This study estimated the fermentation characteristics and nutrient value of corn-lablab bean mixture silages relative to corn silages. The effects of feeding corn-lablab bean mixture silages on nutrient apparent digestibility and milk production of dairy cows in northern China were also investigated. Three ruminally cannulated Holstein cows were used to determine the ruminal digestion kinetics ...

Analysis was carried out on farm crops (Guinea corn, Millet and Beans) collected from adjourning farmlands around mining area of Gwana in Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bauchi State. Their heavy metal concentrations were determined quantified using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS). The characterization revealed the presences copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel zinc crops. mean values ele...

several therapeutic effects including diuretic, anti-pyretic and anti-scurvy have been reported for portulaca oleracea. in previous studies the analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive, anti-oxidant, muscle relaxant effects and neuropharmacological effects of the aqueous extract of portulaca oleracea have been demonstrated on experimental animals. in the present study the antitussive eff...

objective(s) in the present study, the differences in the relaxant effects of aqueous, ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of rosa damascena on tracheal smooth muscle of guinea pigs were examined. materials and methods the relaxant effects of three cumulative concentrations of each fraction (0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 g%) in comparison with saline and three cumulative concentrations of theophylline (0....

objectives: cow urine ark (cua), known as “amrita” as mentioned in ayurveda, contains‎ anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidant effects. therefore, we designed the present study to evaluate the lipid ‎lowering activity of cua and its possible implication in metabolic syndrome.‎ materials and methods: thirty guinea pigs of either sex were divided into five groups: group 1 and 2 serving as a vehicle ‎a...

foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) is a severely contagious viral disease that mainly affects cloven-hoofedlivestock and wildlife. this study quantifies the cytokines mrna expression of vaccinated guinea pigs withfmd type o inactivated vaccine. blood samples were collected from eight guinea pigs at 7 and 28 days after thefirst vaccination. extracted mrnas were reverse-transcribed into cdna and analyz...

Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. The available treatment options have major limitations owing to low efficacy, associated adverse events and compliance issues. Therefore, the health burden of bronchial asthma is increasing globally at an alarming rate, providing a strong impetus for the development of new therapeutics. Myrica sapida is known traditionally in...

borrelia microtti and borrelia persica are two iranian strains of spirochetes whose vectors are ornithodorous tholozani and ornithodorous erraticus which are responsible for relapsing fever. bsk medium has been used for in vitro culture of other strains of borrelia, although the two mentioned strains could not be successfully cultured in it. we have modified bsk medium by using guinea pig and f...

esophagus having different tissues has a special role in the gastrointestinal tract. among different species, layers of the esophagus, have a substantial difference. also, diameter of esophagus varies in different parts of it.the information of histological structure of rabbit and guinea pig esophagus is still incomplete. therefore, the present study was conducted. therefore, for review and com...

Nine growing barrows were equipped with a T-cannula in the distal ileum and used to determine apparent ileal (AID) and apparent total-tract digestibility (ATTD) coefficients of Ca and P in low-phytate corn, normal corn, soybean meal, and in diets where soybean meal was mixed with low-phytate corn or normal corn. The AID and the standardized ileal digestibility coefficients (SID) of CP and AA al...