Validation of portable electronic equipment (Accutrend Plus) to determine glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides in rats () and dogs ().

Objective: This study aimed to validate the analytical precision of the Accutrend Plus portable electronic equipment (PE) to determine glucose (GLU), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG) in rats and dogs using the conventional laboratory method (CM) as a reference.

Materials And Methods: To determine the analytical accuracy of the Accutrend Plus in the measurement of GLU, CT, and TG. The EP-9-A2 guide (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute), Bland-Altman graphical analysis, and Lin's correlation coefficient of concordance (CCC) were implemented.

Characterization and modeling of the serum concentration of osteocalcin in breeding sows and its interaction with biochemical indicators: A review.

Adipose, muscle, and bone tissues modulate the metabolic state of mammals. However, the role of bone tissue as a metabolic state modulator in sows has not been studied. During the gestation-lactation transition, sows undergo metabolic adaptations to meet their nutritional requirements.

Hemoglobin A1c, hemoglobin glycation index, and triglyceride and glucose index: Useful tools to predict low feed intake associated with glucose intolerance in lactating sows.

The aim of the present study was to evaluated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), the hemoglobin glycation index (HGI), and triglyceride and glucose (TG) index as predictive indicators for low feed intake in lactating sows due to glucose intolerance. Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) was included in sow diets as a modulating factor of glucose. Thirty-six sows were separated into three groups (Gs).

Effect of the pigmentation, shine, weight, and shape index of the quail egg () on the hatchability rate.

Objective: The influence of the degree of pigmentation, shine, weight, and form index on the hatchability rate of quail eggs () was examined.

Materials And Methods: Three thousand three hundred eggs were incubated after they were classified according to the degree of shell pigmentation: high (HP), medium (MP), and low (LP); shell shine: shiny (SS), and opaque; Egg weight: <11, 11.0-11.

Effect of the Inclusion of Different Levels of Dietary Cactus () on Gilts' Biochemical Parameters and Feed Intake during Lactation.

The regulation of sows' metabolic state during the gestation-lactation transition is a requirement for a higher feed intake in lactation, an important aspect in improving animal welfare in current swine production systems. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of different cactus ( L.) levels in the diet of gilts during late gestation and lactation on their biochemical parameters and voluntary feed intake during lactation.

Effects of Opuntia ficus-indica in the diet of primiparous sows on the metabolic profile during late gestation and lactation and feed intake during lactation.

The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary Opuntia ficus-indica L. (OFI) on the metabolic profile of primiparous sows during late gestation and lactation, and its impact on voluntary feed intake (VFI) during lactation. From day 85 of gestation to weaning, 32 sows were divided into four feeding schemes (n = 8 sows/scheme): Basal diet (BD) without OFI supplementation; Test scheme I, BD during gestation and BD + OFI during lactation; Test scheme II, BD + OFI during both gestation and lactation, and Test scheme III, BD + OFI during gestation and BD during lactation.

Effect of the addition of cactus () to the lactating sows' diet on piglet development at lactation and post-weaning.

Objective: The aim was to evaluate the effect of cactus () to the lactating sows' diet on piglet development at lactation and post-weaning.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four litters of hybrids sows were evaluated in this study. The sows were divided into two groups: Control (CG), sows fed conventionally and experimental (EG), sows fed with commercial fed plus cactus.