This study examined the effects of feeding of two dietary probiotics on growth performance and feed utilization, intestinal colonization and related health criteria, biochemical parameters, hematological indices, and immune parameters and protection against Yersinia ruckeri in Oncorhynchus mykiss during a period of 56 days. The study included 3 groups:1(a control group of fish, 2) a group of fi...

Phytogenic feed additives are plant-derived products used in poultry feeding to improve overall performance of broilers. In this study, 588 one day-old Cobb 500 chicks were fed one of four diets and housed on either dirty or clean litter for 3wks. Treatments included: Group I: commercial diet with no additive and housed on clean litter; Group II: commercial diet with no additive and housed on d...

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a yellow pigment that is obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa Linn., is a major component of turmeric and is commonly used as a spice and food-coloring agent. The inhibitory effects of feeding commercial grade curcumin (77% curcumin, 17% demethoxycurcumin, and 3% bisdemethoxycurcumin) in AIN 76A diet on carcinogen-induced tumorigenesis in the forestomach, du...

Feed deprivation is commonly used by the poultry industry to induce molting and stimulate multiple egg-laying cycles. However, feed deprivation has been observed experimentally to increase susceptibility of poultry to Salmonella infections. Previous studies indicated that alfalfa was efficacious in reducing Salmonella; the present investigation was designed to evaluate the efficacy of combined ...

Background Recent advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have enabled comprehensive analysis of the gut microbiota, which is closely linked to the health of the host. Consequently, several studies have explored the factors affecting gut microbiota composition. In recent years, increasing number of dog owners are feeding their pets a natural diet i.e., one consisting of bones, raw m...

In order to evaluate the effects of chlorella on broiler performance and immune system, an experimentwas performed by using 80 ROSS 308 male broiler chicks. The experiment was accomplished incompletely randomized design including 5 treatments with 4 replication and 4 observations in eachreplicate. The basal diet was based on corn-soybean meal (control) and without any additives. Agraded level o...

We report here the single and combined antitumor activity on B16 melanoma in female C57BL/6 X DBA/2F1 mice bearing s.c. tumors of sodium ascorbate, carbidopa-levodopa methyl ester, and dietary phenylalanine and tyrosine deficiency. Groups of 15 mice were fed continuously one of three test diets both with and without sodium ascorbate (30 mg/ml) in the drinking water beginning 2 weeks before inoc...

We report here the single and combined antitumor activity on B16 melanoma in female C57BL/6 x DBA/2F! mice bearing s.c. tumors of sodium ascorbate, carbidopa-levodopa methyl ester, and dietary phenylalanine and tyrosine deficiency. Groups of 15 mice were fed continuously one of three test diets both with and without sodium ascorbate (30 mg/ml) in the drinking water beginning 2 weeks before inoc...

background: mixed cereals and legumes products enhance protein quality. this study has been conducted to compare the protein value of two homemade foods (a mixture of beans and rice and a mixture of vetch and rice) with a commercial baby food (wheat- based cerelac) in rats. methods: an experimental study has been conducted on 80 male rats, which divided into 8 subgroups. five different diets in...