Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide, characterized by liver fatty acid accumulation and fibrosis, not due to excessive alcohol consumption. Notably, nutritional habits have been reported to be implicated in the onset and severity of the hepatic damage, while the Mediterranean diet has shown beneficial effects on NAFLD. Free radicals and oxidative...

Feed is the greatest single cost factor in pig production. In pig diets, energy accounts for the largest proportion of the cost. Therefore, it is critically important that the energy content of a diet is characterized in the best possible way. There are several systems available for the characterization of dietary energy. The most common ones digestible and metabolizable energy describe the ene...

A nonlinear programming optimization model was developed to maximize margin over feed cost in broiler feed formulation and is described in this paper. The model identifies the optimal feed mix that maximizes profit margin. Optimum metabolizable energy level and performance were found by using Excel Solver nonlinear programming. Data from an energy density study with broilers were fitted to quad...

The present study was done to evaluate the antiurolithiatic effect of a polyherbal formulation on glycolic acid-induced urolithiasis in rats. Oxalate urolithiasis was produced by the addition of 3% glycolic acid to the diet for a period for 42 days. In this study the level of oxalate, calcium and phosphorus was significantly increased whereas the level of sodium and potassium was significantly ...

Measures of amino acid (AA) digestibility are used widely to estimate bioavailability of AA in feed and food ingredients for monogastric animals. In principle, the digestibility assay is simpler than in vivo assessments of AA bioavailability and allows for simultaneous estimation of the bioavailability of all AA in an experimental diet. It is generally assumed that absorption of intact AA in th...

OBJECTIVE Analyse the importance of components of Mediterranean diet in functional feeding. DESIGN We have based the study in a bibliographic review. RESULTS Many of the characteristic components of the traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) are known to have positive effects on health, capacity and well-being, and can be used to design functional foods. Vegetables, fruits and nuts are all ric...

A bacterial formulation containing spores of a Brevibacillus laterosporus strain from Sardinia, known to be toxic by ingestion to the house fly (Musca domestica), was assayed in laboratory, outdoor, and field conditions for the control of immature stages of this pest. In all laboratory assays, the bacterial formulation exhibited toxicity against house fly larvae. A concentration of 1 x 10(8) sp...

Wheat germ, the main fatty component of wheat grain, is characterized by consisting of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as its elevated content of natural antioxidant i.e. α-tocopherol. Cookies were prepared from wheat germ oil (WGO) with the objective of providing higher antioxidant content in the diet. Normal shortening was replaced with WGO at the levels of 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% in the c...