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Nutrition

Covering all aspects of the feeds and feeding of livestock, companion animals and equines, fish and shellfish, and zoo and laboratory animals, including processing, contamination, analysis, technology, physiology, biochemistry and diet in aetiology and treatment of disease

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Introduction: The development of organic manure from livestock excreta is a useful source for sustainable crop production in environment-friendly agriculture. Organic manure increases soil microbial activity and organic matter (OM) supply. The excessive use of chemical fertilizers (CFs) leads to...

Author(s)
Lee Junkyung; Jo NaYeon; Shim SuYeon; Linh LeTranYen; Kim SooRyang; Lee MyungGyu; Hwang SunGoo
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Publication
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, 14, March,
AbstractFull Text

When applied at growing phase, lighting program aims to obtain quails with body weight and physiological maturity suitable for the beginning of laying. This study evaluated lighting programs at growing phase on performance, sexual maturity and egg quality of meat quail breeders (Coturnix coturnix)...

Author(s)
Watanabe, G. C. A.; Watanabe, P. H.; Mello, M. C. A. de; Santos, E. O. dos; Cordeiro, C. N.; Nepomuceno, R. C.; Gomes, T. R.; Freitas, E. R.
Publisher
Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Publication
Ciência Rural, 2024, 54, 2,
MiscellaneousFull Text

A breeding bird survey was commissioned by Natural England to investigate the breeding bird interest in land adjacent to the Mucking Flats and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The existing SSSI provided a valuable resource for over wintering ducks and waders. Mucking Flats and...

Author(s)
Gilmore, G.
Publisher
Natural England, UK
Publication
North Thames Estuary and Marshes Breeding Bird Survey, 2023, pp 94 pp.
Abstract

Microbial fermented feed (MFF) has been demonstrated to improve nutritional status as well as promote animal health. However, only a few studies have focused on its effect on the flavor of animal products, and the potential underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Herein, egg amino acids and...

Author(s)
Tian Yong; Zhang RuiKun; Li GuoQin; Zeng Tao; Chen Li; Xu WenWu; Gu TianTian; Tao ZhengRong; Du Xizhong; Lu LiZhi
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication
Food Chemistry, 2024, 430,
CAB ReviewFull Text

Locusts may cause massive destruction of crops and pastures and adversely affect livelihoods and food security of farmers and pastoralists. Like other insects, locusts and grasshoppers are rich in protein (50-65% in dry matter) and their essential amino acid composition is good. In the diets of...

Date
December 2022
Subjects
insects as food; feeds; rearing techniques; insectaries; mass rearing; fertilizers
Author(s)
Makkar, H.; Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.
News Article

INRAE, the Aqualande group and its selective breeding company Les Sources de l’Avance, and the French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders...

Date
November 2022
News Article

Producing feed for livestock is using up limited natural resources which could be used to produce food for people. New research from Aalto...

Date
October 2022
CABI Book Info
Cover for Mineral nutrition of livestock.

The 5th edition of this book contains 20 chapters on the physiological functions; bioavailability; the risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mineral deficiencies, excesses and toxicity; mineral sources, requirements and supplementation; effects on...

Author(s)
Suttle, N. F.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781789240924)
AbstractFull Text

The cheese after processing, generates whey, which is a residue that has potential benefit to human health. However, there are still few studies that seek to evaluate the composition and potential benefits of goat milk whey, even though it is a promising dairy source. Despite this, the large-scale...

Author(s)
Pinheiro, V. dos S.; Souza, M. V. G. de; Oliveira, G. V. de; Monteiro, M. L. G.; Aquino, A.; Conte-Junior, C. A.; Alvares, T. S.
Publisher
Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Publication
Ciência Rural, 2024, 54, 1,

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