An experiment was conducted using 504 Hy-Line W-36 hens (69 wk of age) to evaluate two low-energy non-feed withdrawal molt diets, each fed at three different rates. Treatment 1 consisted of feed withdrawal for 10 d (10-d fast) followed by feeding a 16% CP corn-soybean meal diet for 18 d. Treatment 2 consumed a 47% corn and 47% wheat middlings (C:WM) diet fed ad libitum for 28 d. Treatment 3 rec...

A 10-week feeding experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding level, energy and protein maintenance requirement of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, fingerling (5.65±0.45cm; 1.42 ±0.25g) by feeding casein-gelatin based purified diet (45% CP; 3.67 kcal  g-1 GE) at six feeding levels 2-7% of BW/day in two equal meals, at 0800 and 1700 h, in triplicate, with 20 fish per trough fi...

Commercial broilers reared under an intermittent-lighting regime produced a significantly better feed conversion than broilers reared under a continuous-lighting regime. Body weight gain was not significantly affected by light treatment. However, the number of breast trims, as recorded under commercial processing plant inspection procedures, was significantly higher for broilers reared under an...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory, demyelinating disease of human central nervous system. Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the commonly used animal model of MS. Calorie restriction has been found to reduce inflammation and autoimmune responses and promote neuroprotection. In this study we evaluated the effects of intermittent feeding protocol of the calorie...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The stoma of intermediate position enterostomy (IPE) often leads to high output, which is related to electrolyte abnormalities, and prolongs patient recovery post-operatively. The continuous nasogastric tube feeding method has the advantage of reducing the risk of feeding intolerance, and improves nutrient absorption. In the current study, we review our experience with...

Feeding is essential for survival, whereas withdrawal and escape reactions are fundamentally protective. These critical behaviors can compete for an animal's resources when an acutely painful stimulus affects the animal during feeding. One solution to the feeding-withdrawal conflict is to optimize feeding by suppressing pain. We examined whether rats continue to feed when challenged with a pain...

BACKGROUND Adipocyte numbers and peroxisome proliferators activated receptorγ (PPARγ) expression of retroperitoneal tissue increased while area under the curve (AUC) during the glucose tolerance test (GTT) was reduced in rats subjected to certain feed withdrawal (FW) regimens. Thus, using pigs as the experimental model, the hypothesis that FW regimens influence glucose tolerance by influencing ...