Effects of diet and feed withdrawal times on the sensory profile and shear values of broiler breast meat were determined. Feeds were formulated with 3 dietary carbohydrate sources (corn, milo, and wheat). Birds (n = 192) were processed between 42 and 52 d of age. Feed was withdrawn for 0 or 8 h prior to pilot plant processing under simulated commercial conditions. Pectoralis major muscles were ...

The effects of ispaghula and wheat bran on the contents of the caecum and proximal and distal colon of the rat were investigated to identify any differences that might account for their effects on colonic motility. Rats fed diets supplemented with 5% ispaghula and 10% wheat bran for 28 days were killed and the contents of the gut collected. Caecal and colonic content wet and dry weight and shor...

[1] Unsaturated zone chloride profiles in semiarid regions provide a decadalto century-scale record of past environmental changes, similar to climate change records provided by tree rings and ice cores. Impacts of conversions from natural ecosystems to rain-fed agriculture on water resources are recorded in chloride profiles in semiarid regions, as typified by the southern High Plains (SHP), Te...

Abstract. Adaptation to future climate change with limited water resources is a major global challenge sustainable and sufficient crop production. However, the large-scale responses of footprint its associated benchmarks under various irrigation regimes scenarios remain unclear. The present study quantified maize wheat (WF) per unit yield (m3 t−1) as well corresponding WF two Representative Con...

OBJECTIVE We compared the effects of different kinds of bread fermentation on mineral bioavailability. METHODS Wistar rats were fed one of the following experimental diets for 21 d: control, reconstituted whole wheat flour (white flour plus bran), yeast bread, and sourdough bread. The apparent mineral absorption and intestinal fermentation were measured in each animal. RESULTS Phytate conte...

The influence of the main cereal and feed form of the diet on performance and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) traits was studied in brown-egg laying pullets from hatching to 17 wk of age. There were 8 dietary treatments arranged as a 2 × 4 factorial with 2 main cereals (corn vs. wheat with enzymes) and 4 feeding programs that consisted in changing feed form (mash vs. crumble) according to feeding ...

The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the effect of wheat dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) inclusion, and (2) dietary feed enzyme (FE; Econase XT) supplementation in a finishing diet containing wheat DDGS on fatty acid profile of the pars costalis diaphragmatis muscle of beef cattle. A total of 160 crossbred yearling steers with initial BW of 495 ± 38 kg were blocked by...