this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different commercial multi enzymes and nutrients levels of diets on performance and carcass traits of broilers. in this experiment 288 day old ross – 308 broilers (male and female) were used as (2*4) factors include: two levels of nutrients in diets (ross- 308 nutrients recommendation and 5% less than ross- 308 nutrients recommendation) a...

Muscle fat content is an important phenotypic trait in fish, as it affects the nutritional, technical and sensory qualities of flesh. To identify loci and candidate genes associated with muscle fat content and abdominal fat traits, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using the common carp 250 K SNP assay in a common carp F2 resource population. A total of 18 loci surpassing the ...

to evaluate the effects of supplementation of tomato pomace (tp), canola, soybean and tallow oils on performance, carcass characteristics, and bone parameters of heat stressed broilers, 792 d-old arian broiler were divided to 36 pens. each dietary treatment had 4 replicate with 22 birds each. these factorial experiment (3*3) involved 3 kinds of canola, soybean and tallow oils and 3 levels of 0,...

Main results Risk for death decreased with increasing levels of fitness (Table). BMI had a J-shaped association with mortality (Table). Persons with abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥ 88 cm in women and ≥ 102 cm in men) had increased mortality, but this did not differ from those with normal waist circumference when adjusted for fitness (Table). Percentage of body fat and fat-free mass wer...

There is little information on the application of generalized prediction equations to ethnic groups other than Europeans and groups of European descent. The purpose of this study was to crossvalidate conventional equations on a group of 56 Chinese adults. Body density was assessed by underwater weighing and also predicted by equations which use a combination of selected skinfolds-biceps, tricep...

OBJECTIVE To verify the influence of programmed physical activity on body composition among adolescent students during 1 school year. METHODS The sample included 383 students (age range: 10 to 15 years) separated into two groups: 186 cases (96 male and 90 female) and 197 controls (108 male and 89 female). This was an intervention study with pre- and post-test assessments in which intervention...

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking and obesity are leading public health concerns. Both increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and metabolic abnormalities. This study was conducted to assess the association between cigarette smoking and different types of obesity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Two hundred eighty-three visitors to university hospitals located in four main provinces o...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Little is known about the long-term effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in severely obese Asian individuals. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 33 severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes underwent RYGB. All patients were followed up for 2 years. Visceral and abdominal subcutaneous fat areas were assessed using computed tomography (CT) before, and 12 and 24 months a...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between slaughter age and slaughter-carcass characteristics in 2 quail lines. With this aim, a Japanese quail flock subjected to mass selection to increase BW for 4 generations and a control flock that randomly mated for 4 generations were used. Birds of both lines were slaughtered at 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 wk of age. Weights of carcass, breast,...

CONTEXT Depression has been hypothesized to result in abdominal obesity through the accumulation of visceral fat. No large study has tested this hypothesis longitudinally. OBJECTIVE To examine whether depressive symptoms predict an increase in abdominal obesity in a large population-based sample of well-functioning older persons. DESIGN The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, an ongo...