Calcium (Ca) plays an essential role in poultry nutrition as 99% of Ca is located in birds' skeletal system. However, oversupply of Ca rather than deficiency of Ca is the current concern in commercial broiler diets. Calcium is an inexpensive dietary nutrient due to the cheap and abundant...

The importance, metabolism, toxicity, absorption, and the appropriate source of copper as feed ingredient in ruminants are discussed.

Animal production system intensification, associated with the genetic improvement has developed in a higher efficiency and productivity in cattle, sheep and goats. This has involved in an increase in the need of energy and mineral intake. A negative energy balance increases the risk of suffering...

The research was conducted to estimate the efficacy of Se nanoparticles on mineral absorption and carcass composition of C. mrigala fingerlings fed nano-Se particles supplemented sunflower meal based diets. The experiment was consisted on seven test diets on the basis of supplementation of nano Se...

BACKGROUND: Zinc absorption in intestinal system could be strongly affected by the gastrointestinal digestion and absorption of zinc-chelating peptides serving as zinc carriers. In this study, a novel zinc-chelating sea cucumber synthetic peptide (SCSP) was synthesized to estimate its...

As important mineral elements, calcium and phosphorus play key roles in the physiological processes of growth and development, metabolism, nerve activity and immune function in pigs. Insufficient intake and excessive accumulation or imbalance of calcium and phosphorus can cause serious nutritional...

Thyroxine (T4) plays a vital role in the metabolic processes of animals. It influences the storage and mobilisation of minerals and their utilisation according to the requirement of the body. It is also involved in the early development of vertebrates, especially in amphibian metamorphosis. It has...

Female rats were ovariectomized to establish osteoporotic rats model in this study. Osteoporotic rats were administered probiotics &prebiotics goat milk-based nutritional powder and high calcium & selenium goat milk-based nutritional powder individually by oral for 8 weeks to evaluate the...