The palatability of different cereals was studied in 2 two-way choice (preference) experiments using pigs of 56 d of age and 17 kg of BW. In Exp. 1, the effect of 24 cereals vs. a common reference diet containing white rice on feed preference in pigs was studied. Pigs were offered free choice between the reference diet and a diet with the cereal under study for 4 d. Barley, corn (2 sources), wh...

Contamination of poultry feeds by aflatoxin is a problem faced by poultry producers at one time or another. Of the several strategies used to reduce the economic effect of aflatoxincontaminated feeds, the inclusion of selective enterosorbents may be the most practical and cost effective. This study evaluated the effectiveness of montmorillonite clay (MC) supplied as NovaSil PLUS on the performa...

The concerns about possible antibiotic residues and disease resistance have given rise to great caution in the use of antibiotics in the animal industry and led to the removal of antimicrobial growth promoters from the diets. Among suitable natural alternatives, essential oils have gained considerable attention. Dietary acidification may be another alternative to antimicrobial growth promoters....

The feeding habits and effect of the diameter pelleted feeds on responses wild juvenile adult flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) in captivity were examined. Optimal pellet size for was defined according to behavioural ingestion pellets with different diameters (2, 4, 6, 8 mm) that dropped into tank a random sequence. Larger (6 more attractive (lower reaction time, high percentage capture), b...

The increasing market demand for decapods has led to a considerable interest in cultivating decapod species at larger scale. Following the development of hatchery technologies, most research focused on formulated feeds commercially farmed once they enter juvenile stages. use feed commercial scale is still early This probably because unique feeding behavior that possess: being robust, slow feede...

The global demand for sea urchin as seafood is currently unmet. Despite exploitation of > 40 species across the world, there a need to identify other candidate species, especially in regions where diversification production sought are considered native. Eastern US presents an opportunity determine marketability unexploited Arbacia punctulata which naturally distributed from Massachusetts...