The leaching of antimony and arsenic by simulated acid rain in three soil types from the world's largest antimony mine area.

A simulated acid rain (SAR) experiment on leaching of antimony (Sb) and arsenic (As) in three soil types including paddy soils (PS), vegetable soils (VS) and slag based soils (SS) from Xikuangshan (XKS) Sb mine area was conducted. The SAR at pH 2.5, 3.

Effect of Mulberry Leaf powder on reproductive performance, serum indexes and milk amino acid composition in lactating sows.

Experiment was conducted to study the effects of Mulberry Leaf (ML) powder on reproductive performance, serum and milk amino acid composition in sows. Fifty sows (D 85 at gestation) with parity 3 or 4 were randomly divided into 5 groups: C, M100, M200, M300 and M400, receiving 0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 g ML powder per sow per day. Blood and milk of sows at Days 1 and 21 of lactation were collected.