Under well defined laboratory conditions as troughs, room temperature, humidity, water, and air supply Bulinus truncatus was bred and kept. In a feeding trial high protein diet consisting of powdered mice pellets, commercial tropical fish food and lettuce was compared to poor protein diet of lettuce alone. Higher yield of clutches, eggs and cercariae were observed in the rich protein diet group, Bulinus and Biomphalaria Snail seem to be influenced by diet in the same way.

Download full-text PDF

Source

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

protein diet
12
bulinus truncatus
8
influence diet
4
diet breeding
4
breeding infectivity
4
infectivity mass
4
mass cultivation
4
cultivation bulinus
4
truncatus well
4
well defined
4

Similar Publications

-A Potential Source of Nutrients and Bioactive Components.

Plants (Basel)

December 2024

Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

The Asteraceae family is a large plant family, with over 1600 genera and 25,000 species, most of which are generally herbaceous plants. This family's members are widely used in the human diet and medicine. One of the most popular representatives is L.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Dietary Restriction and Lipid Metabolism: Unveiling Pathways to Extended Healthspan.

Nutrients

December 2024

Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea.

Dietary restriction (DR) has been reported to be a significant intervention that influences lipid metabolism and potentially modulates the aging process in a wide range of organisms. Lipid metabolism plays a pivotal role in the regulation of aging and longevity. In this review, we summarize studies on the significant role of lipid metabolism in aging in relation to DR.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Nutritional status in childhood is associated with a number of short- and long-term health effects. The rising prevalence of childhood obesity highlights the necessity of understanding dietary patterns in children. The study provides an assessment of energy and macronutrient intake and food categories' contribution to energy intake in Croatian primary school children, according to BMI status.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

: It is unknown whether the negative health effects associated with ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are due to their nutritional composition or to the extent of food processing itself. We evaluated the impact of a test meal composed only of UPF, according to the NOVA classification, compared to a similar meal without UPF in adults with obesity. : This is a parallel, randomized trial.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Nutritional interventions play a critical role in bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients. This review evaluates the effectiveness of nutritional strategies in mitigating post-transplant malnutrition and improving clinical outcomes.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Embase.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!