Effects of feeding frequency and addition of sugar to the diet for the lactating sow were investigated using 162 sows (10 replications) at four stations in the North Central Region. Sows were assigned to one of four treatments immediately after parturition (d 0). The four treatments were a corn-soybean meal diet (control) vs a similar diet containing 2.5% feed grade sucrose (sugar) and once vs ...

To assess the effects of creep feed consumption on individual feed intake characteristics and performance of group-housed weaned pigs, 16 litters (149 piglets) were fed a commercial creep feed (3,040 kcal NE/kg, 15.2 g lysine/kg) supplemented with 1% chromic oxide. Another five litters (48 piglets) were not given access to creep feed (no-feed). Piglets were weaned at 28 d after birth. On d 18, ...

BACKGROUND Anemia is a major health problem worldwide. Because of health and socioeconomic problems, the prevalence of anemia is higher in developing countries. Children and pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups to anemia. The aim of the present study was to determine the magnitude of anemia among school children. METHODS A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in January 201...

The effect of ochratoxin A (OA) on the body weight, feed intake, and feed conversion was investigated in broiler chicken fed dietary levels of OA at 0, 1, and 2 ppm for 28 days from hatch. Feeding OA significantly reduced the growth rate of broiler chicken. The reduction was observed from the first week onwards in OA-treated groups. Feed consumption and feed conversion also showed a diminishing...

Two CHO cell clones derived from the same parental CHOBC® cell line and producing the same monoclonal antibody (BC-G, a low producing clone; BC-P, a high producing clone) were tested in four basal media in all possible combinations with three feeds (=12 conditions) in fed-batch cultures. Higher amino acid feeding did not always lead to higher mAb production. The two clones showed differences in...

Rainbow trout is economically the most important cultivated fish in Finland. In this study, new knowledge on the energy consumption, emissions and environmental impacts caused by the production of rainbow trout in Finland was generated. Methodologically the work was based on life cycle assessment (LCA) beginning from the extraction of raw materials and ending with the delivery of gutted fish to...

Modern methods of selection have contributed greatly to the genetically superior high yielding animals of current animal production systems [1]. While this being the case of the developed world, animal production in the tropics is constrained by the everlasting deficit in feed supply [2]. Therefore, a method based on lower feed intake without affecting mature weight and production will have a g...

A correlation between the exocrine pancreatic function and growth has been previously demonstrated in growing pigs but the data are inconsistent. This was investigated by studying the growth performance of pigs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) at different ages and maintained under similar conditions. Twelve 7 week old (10.5+/-1.3 kg) weaners, and twelve 16 week old (43+/-5 kg) grow...