The aim of the study was to determine whether a diet with an addition black cumin seeds (BCS) can be used in functional egg production. At 8 weeks age, flock 96 female quails divided into 3 groups. control group received their standard feed (0 BCS). offered test groups supplemented BCS amount 20 and 50 g · kg–1, respectively. Dietary supplementation decreased intake improved efficiency. Egg yol...

In order to promote the use of lupin in pig nutrition, in this research the nutritional characteristics (i.e. dietary fibre, alkaloid and fatty acid profile) and the in vitro gas production of 12 lupin varieties grown in the Mediterranean basin and belonging to three lupin species (Lupinus albus, Lupinus angustifolius and Lupinus luteus) were assessed. Four varieties of L. albus (Asfer, Lublanc...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are essential for the development of the nervous system in animals. It is known that pigs are good models for human in many aspects. The aim of the study was to investigate how fat content and FA composition in sows' diet influence FA composition in brain of newborn and in liver and brain of one-day-old piglets, respectively. High fat (6 %) feeds were designed...

High-fat (HF)-diet rodent models have contributed significantly to the analysis of the pathophysiology of the insulin resistance syndrome, but their phenotype varies distinctly between different studies. Here, we have systematically compared the metabolic and molecular effects of different HF with varying fatty acid compositions. Male Wistar rats were fed HF diets (42% energy; fat sources: HF-L...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of sodium humate (HNa), applied to feed or drinking water as a partial substitution for pharmacological doses of ZnO, on clinical, biochemical and haematological indicators of health status, oxidative stress and the serum fatty acid (FA) profile in weaned piglets. Weaned piglets (32) were allocated into four groups: Control = basal diet conta...

The chemical and nutritional composition of the Longissimus thoracis muscle from 58 'Rubia Gallega' breed animals was measured to differentiate veal of weaned from unweaned calves. Fat, protein, ash, and moisture contents of muscle were determined by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) and the fatty acid (FA) profiles were determined by gas chromatography. Calves suckled their mothers...

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the changes occurring as a result boiling (100°C, 1 h) small brown snail ( Cornu aspersum ) meat in relation its proximate composition, calcium, phosphorus and cholesterol content, well profile fatty acids nutritional quality indices lipids. This species selected for research because it is currently greatest economic importance among edible terrestri...

Abstract The aim of the study was to determine effects prebiotic GOS on muscle histomorphometry and total lipid, cholesterol content fatty acids profile in meat common carp. 60-day-long experiment performed one-year-old fish. Three diets were used experiment: control diet 1 (C) with no microbiota affecting feed additives, 2 (B1) 1% GOS, 3 (B2) 2% GOS. At end trial, 16 individuals from each trea...