Publications by authors named "Veronica Cheng"
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- - The study explored how different feed additives, including bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), myristic acid (MA), benzoic acid (BA), and probiotics (PRO), affect the egg production phase in pullets, measuring their impact on egg production, feed intake, and gut health factors.
- - Out of 1,200 Lohmann LSL Lite pullets, those on BMD, BA, and PRO diets showed significantly better egg production and feed conversion rates compared to a basal diet, particularly highlighting a 45% increase in laying efficiency for pullets on PRO.
- - Overall, the results indicated that including these feed additives in pullet diets enhances feed intake and egg production quality
Growth and response to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge in Lohmann LSL-Lite pullets when fed a source of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) and yeast bioactives (YB) from hatch through to 16 wk of age (woa) were investigated. Co-extruded full fat flaxseed and pulse mixture (FFF; 1:1 wt/wt) supplied n-3 FA and YB were yeast cell walls processed with β-1,3-glucan hydrolase. A total of 1,064-day-old pullets were placed in cages (19 birds/cage) and allocated to 7 diets (n = 8).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBlack soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) is a relatively new ingredient that has attracted attention for application in human, farm, and companion animal nutrition. However, there is limited data on protein quality (PQ) of BSFLM. This study compared PQ in BSFLM with soybean meal (SBM) and fishmeal (FM) using the classical protein efficiency ratio (PER) chick growth assay model.
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- * Key measurements included the center edge angle, acetabular roof obliquity, acetabular head index, and minimum joint space width, with findings showing 29.9% of participants had DDH and 4.0% had hip osteoarthritis (OA).
- * Results indicated no significant relationship between DDH and hip OA, suggesting DDH is not a major contributor to hip OA in this elderly population.
Objectives: The prevalence of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) was evaluated using a Japanese population-based cohort of participants aged ≥50 years.
Methods: Radiographs ( = 854) of bilateral hips of 427 participants (279 women, 148 men) were used for the analysis. The prevalence of cam type, pincer type, and mixed type FAI as well as osteoarthritis was evaluated.