Introduction: The efficacy of Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) program depends on active participation. However, its low acceptance by mothers is believed to reduce their participation in the program. Objective: This study aims to assess maternal beliefs and knowledge about GMP and examine its association with the child growth parameters. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study...

Native poultry is a valuable genetic source with high resistance against diseases providing an important subject for breeding programs. The non-linear mathematical modeling of the growth pattern may partly explain the relationship between requirements and body weight to precise feeding that plays a vital role in the animal enterprises. A study was conducted to compare five non-linear models inc...

this study was evaluated to study the effects of vitamin c and the bacteria bacillus subtilis, b.lichniformis on growth and carcass composition of litopenaus vannamei. three treatments were applied, treatment fed with probiotics (4×1010 cfu/kg food), treatment with vitamin c (140 mg/kg food) and the control group. three replicates were used for each treatment. shrimps were kept in nine 300-lite...

an analysis of the stages of crop growth presents an important step in the improvement of production management. through growth analysis, planning for planting systems, fertilization, pruning operations, harvest time as well as obtaining economical yield can be more accessible. therefore, a development of mathematical models simulating plant growth would be helpful in improving crop management,...

abstract 900 rainbow trout (mean weight 25 gr) were obtained from a local fish farm in urmia city and after acclimatization for 10 days, the fish were randomly divided into four groups (with three replication) and fed for 8 weeks with 0 (control), 2/5, 5 and 10 g chitosan/kg feed, respectively. finally treatments were fed the control diet (without any chitosan) for another 3 weeks. body weight,...

the present study investigated the effects of prebiotic (α-mune), a mixture of mannan oligosaccharide, β-1,3 and β-1,6 glucan, on the growth performance, haematology and innate immunity of beluga sturgeon ( huso huso ) juvenile. fish (46±3 g) were allocated into 12 tanks (15 fish per tank) and triplicate groups were fed a control diet or diets containing 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 g kg -1 prebiotic for 4...