Naturally occurring secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism is described in the nestlings of two colonies of cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) from Central Texas (Bryan and San Antonio, Texas, USA). Nestlings from a third colony (Waco, Texas, USA) were collected in a subsequent year for comparison. Birds from the first two colonies consistently had severe osteopenia and associated curving deformi...

Quail production is steadily gaining importance in developing countries like Uganda, particularly in urban and peri-urban areas. However, inappropriate feeding practices such as using the same feed classes across different growth stagesor beyond the recommended growth stageshave been reported among quail farmers. This study evaluated the nutritional properties of quail diets used in urban and p...

introduction phosphorus (p) is an essential element in crop nutrition, which can be growth limiting or an environmental contaminant, if present in excess. on the other hand, tillage practices have a direct effect on behavior and availability of soil p. since, application of different tillage methods lead to different patterns of soil phosphorus distribution, hence p fertilizer needs and p avail...

Abstract Indonesian love beef meatballs. However, meatballs have a high saturated fat content and are expensive. Tilapia fish can replace meatballs’ primary protein source. tilapia has low fillet yield of 20-30%, producing 65-89% waste. The use whole in the production balls increase benefits calcium- phosphorus-rich by-products. Osteoporosis-prone individuals need calcium foods. Notwithstanding...

Although the Indian population is largely vegetarian, not much attention has been given to the cultivation of vegetables, as compared to other crops like cereals, pulses and oil seeds. Therefore, the present study was conducted on two leafy vegetables, spinach (Spanacia oleracea L.) and methi (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) commonly grown in Aligarh, as the two popular vegetables of Indian diet....

The purpose of this study is twofold: to examine macro (calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus) and trace mineral (iron) concentration in oriental supplements (OS), and to define OS prevalence in elite athletes. Participants of this study were 928 varsity athletes (male: 680, female: 248) with 23 sports types. Recent 3-month dietary supplements (DS) and OS practice was surveyed during training peri...

Abstract Phytase is the most common enzyme used in broiler diet mainly to improve phosphorus (P) digestibility and reduce P excretion environment, but its effectiveness together with other enzymes such as xylanase, amylase protease (XAP) not widely evaluated. Current study was conducted evaluate efficacy of Buttiauxella spp. phytase supplementation at 1000 FTU/kg alone combination XAP (2000 U/k...

Low-calcium Fly ash-based alkali-activated materials (AAM) have some extraordinary properties such as high fire resistance and low shrinkage. However, they lower strength setting time when curing at ambient temperature conditions. Therefore, this research aimed to improve the of low-calcium fly AAM The effect changes in concentration modulus sodium silicate condition were studied on AAM. ash ty...

Both synthetic and natural antioxidants are using in the food industries. The evaluation of the former showed its potential carcinogenic effects. So, different studies focused on natural materials as the rich source of antioxidant compounds. The aim of the present study was to evaluate some chemical properties of watermelon peel (WMP). So the minerals content, physicochemical parameters, antiox...

Abstract In Indonesia, soil degradation is occurring. A strategy to improve conditions by applying biochar as a amendment. On the other hand, Indonesia an agricultural country with many types of biomass that can be converted into biochar. Sawdust mahogany, teak, and sappan wood from furniture industry easy find has great potential raw materials for This study used X-ray fluorescence spectrometr...