An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of copper chelates in the form of methionine, chitosan and yeast on the performance of laying hens. Four hundred ISA Brown layers, 84 wks old, were assigned to 4 treatments: control, 100 ppm Cu in methionine chelate (Met-Cu), 100 ppm Cu as chitosan chelate (Chitosan-Cu) and 100 ppm Cu as yeast chelate (Yeast-Cu). ...

To investigate the effect of dietary calcitriol supplementation on performance, bone mineral turnover and ileal nutrient digestibility of laying hens fed diets deficient in calciumphosphorus (Ca-P) level, 100 Hy-Line W-36 laying hens (56 wk-aged) were randomly distributed between 5 replicates of 4 dietary treatments. Experimental Diets included two dietary Ca-P levels (sufficient as recommended...

Many studies in humans volunteers have shown that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplied as triacylglycerol can increase DHA levels in blood lipids but often strongly decreases those of arachidonic acid (AA). The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of dietary supplementation with egg-yolk powder enriched in DHA, corresponding to the French recommended dietary allowance for...

Six groups of grass carp (average weight 266.9 ± 0.6 g) were fed diets containing 197, 385, 770, 1082, 1436 and 1795 mg choline/kg, for 8 weeks. Fish growth, and muscle nutrient (protein, fat and amino acid) content of young grass carp were significantly improved by appropriate dietary choline. Furthermore, muscle hydroxyproline concentration, lactate content and shear force were improved by op...

BACKGROUND Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common, lethal disease of childhood. One of 3500 new-born males suffers from this universally-lethal disease. Other than the use of corticosteroids, little is available to affect the relentless progress of the disease, leading many families to use dietary supplements in hopes of reducing the progression or severity of muscle wasting. Argi...

Little is known of the prevalence and motives of dietary supplement use amongst dancers from different cultures. Investigating supplement use, presumed effects, and other factors may be crucial for improving educational and nutritional advice provided for this cohort. Therefore, this study investigated the use of dietary supplements in 334 dancers from 53 countries, who completed a digitally ba...

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY The intestinal bacterial community of the horse is a key determinant of intestinal and whole body health. Understanding the bacterial community structure and function is an important foundation for studies of intestinal health and disease. OBJECTIVES To describe the faecal bacterial community and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of the faecal metabolome of health...

BACKGROUND The primary prevention of illness at the population level, the ultimate aim of medicine, seems out of reach for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has a strong genetic component, and its pathogenesis begins long before the emergence of psychosis, as early as fetal brain development. Cholinergic neurotransmission at nicotinic receptors is a pathophysiological mechanism related to one aspect...

Gut microbiota was analyzed in children, aged 6–18 months and su$ering from atopic dermatitis before and a"er 3 month supplementation of their diet with Lactobacillus casei DN – 114001 in a dose of 10 cells daily. On completion of this period the total number of fecal Lactobacillus sp. cells decreased from 7.86 Log 10 CFU/g to 6.40 Log 10 CFU/g. A"er the next 5 months (without dietary supplemen...

six hundred day old unsexed broiler chicks were used in a 42-d trial at chittagong veterinary and animal science university poultry farm to compare the effects of different levels of fish oil supplementation on performance of broilers in terms of feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion and carcass characteristics. the chicks were randomly distributed following a completely randomized desig...