The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of probiotics on pre-weaning performance, muscle, and fat deposition and serum metabolite profiles in male and female Senepol calves. Thirty new-born Senepol calves, 15 males and 15 females, were randomly allocated to the following treatments: CON a control group that received the basal creep feeding diet and PRO animals that received the basal diet with addition of 2 g/100 kg of body weight (BW) of probiotic. PRO supplementation did not change the DMI but increased average BW, final BW, ADG relative to animals fed CON.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preemptive therapy is a valid option for cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease prevention in kidney transplant recipients. However, there are controversies regarding the appropriate threshold value to be reached before starting antiviral drugs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of a low threshold of the CMV pp65 antigenemia test as a guide to initiate the therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is becoming an important measure of the outcomes of kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether deterioration of renal function was associated with a worse HRQOL in kidney transplant patients (KTP) compared with patients experiencing chronic native kidney insufficiency.
Patients And Methods: HRQOL was assessed in 128 stable KTP and 102 chronic kidney disease patients (CKDP) using the SF-36 health survey.