Virtual Arthroplasty Follow-Up: Better for the Trust, Patients, and the Planet.

Background The Virtual Arthroplasty Follow-Up (VARF) Quality Improvement Project was initiated in March 2020 with the aim of improving patient experience while reducing costs to the trust, the patient, and the planet. Methodology This retrospective study was conducted in a district general hospital. Patients were assessed based on their Oxford Hip Score (OHS), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) activity score, and an X-ray.

Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Associated with Bovine Milk Fat Globule Membrane and Lactoferrin in Infant Formula: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Objective: To evaluate neurodevelopment, growth, and health outcomes in infants receiving bovine milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and lactoferrin in infant formula.

Study Design: Healthy term infants were randomized to a cow's milk-based infant formula or MFGM + LF (a similar infant formula, with an added source of bovine milk fat globule membrane [bMFGM; whey protein-lipid concentrate, 5 g/L] and bovine lactoferrin [0.6 g/L]) through 365 days of age.

Evaluation of Sialyllactose Supplementation of a Prebiotic-Containing Formula on Growth, Intestinal Development, and Bacterial Colonization in the Neonatal Piglet.

Background: Sialyllactose (SL) is a highly abundant oligosaccharide in human milk that has been shown to influence intestinal maturation and cognitive development and exert bifidogenic effects on the gut microbiota. The SL content of infant formula is significantly less than that of human milk, therefore there is interest in determining the effect of supplementing SL to infant formula at the levels in human milk on neonatal outcomes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of varying doses of dietary SL compared with a milk replacer formula on weight gain, gastrointestinal development, and microbiota composition in piglets.

Identification of Potential Biomarkers for Gut Barrier Failure in Broiler Chickens.

The objective of the present study was to identify potential biomarkers for gut barrier failure in chickens. A total of 144 day-of-hatch Ross 308 male broiler chickens were housed in 24 battery cages with six chicks per cage. Cages were randomly assigned to either a control group (CON) or gut barrier failure (GBF) group.

Molecular analysis of microbial community structure in the chicken ileum following organic acid supplementation.

To compensate for possible decreases in animal production due to restrictions on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters, several non-antibiotic alternatives have been investigated. Organic acid supplementation (OAS) of feed or water has shown some promising results for affecting intestinal microbiota and reducing pathogenic bacteria in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, few studies have explored the effects of OAS on microbial communities using objective molecular-based techniques.