The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the degree and duration of early dietary AA restrictions on subsequent and overall pig performance and physical and sensory characteristics of pork. For the grower (G) and finisher-1 (F1) phases, 3 corn-soybean meal diets were formulated to contain 100, 80, or 60% of the 1998 NRC total Lys recommendations (100G, 80G, or 60G, and 100F1...

Com a crescente busca por uma dieta balanceada à base de produtos naturais, realização do controle qualidade destes é importância considerável., portanto, este trabalho teve objetivo avaliação qualidade, através testes físico-químicos, polpas caju industrializadas e in natura comercializadas no município Porto Velho/RO. As amostras foram avaliadas seguindo os métodos preconizados pelo Instituto...

Little data is available in the scientific literature on postharvest changes taking place in Syzygium aqueum fruits, an increasingly popular fruit in the Asian region. In this study the postharvest physico-chemical and mechanical properties, namely, fruit color, weight loss, pulp firmness, total soluble solids, pH and titratable acidity were determined during the postharvest storage period unde...

The present investigation was intended to study the phytochemical composition as well juice characteristics of seven plant samples viz. S. cumini L., fructicosum Roxb. DC., Basella alba rubra R. indica damascena Mill. and bracteata J.C. Wendl. collected from different places Jorhat district, Assam, India. Rosaceae family found with higher ascorbic acid content (139.84mg/100g, 142.72 mg/100g 120...

PURPOSE To analyze the effect of birth weight on ocular morphology, refraction and visual function in early adolescents aged 12-15 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a secondary data analysis using the public use files from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of the period from 1999 to 2008. Study participants aged 12 to 15 years were included with data on birth weight ...

Information on nutrient composition of bamboo shoots is scanty despite being used as vegetables in some parts Kenya. In this study, the content from selected exotic species (Dendrocalamus giganteus, Dendrocalamus membranaceus, Dendrocalamus asper, Oxytenanthera abyssinica and Bambusa vulgaris) growing various agro-climatic regions Kenya were determined. The study aim...

Penelitian ini bertujuan: 1. Untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian pupuk Calcium Amonium Nitrate terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman mentimun (Cucumis sativus); 2. urine kambing 3. interaksi sativus). Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan pola faktorial 3x4 3 ulangan total kombinasi perlakuan sebanyak 12 perlakuan. Faktor diteliti calcium amon...

Sonchus eruca and Sonchus asper were analyzed for their chemical evaluation, vitamins and bioactive secondary metabolite. The results revealed the presence of bioactive constituents comprising alkaloids (1.24 to 1.34 mg/100 g), saponins (1.46 to 1.72 mg/100 g), flavonoids (1.61 to 1.34mg/100 g), phenols (1.32 to1.44 mg/100g), saponins (0.12 to 0.41mg/100 g) and tannins (0.02 to 0.61 mg/100g). T...

Selected parameters of quality (hydroxyproline, calcium, bone particles content, and histological determination of bone particles) of mechanically deboned poultry meat (MDPM -„firm separation“ and soft separation „Baader meat“) were compared. Comparison of results with composition (except bone particles) of fresh poultry meat (breast and thigh muscles) was performed. Hydroxyproline content was ...