An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different levels of potato replacing maizeseed on performance characteristicsand immunes system of broiler chicken in a completely randomized design. A total of 220 broiler chicks were randomly assigned to 5 treatment groups, with 4 replicates of 11 birds each. The chicks in the first group were fed basal diet (control), 2nd and 3rd groups ...

The objective of this work was to determine the effects of blanching and two drying methods, open-sun drying and natural convection solar drying, on the quality characteristics of red pepper. A 2 × 3 factorial design with experimental factors as 2 drying methods (open-sun drying and use of solar dryer) and 3 levels of pepper blanching (unblanched, blanched in plain water, and blanched in 2% NaC...

This study aimed to investigate the biochemical compounds of five different apple cultivars (Amasya, Braeburn, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Starking) grown in same location reveal differences between peel pulp fresh, oven-dried, sun-dried samples. Sugar organic acid contents were analyzed through high-performance liquid chromatography. Besides, antioxidant activity, total flavonoid, phen...

ABSTRACT Fatigue is a comprehensive process that involves many physiological and biochemical factors. It normal reaction when human physical or mental activities reach certain level. In recent years, it has been verified free radicals are closely related to exercise-induced fatigue. Cardamine bursa purified selenoprotein good oxygen-free radical scavenging ability anti-lipid peroxide. could pro...

The objective of this study was to characterize the non-enzymatice and enzymatic antioxidants of E. littorale Blume grown under wild condition. Aerial and sub-aerial parts of the plants exposed to different heat stress was analyzed for the non enzymatic antioxidants such as Tocopherol, Phenols, DPPH, FRAP and enzymatic antioxidants such as Polyphenol oxidase, Peroxidase, Catalase, Super Oxide D...

The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important medicinal plant. It has been reported that phenolic compounds contained in the flowers have antioxidant potential. The objective was to determine the concentration of total phenolics and antioxidant capacity of three selections of pomegranate flower dried under different conditions. The highest phenolic content and antioxidant capacity was ob...

This research aimed to assess the added value of sun-dried and parboiled Engraulicypris sardella (usipa) products as a basis for determining their viability in terms business. To this end, survey was conducted Nkhotakota District at 12 sites (beaches), where fresh usipa commonly lands is processed fish. A proportional stratified method used determine number respondents, followed by simple rando...