In their raw, unprocessed form, lupins have many desirable characteristics for feeding both ruminants and single-stomached animals. An emphasis on these desirable characteristics when formulating diets, combined with an advanced knowledge of how components of lupins can influence nutritional value, will ensure they make a cost-effective contribution to livestock diets. The main lupin species us...

Two metabolism studies were conducted with 24 (Exp. 1) and 36 (Exp. 2) crossbred barrows (initial weight 35 kg) to determine the effect of corn type--normal corn (NC) and high-lysine corn (HLC)--and storage method--dry (D), high-moisture (HM) and reconstituted (RC)--on energy and N digestibility. Diets fed in Exp. 1 were: 1, NC-soybean meal formulated at .78% lysine (dry matter basis); 2, HLC-s...

the effects of different levels of whole cottonseed (wcs) on feedlot performance and morphology of small intestine were studied in a completely randomized design with four diets containing 0, 4, 8 and 16 percent wcs on 20 chaal male lambs for 90 days. the metabolisable energy and proteins contents of rations were equal. number and dimensions of different types of villi and depth of crypt gland ...

BACKGROUND Intermittent severe energy restriction is popular for weight management. To investigate whether intermittent moderate energy restriction may improve this approach by enhancing weight loss efficiency, we conducted a study in mice, where energy intake can be controlled. METHODS Male C57/Bl6 mice that had been rendered obese by an ad libitum diet high in fat and sugar for 22 weeks wer...

In Trial 1, 12 wether lambs (34.2 +/- .8 kg BW) were used to determine the effects of restricting intake of diets increasing in percentage of concentrate, to achieve isoenergetic intakes, on digestibility and N metabolism. The trial consisted of two 14-d periods, 9 d for adaptation and 5 d for total collection of urine and feces. Treatments were 22, 39, 61, and 92% concentrate diets fed at ad l...

Two trials of similar experimental design were conducted to assess the effects of various dietary enzymes on energy digestibility of diets high in distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) for broilers. A 2 × 4 factorial arrangement of treatments was used in which a cornsoybean meal control diet and a diet with 30% DDGS were supplemented with 2 different commercial enzyme products. In additi...

BACKGROUND Nutrition is able to alter the cardiovascular health of the general population. However, the optimal dietary strategy for cardiovascular disease prevention is still far from being defined. Mediterranean and vegetarian diets are those reporting the greatest grade of evidence in the literature, but no experimental studies comparing these two dietary patterns are available. METHODS/DE...

the qom formation in naragh area, with 185 meter thickness, is exposed about 25 km northeast of delijan. this formation in the studied area, lithologically, consists of shale, gravely limestone, and sandy limestone, with thin, medium to thick bedded and massive limestons. it disconformably covers the lower red formation and is covered by recent alluvium. in this research, the role of large fora...