Early Life Nutrition and its Effects on the Developing Heifer: Growth, nutritive intakes, and metabolism.

We aimed to assess the effects of preweaning nutrition and postweaning growth rates on the metabolic characteristics of replacement dairy heifers until 20 mo of age. At birth heifers, were allocated to one of 4 treatment groups which were a combination of preweaning (high or low preweaning nutritional treatment), and postweaning treatments (high or low postweaning growth rate). In the preweaning phase (birth until weaning at 10 weeks of age) heifers were subject to either a High (8 L/day) or Low (4 L/day) milk feeding strategy, then at weaning either a high or low postweaning growth rate.

Ecosystem productivity and carbon dynamics in Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur, India: a gray relational analysis perspective.

An in-depth understanding of carbon dynamics and ecosystem productivity is essential for conservation and management of different ecosystems. Ecosystem dynamics and carbon budget are assessed by estimating net ecosystem production (NEP) across different global ecosystems. An ecological productivity assessment of forest and floating meadow ecosystems in Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), Manipur, North East India, was conducted using the multi-criteria decision-making process namely, gray relational analysis (GRA).

Effects of Concentrate Feed Starch Source Offered Twice a Day on Feed Intake and Milk Production of Cows During the Early Postpartum Period.

This experiment determined the effects of two different starch sources when offered twice a day to cows during the early postpartum period (1 to 23 d postpartum, treatment period) on dry matter intake (DMI), feeding behavior, and milk production. The subsequent effects on milk production in the carryover period (24 to 72 d) where cows received a common diet (grazed perennial ryegrass pasture plus concentrate supplements) were also measured. Thirty-two multiparous dairy cows were offered concentrate feed (8 kg DM/d) containing 5 kg DM of crushed wheat grain or ground corn grain (7 h in vitro starch digestibility of 65.

γ-radiation induced reduction in antinutrients of buckwheat ( Moench) seeds and leaves.

Purpose: Buckwheat, a dicotyledonous crop of Polygonaceae family, is known for its nutritional value and adaptability to adverse climates. Local people reported that prolonged consumption of buckwheat seeds and leaves causes numbness and gastrointestinal problems. The present study was conducted to observe the impact of different doses of γ-radiations on phytoconstituents of buckwheat seeds and leaves, to make them nutritionally superior.

The High Burden of Asymptomatic Kidney Diseases in Individuals with HIV: A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center in India.

Background: HIV infection is associated with a significant kidney disease burden. This study is aimed to screen for kidney disease in all HIV patients on highly active anti retroviral therapy (HAART), study clinico-histological correlation, and assess the impact of early diagnosis on the clinical course.

Materials And Methods: It was a prospective, longitudinal study done in a tertiary care hospital.