The potential calcium content of anchovy on mandibular bone growth through osteoprotegerin expression analysis.

Background: Anchovy is a commonly used food ingredient due to its high calcium content, which supports craniofacial growth. Calcium stimulates the formation of osteoblasts, which produce osteoprotegerin (OPG). OPG binds to RANKL, blocking RANKL-RANK bonding and limiting osteoclast development.

Physiological responses and intestinal conditions of broiler chickens treated with encapsulated L. leaf extract and chitosan.

Background And Aim: The ban on antibiotic growth promoters adversely affects the physiological condition and health of poultry. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of encapsulated L. leaf extract, chitosan, or a combination of both on the physiological and intestinal conditions of broiler chickens.

The effects of herbal plant extract on the growth performance, blood parameters, nutrient digestibility and carcase quality of rabbits: A meta-analysis.

A meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effects of herbal plant extracts on the growth performance, blood parameters, nutrient digestibility and carcase quality of farmed rabbits. A dataset was created from 33 in vivo studies comprising 121 experimental units. Statistical meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model and linear-mixed model meta-regression using R software (v.

The effect of using fruit peel on broiler growth and health.

To ensure the long-term viability of broiler farming, producers must address a number of issues, including rising feed costs, a ban on antibiotic growth promoters, and growing consumer awareness of chemical residues in broiler chicken meat. Fruit peel is a waste with no commercial value, but due to its high nutritional content, particularly in terms of energy, it has the potential to be used as an alternative feed source for broiler chicks. Fruit peel also contains a number of nutraceutical compounds that have the potential to be added to feed or used as natural supplements for broiler chickens due to their antibacterial, antioxidant, and immunostimulant properties.

Aerobic Exercise versus Electronic Cigarette in Vascular Aging Process: First Histological Insight.

Smoking is related to vascular aging. However, the hazardous effect of e-cigarette is often debatable, with limited studies available. In contrast, moderate-intensity aerobic exercise is well known to decrease aortic stiffness.

Polycrystalline Diamond as a Potential Material for the Hard-on-Hard Bearing of Total Hip Prosthesis: Von Mises Stress Analysis.

Due to polymeric wear debris causing osteolysis from polymer, metal ions causing metallosis from metal, and brittle characteristic causing fracture failure from ceramic in the application on bearing of total hip prosthesis requires the availability of new material options as a solution to these problems. Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) has the potential to become the selected material for hard-on-hard bearing in view of its advantages in terms of mechanical properties and biocompatibility. The present study contributes to confirming the potential of PCD to replace metals and ceramics for hard-on-hard bearing through von Mises stress investigations.

Effect of unripe banana flour as a functional feed ingredient on growth performance, internal organ relative weight and carcass traits of broilers.

Background: Following the prohibition of in-feed antibiotics, poultry nutritionists are increasingly interested in the use of functional feed. Unripe banana flour (UBF) contains significant amounts of oligosaccharides (which may act as prebiotics) and antioxidants, making it a potential functional feed for broilers. However, research on the use of UBF as a functional feed ingredient for broilers is limited.

Adopted walking condition for computational simulation approach on bearing of hip joint prosthesis: review over the past 30 years.

Bearing on artificial hip joint experiences friction, wear, and surface damage that impact on overall performance and leading to failure at a particular time due to continuous contact that endangers the user. Assessing bearing hip joint using clinical study, experimental testing, and mathematical formula approach is challenging because there are some obstacles from each approach. Computational simulation is an effective alternative approach that is affordable, relatively fast, and more accessible than other approaches in examining various complex conditions requiring extensive resources and several different parameters.

Germinated papaya seed alone or in combination with chitosan on growth, health and meat quality of broilers during grower period.

The study investigated the effect of a mixture of germinated papaya seed flour and chitosan (GPS-CH) in comparison to the germinated papaya seed flour (GPS) alone on growth, blood profile, intestinal indices and meat quality of broilers. A total of 288 14-day old Cobb chicks were divided into three groups with 8 replications, including CONT (chicks receiving basal feed with no additive), GPS (chicks receiving basal feed supplemented with 0.5% GPS), and GPS-CH (chicks receiving basal feed supplemented with 0.

Performance, gut morphology, and meat characteristics of broilers housed at a high-density pen and provided with fermented fruit filtrate.

Objective: This study assessed the impact of fermented Averrhoa bilimbi fruit filtrate (FF) on growth, gut morphology, and meat traits of high-stocked broilers.

Materials And Methods: A 2 × 2 factorial trial with stocking densities (9 or 18 birds/m) and drinking 2% FF or plain water was conducted using 378 14-day-old broiler chicks. On day 35, samples were obtained and analyzed.

Growth performance, blood variables, intestinal bacterial content, and morphological measurements of broilers supplemented with -fermented mixture of red rice and aromatic ginger.

Background And Aim: Natural feed additives are important for broiler sustainability during the post-antibiotic era. This study aimed to evaluate the possible effects of the dietary supplementation of -fermented mixture of red rice and aromatic ginger (FERMIX) on growth, blood profiles, intestinal bacterial content, and morphological measurements of broilers.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred broiler chicks were allotted to four groups with five replications, including CONTROL (chicks provided with basal feed), FERMIX025 (basal feed supplemented with 0.

Computational Contact Pressure Prediction of CoCrMo, SS 316L and Ti6Al4V Femoral Head against UHMWPE Acetabular Cup under Gait Cycle.

Due to various concerns about the use of metal-on-metal that is detrimental to users, the use of metal as acetabular cup material was later changed to ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). However, the wear on UHMWPE releases polyethylene wear particles, which can trigger a negative body response and contribute to osteolysis. For reducing the wear of polyethylene, one of the efforts is to investigate the selection of metal materials.

The effect of using acidified turmeric on some productive parameters and intestinal bacterial counts in broilers at high stocking density pens.

Objective: This work investigated the impact of acidified turmeric on growth, blood profile, and gut bacterial counts of broiler chickens stocked in an overcrowding stress condition.

Materials And Methods: A total of 285 14-day-old Lohmann broiler strains were distributed to T0 (chicks receiving basal feed raised at a density of 9 chicks/m), T1 (chicks receiving basal feed raised at 16 chicks/m), T2 (chicks receiving 1% turmeric powder raised at 16 chicks/m), and T3 (chicks receiving 1% acidified turmeric powder raised at 16 chicks/m). Body weight and feed intake were determined weekly.

Dietary strategies to alleviate high-stocking-density-induced stress in broiler chickens - a comprehensive review.

Stocking broilers at a high density has been a strategy to optimize the area of the cage and hence increase the efficiency of broiler production. If the environmental (microclimate) conditions and rearing management are not properly managed, stocking broilers at a high density may, however, result in stressful conditions that are harmful for the production, health and welfare of broilers. To ameliorate these unfavorable effects of overcrowding stress, dietary interventions have been conducted.

Effect of novel natural feed additive containing L. fruit filtrate, wheat bran, and on growth performance and meat characteristics of broilers.

Background And Aim: In the post-antibiotic era, consumer demand for healthy and safe meats has prompted poultry producers to seek alternative effective feed additives. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a novel natural feed additive based on a mixture of L. fruit filtrate, wheat bran, and on the growth rate, internal organ weight, and breast meat characteristics of broilers.

Growth performance of broiler chickens fed on sprouted-papaya seed based diets.

The study investigated how sprouted-papaya seed meal (SPSM) a total of affected the growth and carcase traits of broilers. Based on a completely randomized design, 390 day-old Lohmann broiler chicks were allotted to CONT (chicks provided with control diet), SEED25 (diet containing 2.5% papaya seed meal), GERM1 (diet containing 1% SPSM), GERM25 (diet containing 2.

The Diabetes Self-Care Calendar for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural Indonesia: a pilot study.

Background: Diabetes self-care reminders are widely applied to improve self-care among diabetes patients. Unfortunately, there is a lack of self-care reminders for diabetes patients who live in rural areas of developing countries with limited resources.

Aims: The study evaluated the feasibility of the Diabetes Self-Care Calendar as a reminder tool for self-care.

Effect of acidified turmeric and/or black pepper on growth performance and meat quality of broiler chickens.

The study investigated the effect of acidified turmeric, black pepper or its combination on growth and meat quality of broilers. The Linn. fruit filtrate was used to acidify the herbs.

Papaya ( L.) seed as a potent functional feedstuff for poultry - A review.

The steady increase in the price of protein feed ingredients and the retraction of antibiotics from diets has encouraged nutritionists to search the alternatives for protein source and functional feedstuffs that can substitute the role of antibiotic growth promoters in poultry production. With crude protein of 24-30%, in vitro protein digestibility of 80% and proportion of essential amino acids of 47%, seed from ripe papaya may be exploited as the alternative protein feed ingredient for poultry. Moreover, the growth promoting effect, antimicrobial and antiparasitic activities, and immunomodulatory and antioxidative activities may confirm the potential of papaya seed as a functional feedstuff that could replace the role of antibiotic growth promoters for poultry.

Effect of feeding fermented mixture of cassava pulp and leaf meal on immune responses, antioxidative status, biochemistry indices, and intestinal ecology of broilers.

Aim: The study investigated the effect of feeding fermented mixture of cassava pulp and leaf meal (FCPMO) on the immune responses, antioxidative status, biochemical parameters, and intestinal ecology of broiler chickens.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred Lohmann broiler chickens were distributed to four groups of diets including CONT (corn-soybean-based feed with no additive), BACI (corn-soybean-based diet supplemented with 0.1% zinc bacitracin), FERM (diet containing 20% FCPMO), and FERB (diet containing 20% FCPMO and added with 0.

Growth performance, haematological responses, intestinal microbiology and carcass traits of broiler chickens fed finisher diets containing two-stage fermented banana peel meal.

The study investigated the effect of finisher diets containing two-stage fermented banana peel (FBP) meal on growth performance, haematological responses, intestinal microbiology and carcass traits of broilers. From days 22 to 38, 200 broiler chicks were grouped to maize-soybean meal-based finisher diet as a control (CONT) and finisher diets containing either 5% FBP (FBP-5), 10% FBP (FBP-10) or 15% FBP (FBP-15). Birds were blood sampled and slaughtered at day 38.

Effect of fermentation using and on nutritional quality, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of used rice as a poultry feed ingredient.

Objective: This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of fermentation using and on nutritional qualities, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of the used rice as a poultry feed ingredient.

Materials And Methods: The used rice was soaked, steamed, and spread on a tray to cool. Suspension of or was inoculated on the steamed used rice, and then mixed thoroughly.

Effect of two-step fermentation by and on nutritional values and antioxidative properties of agro-industrial by-products as poultry feed ingredients.

Objective: This current study was subjected to investigate the influence of two-stage fermentation by and on nutritional values and antioxidative properties of agro-industrial by-products.

Materials And Methods: Two-stage fermentation with (inoculated in advance; single-step fermentation) and (inoculated later; two-step fermentation) was conducted on agro-industrial by-products, i.e.

Recent advances in fermented feeds towards improved broiler chicken performance, gastrointestinal tract microecology and immune responses: A review.

Previously, fermentation has been associated with methods that improve the nutritional value of unconventional feed ingredients for broilers. In recent decades, the fermentation process has been employed to produce functional feeds that have the potential to improve broiler gastrointestinal tract microecology, health and production performance. Some of the functional ingredients found in fermented feed include lactic acid bacteria (LAB), lactic acid and other organic acids, and appear to play major roles in determining the beneficial effects of fermented feed on broiler gut health and performance.