operated. At four of the centres two replicates of the test were run, so that al...

Suppose that there is a probability density function for how bad things might get, but that the overall rate at which this probability density function slims down to approach zero in the tail is uncertain. The paper shows how a basic precautionary principle of tail fattening could then apply. The worse is the contemplated damage, the more should a decision maker consider the bad tail to be amon...

Diverse customary patterns of eating, drinking or movement are hypothesised to be effective in weight control based on laboratory experiments or theoretical calculations, in some cases supported by ecologically valid evidence. This method is applicable to healthy members of the public and to patients at high risk of and from obesity such as those having type-2 diabetes or chronic arthritis. Wei...

BACKGROUND Facilities for fattening pigs offer limited possibilities for exploration and wet feeding systems, where the pigs drink the food instead of eating it, have expanded on behalf of dry feeding systems. As little has been made to evaluate liquid feeding from the point of view of the pigs, the aims of this study were to compare behaviour in general and behaviour at feeding in particular o...

The aim of this study was to compare the environmental impact of the straw-flow system for fattening pigs with the slatted-floor system by measuring pollutant gas emissions such as ammonia (NH3), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), manure nitrogen (N) content and emissions of water vapour (H2O). Three successive batches of 32 pigs were fattened. For each batch, pigs wer...

The study determined the profitability of cattle fattening in Maiduguri. Data were collected from a random sample 300 fatteners using well-structured questionnaire. data analyzed gross margin analysis and stochastic profit production function. Analysis cost returns revealed mean per N46, 581.63 with feed accounting for more than 83.9% average total variable cattle. This suggests that is highly ...

It was assumed that the industry of beef cattle breeding being created in Krasnodar Territory would meet needs population beef. Due to fact there are not enough cattle, dairy bulls raised and fattened. Positive results obtained case when, along with an increase number fattened livestock animals, their intensive rearing feeding is introduced. In our studies, fattening Holstein Black-and-White bu...