the objective of this study was to determine the effects of diets having different fermentability on blood gases, blood metabolites and ruminal fermentation parameters in holstein dairy cows. four multiparous holstein dairy cows (665 ± 25 kg bw, 170 ± 7.0 dim and 15±1.5 kg of milk yield), fitted with rumen cannulae, were used in a 4×4 latin square design with 28-d periods. corn starch and sucro...

Replacing dietary grass silage (GS) with maize silage (MS) and dietary fat supplements may reduce milk concentration of specific saturated fatty acids (SFA) and can reduce methane production by dairy cows. The present study investigated the effect of feeding an extruded linseed supplement on milk fatty acid (FA) composition and methane production of lactating dairy cows, and whether basal forag...

in order to study the effect of planting pattern and herbicide application on corn (zea mays l.) grain yield and weeds control, an experiment was carried out in 2007 at varamin research station of plant protection research institute. the experimental design was a randomized complete block in a split plot arrangement with 4 replications. experimental factors consisted of planting patterns at 4 l...

We explored the effects of different lifetime exposures to soy isoflavone extracts on the growth of estrogen-dependent human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) implanted into athymic mice of different ovarian statuses. The athymic mice, ovariectomized or not, were implanted with MCF-7 cells. Mice were fed with low, moderate and high doses of soy isoflavone extract, at dietary concentrations of 6.25, 1...

The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a devastating pest associated with tomato. In this study, effects of tomato plants treated with vermicompost (20, 40, and 60%), humic fertilizer (2, 4 and 6 g/kg soil) and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens and Bacillus subtilis) were investigated on the life table parameters of T. absoluta in a growth chamber at 25 ± 2...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of mannan oligosaccharide (mos; activemos®) on haematological and biochemical parameters of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) juveniles. fish fed during 60 days with a basal diet supplemented with 1, 2.5 and 4 g kg-1 mos. blood samples were collected from caudal vein of 36 apparently healthy fish at the end of trial and data was analysed by reg...

the aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant effects of aqueous fruit extract of ziziphusjujuba on ethanol-induced oxidative stress and to examine its protective effects on sperm motility and plasma membrane integrity of male wistar rats. adult male rats (n = 28) were divided into four equal groups: the first group served as untreated controls, the second group of rats was given...

BACKGROUND The Kampo medicine bofutsushosan (BTS; Pulvis ledebouriellae compositae; Fang Feng Tong Sheng San) has been used as an anti-obesity treatment in overweight patients. In this study, we assessed the underlying physiological changes induced by BTS in obese mice maintained on a high-fat diet. METHODS Male ICR mice were fed a 60% kcal fat diet for 5 weeks starting at 4 weeks of age and ...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant effects of aqueous fruit extract of Ziziphusjujuba on ethanol-induced oxidative stress and to examine its protective effects on sperm motility and plasma membrane integrity of male Wistar rats. Adult male rats (n = 28) were divided into four equal groups: the first group served as untreated controls, the second group of rats was given...