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... Algal bloom of eutrophic freshwaters is important from different aspects of sustainable developmental perspectives. Apart from the identification of the algal species which multiply fast in response to eutrophication, phytoplankton studies concerning water quality parameters of eutrophic waters help environment inventory of such fast-growing algal species. The knowledge of specific environment req ...
... Bran, a byproduct still mainly used for animal feed, is receiving increased attention as potential ingredient for a healthier diet. The aim of this study was to characterize and evaluate the nutritional and antioxidant properties of wheat and oat bran in order to promote their use as nutraceutical ingredients in flour and/or other products. The effects of grain (wheat vs. oat) and milling fraction ...
... Using classical breeding, plant breeders envision a plant type whose yield they aim to enhance by selecting for individual traits to create model/ideal plants or ideotypes. To achieve this, those factors restricting yield need to be identified and controlled through the use of new technologies to achieve the desired ideotype. This study aimed to determine the ideotype of seven genetically modified ...
... Our objective was to determine whether the use of 30-h in vitro NDF digestibility (NDFD30) of fibrous ingredients included in rations fed to lactating dairy cattle improves the accuracy of milk and CH₄ production predictions from the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS, v. 6.5).Animal performance from 8 energy-balance studies were compiled into a database along with the treatments f ...
... Two experiments were designed to investigate the feasibility of enzyme hydrolysate gross energy (EHGE) for formulating duck feeds. In experiment 1, six mixed diets and 6 experimental diets (compound feeds) with 20% CP were formulated, and their EHGE, AME, and TME were determined so as to analyze the correlation between EHGE and AME, TME. In experiment 2, six experimental diets with different EHGE ...
alkaloids; correlation; feeds; monitoring; solid phase extraction; sorbents; tandem mass spectrometry; ultra-performance liquid chromatography
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... To detect and quantify synephrine in feed, an effective analytical method based on quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe solid‐phase extraction coupled to ultra high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry was developed with isotopic internal standards. Pretreatment was performed using quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe solid‐phase extraction with pri ...
... Corn is one of the staple food and feed ingredients in China, therefore its storage is of particular importance. Corn is typically stored for 2 or more years in national barns before it is sold as a food or feed ingredient. However, the effects of stored corn in national barns on the animal performance and nutrient utilization have not been investigated thus far. This study attempted to determine ...
abdominal fat; body length; body weight; correlation; crude protein; dietary protein; digestible energy; equations; feed conversion; feeds; hen feeding; laying hens; metabolizable energy; prediction; protein intake; sternum; tarsus (bone)
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... The objective was to use noninvasive measurements to formulate equations for predicting the abdominal fat weight of laying hens in a noninvasive manner. Hens were fed with different diets; the external body measurements of birds were used as regressors. We used 288 Hy-Line Brown laying hens, distributed in a completely randomized design in a factorial arrangement, submitted for 16 wk to 2 metaboli ...
... To investigate the bioavailability of thallium (Tl) in soil and rice in a Tl-contaminated area in Guangdong, China, the topsoil and rice samples were collected from 24 sampling sites and analyzed. Moreover, a modified sequential extraction procedure was applied to determine the different Tl fractions in the soil. The mean pH value of the soil samples was 4.50. The total Tl concentration in the pad ...
... In-feed antibiotics have been commonly used to promote the growth performance of piglets. The antibiotics can increase protein utilization, but the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. The present study investigated the effects of in-feed antibiotics on intestinal AA transporters and receptors to test the hypothesis that the alteration of circulating AA profiles may be concomitant with the cha ...
agrochemicals; attributional life cycle assessment; case studies; correlation; cows; dairy farming; environmental impact; environmental indicators; farming systems; farms; feed conversion; feeds; manufacturing; milk; milk yield; nitrogen fertilizers; pasture management; pastures; production technology; stocking rate; system boundary; transportation; New Zealand
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... Intensification of pasture-based dairy farming systems is usually associated with increased use of off-farm inputs to increase milk production per hectare, and additional environmental impacts may be associated with upstream production and delivery of these off-farm inputs. The objective of this study was to compare two levels of dairy farming intensification (i.e. high versus low) in pasture-base ...
United States Environmental Protection Agency; animal organs; cage culture; cages; carnivores; coal; coasts; combustion; correlation; diet; farmed fish; farms; feces; feeds; fish culture; fish industry; human health; humans; ingestion; isotopes; mercury; methylmercury compounds; pellets; screening; sediments; statistical models; China
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... Coasts of South China have experienced an unprecedented growth in its marine-caged fish industry. We analyzed mercury concentrations and stable mercury isotope ratios in fourteen fish species from two cage-cultured farms in Southern China. Total mercury concentrations of all species were lower than the human health screening values, but the human exposures through consumption of several carnivorou ...
... A rapid, sensitive and validated method for the determination of fusaric acid (FA) in several Fusarium strains and different commercial food and feed products is reported based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography. This method requires only crude sample by a simple extraction with methanol, and requires a very short time of 8 min for completion. Separation of FA was performed at injection vo ...
adverse effects; animal feeding; biofuels; blood serum; correlation; cortisol; dietary supplements; energy intake; energy metabolism; feed intake; feeds; fuel production; gestation period; glycerol; insulin; lactation; leptin; nutritive value; pregnancy; sows; value added; weight loss
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... The continued growth in biofuel production has led to a search for alternative value-added applications of its main by-product, crude glycerin. The surplus glycerin production and a higher cost of feedstuffs have increased the emphasis on evaluating its nutritive value for animal feeding. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of the dietary addition of crude glycerin on sow and litte ...
... Thailand is predominantly an agriculture-based country. Organic farming is enlisted as an important national agenda to promote food safety and international export. The present study aimed to determine the concentrations of trace elements in commercial organic fertilizers (fermented and nonfermented) composed of pig and cattle manures available in Thailand. Pig and cattle manures as well as animal ...
European Union; T-2 toxin; aflatoxin B1; aflatoxin B2; aflatoxin G1; aflatoxin G2; correlation; detection limit; feeds; homogenization; liquid chromatography; monoclonal antibodies; ochratoxin A; sterigmatocystin; tandem mass spectrometry; zearalenone
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... A sensitive and specific immunoaffinity column to clean up and isolate multiple mycotoxins was developed along with a rapid one-step sample preparation procedure for ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analysis. Monoclonal antibodies against aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, sterigmatocystin, and T-2 toxin were coupled t ...
... Interaction between indigenous fungal strains in preventing ochratoxin A (OTA) production by Penicillium verrucosum and Penicillium nordicum was studied in 100 mL of Czapek yeast autolysate (CYA) medium in a 250-mL “U” shaped culture vessel in one end for 3 days. At the end of incubation period, test fungi inoculated and incubated at 27 ± 2 °C for another 14 days to study the inhibition of OTA pro ...
... Use of forage brassicas (Brassica napus) and lucerne (alfalfa; Medicago sativa) as ruminant feeds has been linked to unacceptable flavors in sheepmeat. Lambs from low and high intramuscular fat sires were allocated to one of four finishing feeds' perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), lucerne, and two brassica forages for a 6 week period. Grilled loins (Longissimus thoracis et lumborum) were subject ...
acetonitrile; adsorbents; aflatoxins; animals; correlation; desorption; feeds; fluorescence; high performance liquid chromatography; hydrophobicity; ionic liquids; iron oxides; liquid-phase microextraction; magnetism; mass transfer; nanoparticles; pelargonic acid; solid phase extraction; sonication
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... A novel two‐step extraction technique combining ionic‐liquid‐based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction with magnetic solid‐phase extraction was developed for the preconcentration and separation of aflatoxins in animal feedstuffs before high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection. In this work, ionic liquid 1‐octyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate was used ...
Solange Ferreira da Silveira Silveira; Danyela de Cássia da Silva Oliveira; Daiana Doring Wolter; Henrique de Souza Luche; Victoria Freitas de Oliveira; Ricardo Figueiredo; Cristiano Stülp; Henrique Pasquetti Carbonari; Maraisa Crestani Hawerroth; Luis Carlos Gutkoski; Luciano Carlos da Maia; Antônio Costa de Oliveira
... The chemical analysis of market-available white oat cultivars allows for their optimized use for processing, consumption, and in blocks of crosses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of white oat cultivars with regard to grain chemical content, to estimate the correlation between these traits, and to select potential REMAP markers for marker-assisted selection. Fifteen culti ...