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Triatomines are an important group of insects in the Americas. They serve as transmission vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent responsible for the deadly Chagas disease in humans. The digenetic parasite has a complex life cycle, alternating between mammalian and insect hosts, facing...

In order to evaluate the effects of ARG sources (arginine [ARG] and Guanidinoacetic acid [GAA]) and phenylalanine (PHE) supplementation on performance, susceptibility to ascites, intestinal morphology, and nutrient digestibility in the cold-stressed broilers fed a canola meal (CM)-based diet, a 2 × ...

The effects of β-mannanase supplementation in metabolizable energy (ME)-reduced diets containing xylanase-phytase were investigated on growth performance, fecal score, ultra-sounded backfat thickness and loin depth, blood profile, apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), digesta passage rate, and ...

Context:: The cost of feedstuff such as maize and other conventional energy sources has increased due to high competitive demand, which necessitated the search into alternative feedstuff such as cassava by-products (peel and leaf). However, their nutrient availability is hampered by antinutritional ...

Root exudates are mainly composed of sugars, organic acids, and amino acids. These are carbon sources that recruit beneficial bacterial communities in the rhizosphere. However, the composition of the root exudates is variable and mainly unknown for plants from arid lands, such as Agavelechuguilla...

Introduction and Objective: High concentrated diets are rapidly degraded in the rumen and lower ruminal pH by rapid and high lactic acid production. The use of chemical or biological buffers improves digestion and fermentation conditions in a high concentrate diet. The aim of this study was to...

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) supplementation on nutrient utilization, milk yield, and reproductive performance of early lactating Sahiwal cows. Control cows (G_C) received a basal diet, while the treatment cows (G_M) were supplemented with concentrate...

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of low and high NDF levels in complete pelleted diets (CPD) on early diet transition in fattening male goats. Forty male goats were blocked by their initial body weights (BW), and within each block, animals were randomly assigned to one of the four diets...

In contrast to inorganic nitrogen (N) assimilation, the role of organic N forms, such as proteins and peptides, as sources of N and their impact on plant metabolism remains unclear. Simultaneously, organic biostimulants are used as priming agents to improve plant defense response. Here, we analysed ...