BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Soybeans have been used in human and animal nutrition because of their favorable agronomic characteristics, relatively low price, high quality and quantity of protein and oil as well as their important functional properties for the development of different types of foods for humans. However, Raw Soybean Seed Meal (RSSM) contain high levels of anti-nutritional factors ...

Grapes are significant sources of nutritional antioxidants as well as biologically active dietary components. This study was carried out to determine the amount of total phenols, anthocyanins and antioxidant activity of 35 grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars grown in Fars province (Iran). Ripened bunches were randomly harvested from grapevine collection in Zarghan (Fars province, Iran) Agri...

A field study was conducted in nine villages, three each from Kupwara, Handwara and Karnah Tehsils of Kupwara district, to find out the nutritional value of feeds and fodders, existing feeding practices and nutritional status of dairy cattle. Data was collected from the fifteen farm families from each of the nine were randomly selected through a common questionnaire. All the farmers were found ...