A 42-d trial was conducted to compare the effects of probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic supplements on growth performance, morphology of the jejunum, serum lipid profile and antibody response of broiler chickens. A total of 400 one-d-old male broiler chicks were randomly divided into four treatment groups of four replicates (25 birds per replicate) and fed corn-soybean meal diets. The dietary t...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of corn oil administration on gestation, parturition, and lactation in rats, in conjunction with diets differing in composition of nutrients. Rats were divided into two groups, each fed different commercial pellets for rodents, CA-1 or CE-2, different from each other mainly in the source of protein. Female Sprague-Dawley rats in both di...

this study was performed with growing chicken (14 to 56 d of age) to evaluate the effects of feeding them a barley or triticale-based diet. the treatments were corn diet (1) as a control, hulless barley diet with (5) or without (2) enzyme, triticale diet with (6) or without (3) enzyme and hulled barley diet with (7) or without (4) a commercial β-glucanase enzyme. in a digestibility trial, 21 ma...

Sixteen multiparous cows (12 Holstein and 4 Brown Swiss, 132 +/- 20 d in milk) were used in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square design with 4-wk periods to determine the effects of feeding corn germ on dairy cow performance. Diets were formulated with increasing concentrations of corn germ (Dakota Germ, Poet Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD) at 0, 7, 14, and 21% of the diet dry matter (DM). All diets had...

The effects of grain and carbohydrase enzyme supplementation were investigated on digestive physiology of chickens. A total of 625 one-day-old chicks (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to five treatments in a completely randomized design. Treatments included two different types of grains (wheat, and barley) with or without a multi-carbohydrase supplement. A corn-based diet was also considered to...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of feeding sorghum dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in grain sorghum– or corn-based diets on pig growth performance, carcass characteristics, and carcass fat quality. A total of 288 finishing pigs (BW 58.8 ± 4.43 kg; Line TR 4 × 1050, PIC, Hendersonville, TN) were used in a 73-d study. Pigs were allotted to 1 of 6 dietary trea...

Sufficient vitamin A is not provided by a diet based mainly on corn Association mapping, validated by linkage mapping and expression studies, has been used to boost the nutritional value of corn. Corn, or maize, is a staple crop for many people in developing countries, but lacks sufficient micronutrients to provide a balanced diet by itself, particularly for growing children. Corn contains caro...

One hundred and eighty pigs were weaned at an average of 18.2 days of age and were assigned to one of five dietary treatments. Pigs were allotted based on genetics, sex and initial body weight. Treatments were as follows: A) Basal diet, no antibiotics (negative control); B) Diet A plus Carbadox at 45.4g/ton (50 ppm; positive control); C) .4% Organic acid blend, added to diet A by substituting f...

The present study conducted to investigate the effect of energy sources and levels on performance and breast meat amino acids profile in Cobb 500 broiler chicks. A total of 600 1-day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicks with an average weight of 39 ± 0.50 g were randomly divided into five treatments. Each treatment was further divided into four replicates. Chicks were fed a basal diet based on corn and ...