Publications by authors named "R M Shahbakht"
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- Buffaloes are strong animals that can survive tough conditions, but scientists want to improve their breeding because they don’t have access to the best quality genes.
- A study looked at how a substance called resveratrol could help improve the quality of buffalo eggs (oocytes) when grown in a lab.
- The results showed that using 1 µM of resveratrol helped the eggs develop better, which could be good for buffalo farming and milk production in places like Asia.
An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of low and high metabolizable protein (MP) diets when fed for ad libitum and controlled intake during the prepartum period on postpartum lactation performance and feeding behavior of dairy cows. Thirty-six multiparous Holstein cows were blocked by parity, expected calving date, and previous lactation milk yield at -21 d relative to expected calving and were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 close-up period dietary treatments providing low MP (LMP) or high MP (HMP) diets with controlled intake (CNI) or ad libitum intake (ALI). The concentrations of MP were 65 and 90 g/kg dry matter for LMP and HMP diets, respectively, whereas intake was controlled to supply 100 and 160% of the NRC (2001) energy requirements for CNI and ALI groups, respectively.
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