–Growth rates of juvenile lake sturgeon (initial weight 8 to 9 g, temperature 17.5° C), fed twice a day on brown worms for 56 days increased from -1.5% BW/d (% body wet weight/day) at zero ration to 2.6% BW/d at a ration of 13.2% BW/d. Maintenance ration was 1.6% BW/d. Fish fed larger rations had higher energy densities and lower water content. Appetite (average volitional daily food consumptio...

The effects of fat source (0.7 kg of fatty acids from extruded soybeans or palmitic acid), of sodium bicarbonate (0.3 kg) plus straw (1 kg) and the interaction of these treatments on the content of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in the milk of dairy cows were examined. During nine weeks a group of 10 cows received a ration with palmitic acid and bicarbonate plus straw (ration PAB). During three...

Two data files were used that contained weekly mean values for ad libitum DMI of lactating Jersey cows along with appropriate cow, ration, and environmental traits for predicting DMI. One data file (n = 666) was used to develop prediction equations for DMI because that file represented a number of separate experiments and contained more diversity in potential predictors, especially those relate...

In February 2012, 100% mortality was reported in a herd with 79 local sheep that were kept around of Abhar, Northwest of Iran. The ration for adult sheep was daily mixed (40 kg straw, 25 kg wheat and 2 kg Vit-C premix) and accidentally 1 500 g of salinomycin (Salinomycin 12% Premix; Aras Bazar Laboratories, Iran) had been added to the ration (22388 mg/kg = 22388 ppm) and overnight was fed to he...

The energy intake and expenditure of 20 healthy soldiers (mean age, 25 years, weight 61 kg and height 1.67 m) was assessed. Trained personnel stayed in the camp throughout the 5 weeks study period. Each soldier was subjected to a 7-day comprehensive protocol involving anthropometric, food intake, activity pattern and energy expenditure measurements. The mean change in body weight and fat conten...

As practical cooks we are concerned mainly with serving good food, i.e. food that is nourishing, well flavoured and pleasing to the eye. We maintain that the present weekly fat ration of 3 oz. butter, 4 oz. margarine and I oz. cooking fat for one person is inadequate for the presentation of food in an appetizing and attractive manner, if all meals have to be provided at home. Weekly reversal of...

The animal feeds industry has known for some 25 years how to formulate a compound diet which conforms to a set of minimum or maximum nutrient constraints, and to ensure that the ingredients are chosen in such a way as to minimize the cost per ton of the resulting compound. The computer technique of lincar programming has been in use for over 10 years by the larger firms as a routine step in die...

in this research, first eighty five percent of broad bean stover mixed with nine percent of wheat straw and six percent of sugar beet molasses ensiled and its digestibility determined by four mature weathers. in the next stage, broad bean stover silage (bbss) included in the ration of twenty male lambs with average body weight of 25.53±2.23 kg for 84 days in a completely randomized design. fora...

Corn-finished cattle are the backbone of US beef production system. Traditionally fed a total-mixed ration (TMR) where all feed ingredients mixed together, delivered, and daily to cattle. Previous research evaluated complete self-fed finishing rations diet is placed into self-feeder. With advancements in technology varieties corn, purpose this study was determine differences gains, efficiency, ...

Muscovy duck was in demand by breeders because of easy maintenance, fast growth, and quick yielding. But muscovy ducks have a high level ration consumption, resulting production costs. An alternative solution used cheap, abundant, good feed nutrient ingredients, including banana stems. The objective the research to obtain best performance served complete based on method an experimental with com...