Induced molting increases egg quality and egg production and extends the productive life of hens. Molting is accomplished by feed withdrawal, which has received criticism, and alternatives described thus far result in poor postmolt performance. Melengestrol acetate at a dosage of 4 or 8 mg/d, in a balanced diet, leads to reversible regression of the reproductive tract. However, this alternative...

Introduction: Micro-CT scanner with a resolution of about 5 micrometers is one of the modalities used to create three-dimensional/two-dimensional images of urinary stones. This study aimed to optimize imaging parameters in micro-computed tomography (CT) scanner based on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of urinary stones for the analysis of stone composition. <stro...

The increasing market demand for Ready-To-Eat fresh produce promotes the keen interest in developing a rapid, sensitive and reliable method determining shelf life of fresh-cut produce. In this study, we developed non-destructive headspace detection approach using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coated fibers coupled with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), to detect volatile biochemical chan...

Soil erosion can be considered as one of the most important obstacles in the way of sustainable development of agriculture and natural resources. The aim of this study is to estimate erosion and sediment yield of basin using Erosion Potential Method, in Gorganrud basin, north of Iran. The main factors in the EPM (slope average percent, erosion, rock and soil resistance, and land-use) were evalu...

As a non-destructive detection method, an electronic nose can be used to assess the freshness of meats by collecting and analyzing their odor information. Deep learning automatically extract features uncover potential patterns in data, minimizing influence subjective factors such as selecting artificially. A transfer-learning-based model was proposed for detect chicken breasts this study. First...

The effects of a series of balanced dietary protein levels on egg production and egg quality parameters of laying hens from 18 through 74 wk of age were investigated. One hundred forty-four pullets (Bovans) were randomly assigned to individual cages with separate feeders including 3 different protein level series of isocaloric diets. Diets were separated into 4 phases of 18-22, 23-32, 33-44, an...