Effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol (Bovaer10) and whole cottonseed on milk production and enteric methane emissions from dairy cows under Swiss management conditions.

The objective of this study was to determine the potential effect and interaction of 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP; Bovaer, DSM-Firmenich Nutrition Products Ltd.) and whole cottonseed (WCS) on lactational performance and enteric methane (CH) emission of dairy cows. A total of 16 multiparous cows, including 8 Holstein Friesian (HF) and 8 Brown Swiss (BS; 224 ± 36 DIM, 26 ± 3.

Occurrence of Veterinary Drug Residues in Poultry and Products Thereof. A Review.

Over the past decades, great efforts in poultry management have led to a tremendous uplift in the productivity of poultry production. This progress, coupled with the intensification of production, has created the potential for diseases in birds as their energy is fully oriented towards productivity but not to resistance. In order to prevent or treat the diseases, biosecurity measures and vaccination are widely applied; nevertheless, medication is still widely practiced worldwide.

[Viral hepatitis B and C in users of psychotropic preparations parenterally administered].

The dynamic study of 198 patients having virus hepatitides B and C was carried out. The etiological diagnosis in these patients had been made on the basis of serological investigation and the determination of markers with the use of the polymerase chain reaction. The manifestations of the disease were compared in 98 drug addicts and 100 patients stating they used no drugs.