Abstract This article presents the results of level feeding and health status dairy cows in a commercial farm on content main components milk (fat, protein, urea). The aim research was to study productivity composition cows, analyze basic nutrients diet farm. breeds purebred Holstein cattle with high genetic potential for productivity. milking herd formed 2009 basis 600 heads Holstein-Friesian ...

BACKGROUND The current practice in newborn medicine is to subjectively assess when a premature infant is ready to feed by mouth. When the assessment is inaccurate, the resulting feeding morbidities may be significant, resulting in long-term health consequences and millions of health care dollars annually. We hypothesized that the developmental maturation of hypothalamic regulation of feeding be...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity in childhood are socially patterned, with higher prevalence in more disadvantaged populations, but it is unclear to what extent early life factors attenuate the social inequalities found in childhood overweight/obesity. METHODS We estimated relative risks (RRs) for being overweight (combining with obesity) at age 11 in 11 764 children from the UK Millennium C...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of inpatient rehabilitation specifically designed for geriatric patients compared with usual care on functional status, admissions to nursing homes, and mortality. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, Cochrane database, and reference lists from published literature. Review methods Only randomised controlled trials were inc...

BACKGROUND Most mothers stop breast-feeding before the recommended 6 months post partum. A systematic review showed that breast-feeding support programs by health care professionals did not substantially improve breast-feeding outcomes beyond 2 months post partum. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of peer (mother-to-mother) support on breast-feeding duration amon...